Quotes from the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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“There’s no need to be delicate. I grew up in the Bible Belt. I realized that even though I had never really experienced bigotry, to be silent is to be passive.” — Best supporting actress winner Octavia Spencer speaking to reporters after accepting her award for “The Help.”
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“This nomination belongs to four of us. Please, please know that I’m dealing them right in with this. I’m not going to let them keep this, but I’ll let them see it.” — Betty White, saying during her acceptance speech that her three “Hot in Cleveland” co-stars should share in her best actress in a comedy series award.
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“I am still playing ‘Words With Friends,’ but on Virgin Atlantic.” — Alec Baldwin, making light backstage of his being kicked off an American Airlines flight for refusing to shut off his cellphone while he was playing the game before takeoff.
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“I’m still scared to speak out. I want us to come back very badly next year for another season. When you do speak out, it does cost you.” Baldwin, speaking to reporters after winning the best comedy actor award for his role on “30 Rock.”
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“I was a very bad student. I didn’t listen in class. I was always dreaming. My teachers called me “Jean of the Moon” and I realize now that I never stopped dreaming. Thank you very much. Thank you for this dream.” — Best actor winner Jean Dujardin, accepting his award for his role in “The Artist.”
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“Not only did this cast do it, but several of the other movies did the same thing. I am hoping that the industry begins to recognize us as the artists that we are rather than the females that we are.” — “The Help” actress Cicely Tyson on her hope that Hollywood executives realize female-driven films can be successful.
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“A few more people checked my name in the box for whatever reason. This time I kind of fooled them.” — Best actress winner Viola Davis speaking to reporters after her win for “The Help.”
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“I just can’t tell you what fun I’ve had being a member of the world’s second oldest profession.” — Christopher Plummer, accepting his award for best supporting actor for his role in “Beginners.”
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“Actors are gregarious and wacky, are they not, and I love them dearly. But when they honour you, it’s like being lit by the Holy Grail. Thank you, thank you, thank you.” Plummer.
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“If more women ate, they’d be a lot happier. I’m real grumpy when I don’t eat.” — Spencer, speaking with reporters after winning best supporting actress for her role in “The Help.”
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“Thank you to the unions for making sure we’re properly fed, have all (our) shots, cleaned and are put in our pens each night by sundown.” — Nolan Gould, accepting the best comedy television ensemble award with his “Modern Family” co-stars, many of whom are child actors.
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Associated Press Writers Anthony McCartney and Beth Harris contributed to this report.
