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The sound on this clip is weak, but the words that Laurence Olivier spoke when he accepted his Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 1979 -- classy, precisely described and deeply felt, his emotional pores wide open -- has never left my memory. I also vividly recall Jon Voight putting his hand to his head and going "whoa!" after Olivier finished. That's something only an open-hearted liberal does. Voight, as we all know, has let that part of himself go.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on February 20, 2009 at 8:40 AM

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tommysunshine says ...

Sorry Wells, are you suggesting that in tilting rightwards in his politics, Voight somehow closed his mind?

I will fight to the death- whether it be in a duel or in the ring- people who argue conservatives are inferior beings when it comes to being creative. If anything, the opposite is true.

Posted by tommysunshine at February 20, 2009 9:13 AM

comment #2

DeafBrownTrashPunk says ...

Tommy, you are the one who think Bush is a kind-hearted, great president who has done for this nation.

Enough said.

Posted by DeafBrownTrashPunk at February 20, 2009 9:17 AM

comment #3

DeafBrownTrashPunk says ...

*done a lot

Posted by DeafBrownTrashPunk at February 20, 2009 9:17 AM

comment #4

tommysunshine says ...

DeafBrownTrashPunk, Bush did do quiite abit of good for this nation. He saved lives in Africa and during his first term made the nation feel happy about itself. He also did some stuff that didn't quite have the desired effect. I'd give him a B. I don't think he was great.
And DeafBrownTrashPunk, given the depth of your literacy is scrutinizing the ticket when you board the subway, I don't have to justify myself to you. Best of good wishes, Tommy sunshine

Posted by tommysunshine at February 20, 2009 9:35 AM

comment #5

raygo says ...

I remember the Voight gesture as well. It gave me the creeps. Most of his off-camera behavior (to me) comes off as someone with some type of bi-polar disorder. I grew up with a mentally ill sister, who was on medication from the age of 16 (that was in 1972). It's pretty easy to spot people who are on medication. It's even easier to spot people who were on medication but sometimes stop. That's how Voight comes across to me.

Posted by raygo at February 20, 2009 9:57 AM

comment #6

heybub1 says ...

Wasn't this speech just a bunch of nonsensical multi-syllabic words that Olivier threw out there to make it seem like he was saying something important. . . . when really he didn't say anything at all?

Posted by heybub1 at February 20, 2009 10:00 AM

comment #7

raygo says ...

Exactly, which is why Voight's reaction was so over-the-top. None of it made any sense.

Posted by raygo at February 20, 2009 10:04 AM

comment #8

clancy says ...

This is pure nonsense dribbling out of Olivier's mouth. It made no sense, but sure sounded pretty.

Posted by clancy at February 20, 2009 10:07 AM

comment #9

thevisceral says ...

Piffle.

Posted by thevisceral at February 20, 2009 10:09 AM

comment #10

DeafBrownTrashPunk says ...

Raygo, it's Hollywood. Hollywood is full of many, many unstable people...

Posted by DeafBrownTrashPunk at February 20, 2009 10:37 AM

comment #11

CitizenKanedforChewingGum says ...

"I will fight to the death- whether it be in a duel or in the ring- people who argue conservatives are inferior beings when it comes to being creative. If anything, the opposite is true."

Examples?

Posted by CitizenKanedforChewingGum at February 20, 2009 10:58 AM

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Jeremy Fassler says ...

Olivier's speech is too flowery, too poetic for its own good.

As for Mr. Bush, even Bono admitted he actually did help in the fight for AIDS (he said this on Meet the Press right before Live 8), but that the work he did was not nearly as much as it could have been. I don't need to say anything else about Bush. It's already been said.

As for Mr. Voight, all I can say is that his endorsement of McCain must be part of the reason why he and his daughter aren't close.

Posted by Jeremy Fassler at February 20, 2009 11:39 AM

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Joshua Mooney says ...

Actually, Lord Larry's words parse pretty well. He got himself twisted a time or two by trying to "Bard" it up, but this still stands as one of the memorable Oscar speeches, especially given the extemporaneousness of it, and his age and health at the time. It's certainly not "pure nonsense," Clancy. Beats both of Hanks' speeches on that score. As to it's being "too flowery, too poetic for it's own good," Mr. Fassler? It blew Jon Voight's fucking mind which, back then, you see, 'twas a consummation devoutly to be wished. Oh yeah: I almost forgot that Bush did so much to stop AIDS in Africa. He should have mentioned that more. Surely, it's what he'll be remeber'd for.

Posted by Joshua Mooney at February 20, 2009 11:55 AM

comment #14

George Prager says ...

Between DESERT BLOOM (1986) and HEAT (1995), Jon Voight did a lot of mediocre shit. What's up with that?

Posted by George Prager at February 20, 2009 12:13 PM

comment #15

George Prager says ...

Voight on Hal Ashby. This is the Jon Voight I love: Go to 1:10:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwJvw0iUYMk

Posted by George Prager at February 20, 2009 12:17 PM

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BurmaShave says ...

Yes tommy, we are all very enamored of conservative creativity, like cartoons in the New York Post...

Posted by BurmaShave at February 20, 2009 12:33 PM

comment #17

dangovich says ...

It's like the most well delivered run-on sentence ever.

Posted by dangovich at February 20, 2009 1:11 PM

comment #18

DeafBrownTrashPunk says ...

regarding that cartoon in the New York Post, certain conservative people should NOT attempt satire. It was a complete fail.

Posted by DeafBrownTrashPunk at February 20, 2009 1:27 PM

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lazarus says ...

This ain't got nothin' on Chaplin's Lifetime Acheivement speech (beautiful in its humble simplicity), and the ovation was longer, too.

But anyone who thinks this is too much needs to watch Tom Hanks' acceptance speech for his Philadelphia award. Now that was a man out of his element.

Posted by lazarus at February 20, 2009 2:06 PM

comment #20

Yuval says ...

"I will fight to the death- whether it be in a duel or in the ring- people who argue conservatives are inferior beings when it comes to being creative. If anything, the opposite is true."

"during his first term made the nation feel happy about itself"

Are you trying to prove your comical creativity in your 2nd statement?

Posted by Yuval at February 20, 2009 3:04 PM

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