"The cinema, it takes me around the world. It helps me to appreciate and respect differences. It shows me also our shared humanity, how alike we are in so, so many ways. And no matter where we come from, in that theater, we laugh together, we feel together, we hope together, and that is the power of this art form."
"I want you to know, please know, that I carry you with me each of you, and you are a part of every frame of every film that I have ever made or ever will make. And I want you to know that I will always do everything I can for this art form to support and champion new voices and to protect what makes cinema powerful, hopefully without too many more broken bones."
Tom Cruise received an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards on November 16 alongside Dolly Parton, production designer Wynn Thomas, and choreographer Debbie Allen. Cruise delivered an acceptance speech praising cinema for connecting people, celebrating shared humanity, and fostering empathy. He asked everyone who had worked on his films to stand, including Steven Spielberg and agent Kevin Huvane, and acknowledged their contributions to his work. Cruise pledged to support and champion new voices and to protect the power of film, joking about avoiding further injuries. He has three prior competitive acting nominations and a Best Picture producing nomination but no competitive wins.
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