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I bet they didn't tell you that was in the gift bag. Oh my god.
Thank you. Thank you, really. Oh my goodness. It doesn't come out
in slow motion, but it doesn't really ring a bell. The name —
I didn't know my name. This Adrien? Okay. I haven't really written
a speech because every time I wrote a speech for the past one of
these things I didn't win. But, you know, there comes a time in
life when everything seems to make sense and this is not one of
those times. What I do know though is that I've never felt this
much love and encouragement from my peers and from people I admire
and from complete strangers. And it means a great deal to me. And
if it weren't for the insomnia and the sudden panic attacks, this
has been an amazing, amazing journey. I have to thank — they're
already flashing time's up. I have to thank my mother and father,
most importantly, for all the creativity and encouragement and they've
been just real strength. They've given me a great deal of strength.
What can I say? This film would not be possible without the blue
print provided by Wladyslaw Szpilman. This is a tribute to his survival.
I'd like to thank Roman Polanski for the role of a lifetime. And
for those of you who have seen the film and have sat through the
credits, you know there are too many people to thank individually.
I would not be there without all their efforts. And I thank them.
And everyone worked extremely hard to make this film. And I have
to thank Focus Features for getting us out there. To my longtime
friend, manager, agent, consigliare Joanne Colonna everybody at
the firm, PMK/HBH. And you know, wait one second. One second, please
one second. Cut it out, cut it out. I get one shot at this. I'm
sorry. I didn't say more than five names, I don't think, but. This
is, you know, it fills me with great joy, but I am also filled with
a lot of sadness tonight because I am accepting an award at such
a strange time. And you know my experiences of making this film
made me very aware of the sadness and the dehumanization of people
at times of war. And the repercussions of war. And whatever you
believe in, if it's God or Allah, may he watch over you and let's
pray for a peaceful and swift resolution. Thank you. And I have
a friend from Queens who's a soldier in Kuwait right now, Tommy
Zarabinski, and I hope you and your boys make it back real soon.
God bless you guys. I love you. Thank you very much.
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