Tina Fey scored a big win at the Emmy’s on Sunday night. In one of her post interviews, she admitted she originally said no to Lorne Michaels request to play Sarah Palin in the hilarious SNL skit.

On the Emmy red carpet she said:

“I was fighting them all week on it,” Fey said. “I kept saying, ‘I don’t want to do it, I’m not an impressionist.’ I kept telling (‘SNL’ producer) Lorne (Michaels), ‘No! I’ll show up … I’ll do anything except play her. I can’t do it.’ Then, I was worn down. Lorne wore me down by the end of the week.”

Fey, whose “30 Rock” also picked up the Emmy for Best Comedy Series, Best Writing for a Comedy Series, and Best Actor (for co-star Alec Baldwin), said she was fortunate the figurehead she had to impersonate had an unusual accent.

“Sarah Palin has a crazy voice. I would say, not since ‘Sling Blade’ has there been a person who’s really easy to imitate, so I got really lucky on that one,” Fey said.

Sarah Palin was reportedly “amused” by her portrayal and John McCain found it sexist. Yes, sure. So McCain, did you find it sexist when Palin met with foreign leaders and all they could say to her was “your so gorgeous?” I think that’s sexist. Slobbering foreign leaders with a hard on. Nuff said.