GOLDEN GAB

“Actor out of work; news at 11.”

MICHAEL J. FOX

winner, actor in a series--musical or comedy, who this week announced he was leaving “Spin City” to focus on his battle against Parkinson’s disease.

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“In the spirit of Ving Rhames, I’m going to give this to Jack Lemmon.”

JACK LEMMON

winner, actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for television, who two years ago was given Rhames’ statuette as a tribute by Rhames and this year competed against himself in the category.

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“We go way, way, way, way back--to the Garden of Eden, Barbra, your were not the first person to play a boy. I was Adam. But you were there. You were God.”

SHIRLEY MACLAINE

introducing Barbra Streisand

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“Somebody’s cell phone just rang, isn’t that terrible?”

BARBRA STREISAND

beginning her acceptance of the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award.

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“I’m the Tom Hanks of the Golden Globes!”

JIM CARREY

who won actor--musical or comedy for the second consecutive year.

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“I didn’t prepare anything and I don’t speak English, so it doesn’t matter.”

PEDRO ALMODOVAR

director of “All About My Mother,” accepting best foreign film award..

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“When I a was a kid, we used to say grace to bless the table...the short version was ‘God is love.’... When we made this film, I really began to understand what ‘God is love’ means. This man right here is love.”

DENZEL WASHINGTON

accepting best actor award as he stood alongside former boxer Rubin Carter, who he portrayed in “The Hurricane.”