Ben Elton- Popcorn, Creative writing, The Oscar speech (how he actually gave it) I stand here on legs of fire. It is impressive to be heared by such a mass of people and it is impossible to say something you have not heared before. So I will just say what I feel, no matter if it has been said before or sounds stupid. I want to thank you. Each and every person in this industry. You noursished me and helped me to touch the stars. Helped me better than I had any right to be. Better than the best – which is what you all are. What can I say?.. I am humble.., humble and small..but also proud and big, big in heart, big in love, big in head. Big in headstrong dedication to beeing the best artist I know how. The best american human being I can be, and to improving my one-on –one relationship with god. Thank you, America. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be a part of this great industry. Because this is a great industry, a great american industry full of wonderful people. People whose extraordinary awesome monumental towering, heaven-sent talent has made me the artist I am. You are the wind beneath my wings and I flap for you. God bless you all. God bless America. God bless the world as well. Thank you! I stand here on legs of fire. But the one thing burning for the rest of my life is my heart. Burning for your love. (how he should have given it) I am standing here and what I see are thousands of faces. Faces of irresponsible people. How many times did you make derisive remarks about how my briliant movies have influenced inocent kids to become brutal murders? But still I am standing here. If my movies are that bad, why the heck did you make me stand here? Or do you know, covered deep inside your brain, that it is not my fault? Because here is what I think. The only thing that can turn a child into a murdering machine are those irresponsible faces. Those People who are too busy finding a scapegoat instead of watching after their very own kids! They know that the only way to get heared is to shoot a bunch of people down. But why could you not listen right from the start? Why can you not stop closing your eyes in front of the truth? You know what I think? I think you do that because you are afraid. It is so easy and confortable to live in your rainbowworld blaming a movie for all evil. It is so easy to close your eyes. If this is a price of blind people watching my movies, I do not want it anymore. So here is my message. America, open your eyes before it is too late, open your eyes!