Man for all (awards) seasons

He'll answer to any number of nicknames (Diddy, Puffy, Sean John, P. Diddy, Puff Daddy) but what he really wants to be called these days is thespian.

Sean Combs, in a sit-down with THR.com's Melissa Grego, proves that he's as savvy about the TV awards business as he is about selling clothes and cologne, making music and living large. Here's what he says about the Emmy chances of the TV version of the classic play "A Raisin in the Sun." He co-starred in the ABC project and could get a nod of his own after having a successful Broadway run in the show.

"You have the super heavyweights, the big machine of HBO, and every year they crush everybody. They outspend, and they make great films."

He sees "Raisin" as the little movie that could, and "sometimes people like the underdog." Or sometimes they just vote for "Recount."

Go here for Diddy's thoughts on being a black Bruce Willis, adopting yet another new moniker and how the city of New York personally gives him grief for going to Laker games and hanging out in Hollywood.