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George Clooney's speech
Mar. 5th, 2006 06:08 pmHe closed with...
And finally I would say that... you know we are a little bit "out of touch" in Hollywood every once in a while. It's probably a good thing. We're the ones that talked about AIDS when it was just being whipstered, we talked about civil rights when it wasn't really popular, and we bring up subjects... this acadamy, this group of people, gave Hattie McDaniel an Oscar in 1939 when blacks were still sitting in the back theaters. I'm proud to be a part of this academy, proud to be part of this community, and proud to be "out of touch". Thank you so much for this!
And finally I would say that... you know we are a little bit "out of touch" in Hollywood every once in a while. It's probably a good thing. We're the ones that talked about AIDS when it was just being whipstered, we talked about civil rights when it wasn't really popular, and we bring up subjects... this acadamy, this group of people, gave Hattie McDaniel an Oscar in 1939 when blacks were still sitting in the back theaters. I'm proud to be a part of this academy, proud to be part of this community, and proud to be "out of touch". Thank you so much for this!
