I'd like to thank Robin Baum, my publicist. Robin Baum. Robin Baum. Please, a little applause
for Robin Baum, who I forgot to thank and has been so amazing, wonderful and made this
ride so incredible. Robin, are you listening? Thank you so much. I love you, and I appreciate
you. You're the best, and you're beautiful.
-Okay, we're going to start with 250... -No, I'm not done yet.
But they have to take you back to your seat. We'll start with 252, and then we'll go to 153.
Does anybody want to try it out for size?
-I would. -Here.
No, you can if anyone wants to fondle. No here.
Pass it around, but if you have swine flu, please don't touch. I bet this is a first,
the first person to ever give their Oscar away for an orgy in the press room. My God. Anyway...
-Jared. -Sorry. Go.
You spoke so movingly about your mother during your acceptance speech. Why did you feel it
was so important to talk about her?
Well, this is the best thing about getting this award is to be able to step on stage
and thank people that are important to you like Robin Baum. Like Robin Baum. You're missing
it again. So, and you know, I thanked my mother because she's everything. She has inspired
me in ways that I could talk about for days, so I was really proud to bring my mom tonight,
to bring my brother tonight - the two most important people in my life. And really fortunate
to be able to thank them in such a unique and grand way, so thanks.
-We're going to 153, and then we'll go to 104. -This is like Bingo.
153!
Yeah, Mark Williams from Below the Line. So Jared, your collaborators and make up and
hairstyling have just won one of those statues. Can you talk about your collaboration with
them in this performance?
Well, you know, they had a budget of $250. I'm not joking. That's the truth, and they
worked the hardest out of anyone on the entire set. Make up, hair. They're always the first
to set in the morning. I don't know if you guys probably know this. They show up at the
crack ass of dawn, and they leave at the crack ass of dawn. They're there all the time, and
they're tireless, tireless workers and essential the building of these characters and performances.
Thank you.
We're going to 104, and then back here to 280.
Here. To your left. Hey! Here.
Hey now.
Hi. First congratulations. This is VG Norway.
Hey, if you guys want to get a selfie with the Oscar, go for it. Now's your chance.
So my question is...
There's no cameras allowed in this room. Aw, no fun. You guys want to get media. Let the
media do what they do.
(cheering)
Viva la revolucion, baby!
My question to you is: What do you prefer the most? Standing on the stage as a rock
star or standing here with an Oscar, or in this case passing it around.
The good news is I don't have to choose, right? That's the good news. But it's interesting.
I said to my brother. This is actually a very small venue for 30 Seconds to Mars, but of
course when you have to stand up there, you know, without your band and it's obviously
not a 30 Seconds to Mars audience, it's a different thing, and it's quite impressive
and exhilarating and really fun. You know, to look down and see Leo and Meryl Streep.
At one point in my speech, I found myself talking right to DeNiro, as if the room wasn't
intimidating enough. I was like bad choice. Let me go back over to my mom. Does anybody
else want to take a fondle? Here.
We're going to go over here to 280, and then we'll go to...
Who's your favourite Oscar winner tonight, huh? Come on now. It's heavy, isn't it?
We're going to 280, and then 299.
-Hi Jared. Right here. -Hey buddy.
Congratulations. Steve Fudderman from CBS News. I wanted to ask you. You talked about
the dreamers. You took the time to talk about dreamers and people who have felt they were
subjected to injustices. Why did you want to take moments to express your thoughts to
these people on this?
That's a great question. Number one, because it's important to me. Number two, because
I think it's appropriate to the material, to the story, to the film. And number three,
because you have an opportunity when you stand on the stage. You can make it about yourself,
or you can hold up a mirror and shine a light and that's what I chose to do tonight. I mean,
because of 30 Seconds to Mars, because I'm in a band. How many people here are from outside
the USA? Quite a few of you. Okay good. I'm at home then, but I feel at home all over
the world, and you know for these global issues impact us in a really direct way. Let me give
you an example. We have a show in the Ukraine in a couple of weeks. We have a show in Thailand
in a few weeks. We had a show in Venezuela in the works, so these things - social unrests,
social issues like this - affect us in a really immediate way, so I felt on behalf of the
people that I interact with on Instagram and Twitter and Facebook and my own interests
as being a person in a global band, it was important to address those things. Thank you.
We're going to 299, and then we'll go to 137.
Hi Jared. Here in the back. To your right.
-Hey, how are you doing? -How are you doing? Great.
I remember that when we were talking about the Oscar back in Toronto, so I was wondering,
when was the first time that you remember that this could happen?
Good question. Can you turn the monitor down a little bit? You know, I never thought that
this would happen. I never was on the set... I don't think anyone was on the set... I know
for a fact that nobody talked about results. They never talked about awards. They never
talked about potential. What we talked about was: how do we do the best job that we can
to bring this story to life? And that's always where the focus was. I never, ever in a million
years dreamed that I would be here right now talking to you. It wasn't even a fantasy of
mine because it was so far-fetched. I would never have thought that they would give me
any prize, and I never won an award for anything I did on screen until Dallas Buyers Club.
Oddly, the thing that I've won the most awards for is the things I've been criticised for
the most, and that's music. So there you go.
We're going to 137, and then we do have to wrap it up.
-Hi. Over here. -Hi.
Hi. Congratulations. How are you going to be celebrating tonight?
Oh, I'm going to be celebrating to the break of dawn. Trust me. Look me in the eyes and
see that I will revel tonight. If they only knew what was going to happen tonight. The
stories we would have to tell. One more question. One last question. Who's got the best question
in the entire room? The best one. The smartest, most interesting question. What do you think?
It's up to you.
You got it. Don't let me down, brother. I'll straighten your hair if you disappoint me.
Well, you tried to talk me out of back surgery once five hours before I had to.
-I did. You know what? Did you go through with it? -I did go through with it.
-Did it help? -I'm a better man for it, yes.
Okay, well I don't know what I'm talking about. What I do want to ask you. I'm not personally
critical of your music, and you have a lot of fans. Is there a song that you think of
in a moment like this? So many of us are inspired by music when we go through something like
if we're going to win an award or we're going to have a big moment in our life. So is there
a 30 Seconds song that you think of?
-That would fit the occasion of the Oscars? -Yeah.
Oh, I mean I think Kings and Queens is a great one. You know, it's a... Thank you, thank
you very much in the back. Yes. At least one person with good taste in music. I think it's
a big soaring, anthemic song. But City of Angels actually even better, you know, I made a short
film for a song called City of Angels, and I interviewed Kanye West and James Franco
and a bunch of celebrities and some other people that live on Hollywood Boulevard, some
people that are homeless. I interviewed Superman and Marilyn Monroe, who worked on the Boulevard.
I made this documentary inspired by this song called City of Angels, so I think that would
be the most appropriate actually. We shot it right here. Right in front of this venue, and I
live just a mile away. If anybody wants to come hang out later, I'll be there. But it's
insane to do this so close to home, and it's really a special treat. And to just wrap things
up, Robin Baum, wherever you are. Thank you so much. I forgot you. You look great. Look
at her! Look at her. Amazing. One more time for Robin.
Thank you very much, and congratulations.