OSCAR VOICES
“Some you do for money, some you do for love. This is a love child.”
JAMES COBURN
Referring to “Affliction,” for which he won supporting actor award.
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“I feel for eight minutes on the screen, I should only get a little bit of him.”
JUDI DENCH
Accepting supporting actress award for “Shakespeare in Love.”
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“Thank you, Sophia. I leave here with the Oscar, but I want you!”
ROBERTO BENIGNI
Accepting the foreign film award.
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“In case there is an emergency, we have to follow academy protocol: Steven Spielberg first, the rest of you are on your own.”
ROBIN WILLIAMS
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“I’m behaving like Roberto Benigni underneath.”
TOM STOPPARD
Accepting the original screenplay award for “Shakespeare in Love.”
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“I am here tonight to present the Academy Award for outstanding achievement in film editing. That’s all I’m here to do. I have nothing else to worry about. . . . Winning the Oscar is not the most important thing in the world. It’s an honor just to be nom--oh God. . . .
JIM CARREY
Joking about not being nominated for “The Truman Show.”
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“It is wonderful to be here. I feel like now, really, to dive in this ocean of generosity.”
BENIGNI
After winning best actor award.
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“Who cares? I have been beaten by Roberto Benigni. He has jumped into my ocean!”
CARREY
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“Debbie Allen didn’t choreograph that part.”
VAL KILMER
As his equine partner, Triggerson, refused to stand still on stage.
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“Gene, wherever you are honey, here’s to you.”
WHOOPI GOLDBERG
Giving a thumbs-up tribute to the late Gene Siskel.