Sometimes that effort has worked: In 2002, after 9/11, Tom Cruise opened the evening with a vague but elegant speech about needing movie magic 'more than ever,' which eased the apparent anxiety in the room.
Right now,' he said, his hands shaking as he held the piece of paper on which he'd written his remarks, 'we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation which has led to conflict for so many innocent people.
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