AP News, February 26th, 2007
Quotes from Sunday night's 79th annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles:
"I'm just here for the movies, Leo." _ Al Gore to Leonardo DiCaprio, who asked if there was anything he wanted to announce at the ceremony.
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"If there weren't blacks, Jews and gays, there would no Oscars. Or anyone named Oscar, if you think about that." _ Ellen DeGeneres, serving as Oscar host for the first time.
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"The movie that made me want to be a screenwriter was Robert Bolt's `Lawrence of Arabia.' ... I don't know what happened in the universe to end up in the same audience as Peter O'Toole." _ William Monahan, who won best adapted screenplay for "The Departed."
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"Acting for me has always been and always will be a team sport. I cannot work at all unless I feel a spirit of unity around me." _ Alan Arkin, who won best supporting actor for "Little Miss Sunshine."
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"Thank you to my father and all the brave and honorable men and women in uniform who in a time of crisis have all made that decision to defend their personal freedom and liberty no matter what the sacrifice." _ Alan Robert Murray, who won best sound editing for "Letters From Iwo Jima."
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"To be able to get this award just goes to show that there are so many people out there that support that notion that when it comes to a situation between Israelis and Palestinians hope is not hopeless." _ Ari Sandel, director of "West Bank Story," which won best live action short.
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"It's the mother of all awards shows. To be here as a best actress (nominee), it's quite extraordinary. I never expected this to happen to me, a girl from Essex, England." _ Helen Mirren, before the show.
