“I love your country! Thank you to the Academy. It’s funny because in 1929, it wasn’t Billy Crystal, but Douglas Fairbanks who hosted the first Oscar ceremony. Tickets cost five dollars, and it lasted fifteen minutes. Times have changed. So, thank you Douglas Fairbanks. — Thank you Michel, thank you for this incredible gift! Thank you my wonderful partner Bérénice Bejo. Thank you to the wonderful cast and crew. Oh, my wife! I love you. — If George Valentin could speak, he’d say: Wow, putain, génial, merci, formidable, merci beaucoup! I love you! Wow!”
__ JEAN DUJARDIN
