I was watching beautiful stories about
people struggling in everyday life in a
world that they don't think they belong
in I was watching old friends
create characters and blow my mind and
leave me absolutely speechless
and I was also watching heartbreaking
stories about our past in this country
that made me so proud to be in this
business
because they will one day help me show
my son how far we have come
and how people have suffered
so that there can be a better life for
everyone
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a word for actress
to my friend Sandra Bullock for her
continuing
outstanding work
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thank you so much
um
well it's watching everyone else's
speech no one looked down everyone
looked up didn't look at a teleprompter
I'm following Bono
um it's not a good night for me Jenna
we're just we're just not going to have
a good night
um
when you are told that uh you were to
receive a uh an honor like this from the
Palm Springs International Film Festival
I spend the next couple of weeks
crapping yourself over what you're going
to say
and those who know me know I don't take
compliments well and I don't feel very
comfortable in these situations low
self-esteem maybe maybe
uh maybe time to go back into
therapy maybe
um so I thought maybe it would be a nice
fun approach
um to this evening to maybe do something
different so I Googled myself and um I
read the comment section
thinking I would get some tidbits of
what people really think of me and you
know share them with you for you know
humor is
purposes side note no human being should
ever ever read the comment section
or Google oneself at any time
but I did learn a lot about myself I did
uh some some things I already was very
well aware of but
um let's see some oh Sandra Bullock is
over 40 came up a lot
I know I know that
um Sandra Bullock is way past 40. yeah
I'm I know that too
um oh and apparently uh Julia I don't
know where you are Julia you and I are
in a in a dispute over George Clooney
um
we talked about this right it's just
it's shared custody and we're both fine
with it I don't know why people keep
drumming it up
lots and lots of comment about who I've
dated it's some are true some I'll never
admit to
um
and there was a run of comments on um
people who didn't understand why I was
in this business you know funny things
like you know I I quote Anonymous I mean
there's absolutely nothing special about
her acting she's not particularly
attractive I can't stand her she's
mediocre she's over 40.
yeah and normally this would take me
down for about 30 minutes but um
at the same time I was on the on in in
the bloggers here I was also watching
movies
lots and lots and lots of lubies
um I was watching fabulous women who may
also or may not be over 40
giving groundbreaking performances and
Breaking My Heart
I was watching beautiful stories about
people struggling in everyday life in a
world that they don't think they belong
in
I was watching old friends
create characters and blow my mind and
leave me absolutely speechless
and I was also watching heartbreaking
stories about our past in this country
that made me so proud to be in this
business
because they will one day help me show
my son how far we have come
and how people have suffered
so that there can be a better life for
everyone
and they reminded me of why I was in
this business so I got off that other
blog that wasn't very funny
and I started looking for others and I I
saw some nice things
um
good memories such as my first job as a
producer allowed me to witness one of
the most magical and beautiful women I'd
ever watched and met in my entire life
for Stillness her strength her beauty
her Talent her power
I learned from her and that's this
gorgeous woman to my right Mrs Rollins
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I got to do things like plate chopsticks
on the floor piano with Tom Hanks some
commenters thought I had good hair and
good teeth I was reminded that I made
out with Meryl Streep off screen not
necessarily her choice I kind of took
her by surprise
and I made some young girls and some
over 40 girls laugh with some chick
flicks I sparred with Betty White and
I've flown into space I've had a pretty
good life and a pretty good career so
before getting off the information super
highway I was still looking to find
something that helped me
um explain how I feel about this year
that I have and I came across a quote by
Bob Hope
and I thought who better exemplifies
this wonderful town than Bob Hope
and the golf it's the quote about golf
and he said golf is a hard game to
figure
one day you'll go out slice it and shank
it hit it into all the traps Miss every
Green
the next day you go out and for no
reason at all you really stink
and I had to read it um over a couple of
times because for some reason I thought
shanking meant something sexual but
not in this case I guess
but it's true I've had a very fortunate
year because Alfonso cuarron gave me the
opportunity of a lifetime
Warner Brothers keeps hiring me but next
year could be a real stinker
um so from this not particularly
talented or attractive mediocre over 40
women I am so grateful
I am so thankful and I so appreciate
this this time that you give me tonight
thank you so much
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