Opening Remarks for the 74th Oscar Academy Awards

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It was 1968, my family was living in Ottawa, Canada, and the movie was Stanley Kubrick's 2001: a Space Odyssey; I couldn't help stop thinking about what is life, what is space, what is existence? I was 6 years old. And I knew right then and there I wanted to be an astronaut.
1968年，我们全家生活在加拿大的渥太华，当时有一部斯坦利·库布里克主演的电影《2001年太空漫游》在上演。看完这部电影，我不禁开始思考：什么是生命？什么是宇宙?什么是存在？那个时候，我6岁。我决定成为一名宇航员。

My family traveled a lot: the white-hot thrill of Jaws that was Louisville, Kentucky; senior year, New Jersey Apocalypse Now, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Raging Bull. I knew I wanted to be an actor. In good times and poor times, movies were my lifesaver. And then last September came an event that would change us. An actor friend said to me: "What are we doing? What are we doing? Is it important? Is it even important what I do?" And what of a night like tonight, should we celebrate the joy and magic the movies bring? Well, dare I say it? More than ever! A small scene, a gesture, even a glance between characters can cross lines, break through barriers, melt prejudie, just plain make us laugh, it brings us all together, that little bit of magic. That's just me.
我的家庭经历过数次搬迁。在肯塔基州的路易丝维尔，《大白鲨》给了我最强烈的震撼；高中的时候，我在新泽西州和宾夕法尼亚州的弗吉谷又先后受到《现代启示录》和《愤怒的公牛》两部电影的感染。那时我想成为一名演员。无论身处顺境还是在逆境，电影都是我的救生员。去年发生了911事件，我们对于工作和生活的态度也发生了改变。一位演员朋友对我说：“我们在做什么？我们究竟是在做什么？重要吗？我们所做的一切重要吗？”在今天这样一个美妙的夜晚，我们应不应该庆祝电影给我们带来的欢乐和魅力？我想我敢说：我们要更加隆重地庆祝！电影里的一个小场景、一个手势，甚至演员之间的一点眼神交流，都可以跨越彼此之间的界限，打破彼此之间的屏障，消融彼此之间的偏见。或者更直白地说，电影让我们欢笑，使我们在一起。这就是那一点点魅力。这就是我对于电影的理解。