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Alex Borstein‘s acceptance speech at the 2019 Emmys took a dramatic turn.

The “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star, 48, star began her acceptance speech for supporting actress in a comedy series by poking fun at herself for not wearing a bra to last year’s show and joked she wasn’t wearing underwear to this year’s ceremony.

“So you’re just going to want to throw that chair out or clean it,” she quipped.

But things went from hilarious to heartfelt when Borstein paid tribute to her grandmother, who during the Holocaust who was warned by SS officers that if she stepped out of line, she risked being shot.

She chose to step out of line and lived, prompting Borstein to encourage all women to do the same.

“Step out of line, ladies,” Borstein concluded. “Step out of line.”