Im up here with mixed feelings. Ive been critical of the Academy, and for reason. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to be able to work. (...) We are laughed at when we are up here, sometimes, for thanking. But when you work on a film you discover that there are people who are giving that artistic part of themself that goes beyond a paycheck, and they are never up here. And many of them are not members of the Academy, and we never hear of them. But this Oscar is a symbol, I think, and it is given for appreciation from those people whom we never see. They are part of our life. I refuse to believe that I beat Jack Lemmon, that I beat Al Pacino, that I beat Peter Sellers. I refuse to believe that Robert Duvall lost. We are a part of an artistic family. There are sixty thousand actors in this Academy – pardon me – in the Screen Actors Guild, and probably a hundred thousand in Equity. And most actors dont work, and a few of us are so lucky to have a chance to work with writing and to work with directing. Because when youre a broke actor you cant write; you cant paint; you have to practice accents while youre driving a taxi cab. And to that artistic family that strives for excellence, none of you have ever lost and I am proud to share this with you. And I thank you.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 05:19:06 +0000
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