PEDRO ALMODÓVAR:
My God, don't you think they are one of the more beautiful couple, at least Spanish couple? [referring to presenters Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz]
You know, I come from a country, from a culture very different from this. And you know, in that country now is six years [sic] in the morning, so let me dedicate this to the Spanish people that are watching TV now and they sacrifice their Monday just to look you and me with this. I mean, this is for Spain. I'm going to be very quick, sorry you have to applaud you are so -- I have to be very quick. You know, I also want to thank my sister[s] Marita Cruz(?) and Antonia for the amount of candles that they lit to their favorite saints during the last months. You know, culture different. Thanks to the Virgin of Guadalupe, the Virgin of la Cabeza de Miraculos, the Sacred Heart of Mary, Saint Judas Tadeo(?) and El Jesus de Medinaceli. I told you that we live in a different country, a different culture. Harvey Weinstein, well listen, so, for just to have the one idea, consider my sisters' Oscar campaign. You know, they, they just lighting a lot of candles to these saints, presided by a photograph of my mother with Penélope and me next to a twig of laurel, which brings good luck. [Music begins to play.] So, I think now I am going to believe in all this. Well, excuse me, thanks to Sony Classics, because really they believe a lot in our movie. I'm very quick, anyway, [Antonio Banderas starts to playfully pull him off stage] and of course to my brother, and to all of us, and to all the Spanish people. Bye, bye. I have to leave.
