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| Graham King, Producer
"The Departed" |
Acceptance Speech
To be standing here where the Queen of England just stood... Idi Amin, is pretty incredible. To be standing here where Martin Scorsese won his Oscar is such a joy, such a joy. Now, I have to read something. I want to thank Warner Bros., amazing guys to work with, Alan Horn, Jeff Robinov, Dan Lin, a huge thanks to Kevin McCormick, who takes my 15 calls a day, everyday. All the cast and crew that Marty just mentioned. You know, I've been lucky enough to work with this guy four times now, and last year, I was lucky enough to produce two movies, The Departed and Blood Diamond. I just want to tell you, from the bottom of my heart, that to me, Mr. Leonardo DiCaprio, what amazing performances he does every single time. Every time. I love you, man.
I can't really stand here and not thank Jack. To watch Marty direct Jack... we'll talk about that later. I want to thank all my family, all my friends, Bill Monahan, what a great screenplay. What a great screenplay. Rick, you've been there for years, every one. My kids, who're at the back there, Hayley and Sammie, you're awesome. My family and my sister, Erica, a lot of patience for me, thank you so much. And I just want to say to everyone that knows me, Colin, my business counter, Denis, who spent every day on set with me. I know I drove you nuts. Thank you. Thanks to everyone. Thank you so much.
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