Monday, January 14, 2008

Reactions to the Golden Globe Awards (AP)

Reactions to the 65th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Sunday at a news conference held by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in Beverly Hills, Calif.:

"And of course none of this would be possible without the great man himself, Bob Dylan, wherever you are, whoever you are, I thank you deeply." -- Cate Blanchett, who won the supporting actress award in a motion picture for her portrayal of Dylan in "I'm Not There."

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"I kinda didn't want to watch, it would just make me tense or nervous, so I went out to see a movie at four (o'clock) and I knew I wouldn't be home until it was announced. I knew if my phone was ringing when I walked into my hotel room that I would have won. And it was. Nobody calls a loser." -- David Duchovny on how he learned he had won the Golden Globe for best actor in a TV series, musical or comedy, for "Californication."

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"I was at the Brass Monkey Bar in the Meatpacking District in New York, watching it on TV with a bunch of the cast and crew. I was drinking bourbon on the rocks. It was great. This huge cheer went up." -- Glenn Close on how she learned she had won the Golden Globe for best actress in a TV drama for "Damages."

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"People are going swimming actually. I guess that's what you do, isn't it, after you win a Golden Globe. You go for a swim." -- "Atonement" producer Tim Bevard, speaking from Hollywood's Chateau Marmont hotel on how he planned to celebrate his film's win for best dramatic motion picture.

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"I've sat through the ceremony many times and not won, so it's pretty good not to sit through the ceremony and win." -- "Atonement" producer Tim Bevan on watching the strike-shortened Golden Globes announcement on TV.

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"I just got off the plane from Los Angeles and I was standing there and it was just perfect. It was perfect to stand there, that was better than being in a proscenium kind of space or at a dinner." -- Julian Schnabel, explaining how he learned he had won the best director Golden Globe for "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" by watching a television monitor in the baggage claim area at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

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"There is not a star to be found." -- Billy Bush of "Access Hollywood."

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"We want to say to Jorge, we think you should be negotiating the writers' strike. Because if you can get `Entertainment Tonight,' 'The Insider,' `Inside Edition' and `Extra' on one stage, you can do anything." -- Dayna Devon of "Extra," referring to Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Jorge Camara, who decided to have this year's winners announced by representatives of those and other shows.

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"Rest assured that next year the Golden Globes will be back bigger and better than ever." -- Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Jorge Camara wrapping up the 30-minute news conference that substituted for the strike-canceled Golden Globe Awards show.

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"And yes, I yearn for the days of Jack Nicholson mooning the Golden Globes, Christine Lahti getting locked in the bathroom. But we have that for next year." -- Mary Hart of "Entertainment Tonight," who announced some of this year's Golden Globe winners during the event's strike-shortened news conference.

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"At the end of the day it's a woman imitating a man." -- Billy Bush of "Access Hollywood," expressing surprise after announcing that Cate Blanchett had won the supporting actress award in a motion picture for her portrayal of Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There."

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