"For me... August 3rd, 2012 is the most important 日 in the history of our show. It was the first 日 I worked with Emily. Her energy and the vibrancy she gave to Felicity Smoak is only surpassed 由 what she personally gave to me. She was a co-worker that became a best friend. So on the first 日 of our last episode together, I’d like everyone to know how deeply I appreciate the past seven years. EmBett... We wouldn’t be here without you. I 爱情 you. And I cannot wait to see what 你 do next."

- Stephen Amell's heartfelt message about best friend and co-worker Emily Bett Rickards leaving Arrow.






"This was actually a gift from a friend of mine…um…uh… an actually very, very special gift that my friend Emily gave me… that is very special."

- Stephen Amell's interview at the Barnstable Brown gala for the Kentucky Derby, 2019.





"She’s supremely talented and awesome and carved out a 太空 that no one anticipated. I don’t know that 显示 works if we don’t randomly find her,” says Amell, adding that continuing the series without Team Arrow’s 心 is “not great. Arrow, as 你 know it, has effectively ended. It’s a different 显示 in season 8."

- Stephen Amell on Olicity and the importance of Emily Bett Rickards & Felicity Smoak to 《绿箭侠》 in Entertainment Weekly.





"Did 你 read her New York Times review of her off-Broadway play? She's killing it. She's living her best life. So proud of her. I'm going to see her play 下一个 Sunday. I'm excited, she's doing great. We miss her, a lot."

- Stephen Amell on how proud he is of best friend and former co-worker Emily Bett Rickards, SDCC 2019.





"She's one of my very best friends, and on a personal level, I'm so happy for her. I cried when I read her New York Times review for her play, I'm gonna go see it 下一个 weekend."

- Stephen Amell gushes over best friend and former co-worker Emily Bett Rickards, SDCC 2019.





"From a practical standpoint, it sucks. I don't like doing the 显示 without Emily. It's like trying to type without your pinky. It kinda works, but ehhh. I don't like doing the 显示 without Emily. 《绿箭侠》 ended in 7.22. The show's done."

- Stephen Amell on filming season 8 without Emily Bett Rickards, SDCC 2019.





"It’s really tough doing the 显示 without Emily being there because she was probably one of if not my best friend on set, and I was sad to go back to do the eighth season without her being there. I like what we’re doing, but I’d be lying if I 说 that it didn’t feel like something was missing without her there.

I texted her when I was on the plane to Vancouver last week. I texted her that I was sad. The 显示 feels different, in no small part because Em Bett’s not with us this year.

Me personally, I actually kind of hope she doesn’t come back because I 爱情 goodbyes. I 爱情 finite goodbyes, that being said, if she wants to, that’d be cool."

- Stephen Amell on missing best friend and former co-worker Emily Bett Rickards on set, SDCC 2019.