Christopher Plummer Acceptance Speech - 2017 Canadian Screen Awards

Oh [Applause] I don't know that I deserve this but I'll take it anyway quite obviously the awards committee he was my name out of pity you better give it to him now before he croaks you know you know that I'm absolutely right I mean I I'm old dangerously old I'm so over when I was a baby the first word I offered wasn't Latin so all this has made me quite busy I may not even make it through my speech but you well according to my bio I was raised in swinging Montreal where you were of the thirties and fourties beautiful Montreal back then a whirlwind of ice corruption and debauchery I loved every minute of but what really made it swing was the presence of our two cultures and the astonishing amount of talent that they stormed there we were all of us eager young pioneers just turned professional performing on all media in both languages and then after Toronto equally teeming with talent and then New York London and tomorrow the world oh I've had my share of doubt and some pretty scary moments but a wise old friend set me straight never be ashamed of making a fool of yourself he would say just enjoy it all have fun well I've spent almost 70 years making a fool of myself in this crazy mad profession of ours and I've had the time of my life I've had such fun I've had more fun than a roomful of laughing gas and tonight here I am being spoiled rotten all over again for this gesture of yours which has gone straight to my head of course this amazing gesture is the icing on the cake the jewel in the crown the bull Mulgrew I'll pour moi ball missing it by the fire you're fair by no means is this the end the curtain has not yet fallen it's simply stuck [Applause]

Channel: The Canadian Academy

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Length: 3min 34sec (214 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 23 2017