Emma Thompson Upon Accepting Her Award for Best Screenplay at the 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, January 21, 1996

"I can't thank you enough, Hollywood Foreign Press, for honoring me in this capacity. I don't wish to burden you with my debts, which are heavy and numerous, but I think that everybody involved in the making of this film knows that we owe all our pride and all our joy to the genius of Jane Austen. And, it occurred to me to wonder how she would react to an evening like this. This is what I came up with":

FOUR A.M Having just returned from an evening at the Golden Spheres, which despite the inconveniences of heat, noise and overcrowding, was not without its pleasures. Thankfully, there were no dogs and no children. The gowns were middling. There was a good deal of shouting and behavior verging on the profligate, however, people were very free with their compliments and I made several new acquaintances. Miss Lindsay Doran, of Mirage, wherever that might be, who is largely responsible for my presence here, an enchanting companion about whom too much good cannot be said. Mr. Ang Lee, of foreign extraction, who most unexpectedly appeared to understand me better than I understand myself. Mr. James Schamus, a copiously erudite gentleman, and Miss Kate Winslet, beautiful in both countenance and spirit. Mr. Pat Doyle, a composer and a Scot, who displayed the kind of wild behavior one has learnt to expect from that race. Mr. Mark Canton, an energetic person with a ready smile who, as I understand it, owes me a vast deal of money. Miss Lisa Henson --- a lovely girl, and Mr. Gareth Wigan --- a lovely boy. I attempted to converse with Mr. Sidney Pollack, but his charms and wisdoms are so generally pleasing that it proved impossible to get within ten feet of him. The room was full of interesting activity until eleven P.M. when it emptied rather suddenly. The lateness of the hour is due therefore not to the dance, but to the waiting, in a long line for horseless vehicles of unconscionable size. The modern world has clearly done nothing for transport.

P.S. Managed to avoid the hoyden Emily Tomkins who has purloined my creation and added things of her own. Nefarious creature.

"With gratitude and apologies to Miss Austen, thank you."

(aus: Thompson, Emma: The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay & Diaries --- Bringing Jane Austen's Novel to Film. New York: New Market Press 1996.)

I don't wish to burden you with my debts, which are heavy and numerous, but I think that everybody involved in the making of this film knows that we owe all our pride and all our joy to the genius of Jane Austen.

And, it occurred to me to wonder how she would react to an evening like this. This is what I came up with":

FOUR A.M Having just returned from an evening at the Golden Spheres, which despite the inconveniences of heat, noise and overcrowding, was not without its pleasures. Thankfully, there were no dogs and no children. The gowns were middling.

There was a good deal of shouting and behavior verging on the profligate, however, people were very free with their compliments and I made several new acquaintances.

Miss Lindsay Doran, of Mirage, wherever that might be, who is largely responsible for my presence here, an enchanting companion about whom too much good cannot be said. Mr. Ang Lee, of foreign extraction, who most unexpectedly appeared to understand me better than I understand myself.

Mr. James Schamus, a copiously erudite gentleman, and Miss Kate Winslet, beautiful in both countenance and spirit.

Mr. Pat Doyle, a composer and a Scot, who displayed the kind of wild behavior one has learnt to expect from that race.

Mr. Mark Canton, an energetic person with a ready smile who, as I understand it, owes me a vast deal of money. Miss Lisa Henson --- a lovely girl, and Mr. Gareth Wigan --- a lovely boy.

Owes me müßte aber eigentlich "schuldet mir" heißen.
Er schuldet mir eine große Menge Geld.

The room was full of interesting activity until eleven P.M. when it emptied rather suddenly.

Ich hab wirklich versucht mit Sidney Pollak ins Gespräch zu kommen aber sein Charme und seine geistreichen Bemerkungen sind so überwältigend
das es schier unmöglich war sich ihm auch nur auf 10 fuss zu nähern.

p.s nicht ganz wörtlich mir war die Idee dahinter wichtiger...

The lateness of the hour is due therefore not to the dance, but to the waiting, in a long line for horseless vehicles of unconscionable size. The modern world has clearly done nothing for transport.

P.S. Managed to avoid the hoyden Emily Tomkins who has purloined my creation and added things of her own. Nefarious creature.

"With gratitude and apologies to Miss Austen, thank you."

P.S. Managed to avoid the hoyden Emily Tomkins who has purloined my creation and added things of her own. Nefarious creature.