When the great director Billy Wilder was asked what makes a movie unforgettable, his answer was simple, "A little bit of magic!" We're all here tonight or sitting at home watching because something came off a movie screen: a little bit of magic touched our lives. And you always remember where you were: the theater, the popcorn, the people you were with when it happened. 1968, my family was living in Ottawa, Canada, the movie was Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey; I couldn't help stop thinking about what is life, what is space, what is existence? I was 6 years old. And I knew right then and there I wanted to be an astronaut.
当人们问大导演比利·怀尔德，什么可以使一部电影令人难忘时，他的回答非常简洁：“一点点魅力！”今天晚上出席这个盛会的所有嘉宾或家庭电视观众都在关注着，因为电影屏幕上出现了引人瞩目的东西：那触动了我们生活的“一点点魅力”。当电影上演的时候，你不会忘记你周围的环境：剧院、爆米花，还有陪伴你的人。1968年，我们全家生活在加拿大的渥太华。那时有一部斯坦利·库布里克主演的电影《2001年太空漫游》在上演。看过这部电影后，我禁不住在想：什么是生命？什么是宇宙？什么是存在？那时候我6岁，当时我只想当一名宇航员。
My family traveled a lot: the white-hot thrill of Jaws that was Louisville, Kentucky; senior year, New Jersey Apocalypse Now, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Raging Bull. I knew I wanted to be an actor. In good times and poor times, movies were my lifesaver.
我的家庭经历过数次搬迁，在肯塔基州的路易斯维尔给予我最强烈震撼的是《大白鲨》；年长一点儿后，在新泽西州和宾夕法尼亚州的弗吉谷，我又先后受到《现代启示录》和《愤怒的公牛》两部电影的感染。那时我又想成为一名演员。无论身处顺境还是逆境，电影都是我的救生员。
