Well, thank you.

Thank you to the AARP.

I have to say, you know, “Movies for Grownups” just means, you know, old people.

And I realize now that the only way I was going to win anything is that Timothée Chalamet is too damn young.

So put that in your pipe, Timothée.

By the way, you know, when I was, when I was like, Paul, how old are you?

Im 29.

Yeah, yeah... He's 29 years old.

When I was 29 years old and I heard somebody died when they were 64, Id be like, They lived a good life.

They did all right.

Yeah?

And now it's like, What?

What are you talking about?

Look, I got to do... I got to be in a film with a really wonderful filmmaker, Noah.

The script is beautiful.

I couldn't believe my luck that I got to play the part.

I couldn't believe the luck that I had to work with Adam.

My partner.

Beautiful, beautiful performance and beautiful actor.

And Laura, who I... Laura and I did my first film 40 years ago.

It was called Griz Yes.

And the Grizzly won.

And we got eaten.

And it didn't come out until about a year ago.

It was that bad.

But this is a, it's a film about — and made by people who love actors.

You know, it's an important part of this — is you know, I look around this room and there are people I've known, you know, most of my life, actually.

And most of them are actors.

And I have a great affinity and I don't enjoy watching people be cruel to actors.

I, by the way, Paul Dano and Owen Wilson and Matthew Lillard — I would be honored to work with those actors.

Honored.

I mean, this idea that we're living in a time of cruelty, we don't need to be adding to it.

I'm very happy to be here, very happy to see all of you.

It's going to be a long, tough couple of years, but we'll all get through it together.

Okay?

So thanks.