Golden Globes 2011: Robert De Niro thanks you, ladies and germs
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Robert De Niro received the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes, and let's just say that his acceptance speech of the lifetime achievement honor went in a different direction than these things usually go.It was open mic night at the Beverly Hilton as De Niro went for "Meet the Fockers" shtick as opposed to "Goodfellas" gravitas in accepting the award, repeatedly biting the hand of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association members who gave him the award and riffing on the fact that most of the people in the room hadn't seen a number of his films. Some of the, uh, highlights that came after a not-very-successful intro by Matt Damon clip package that included, sure, "Mean Streets" and "Raging Bull" and "Taxi Driver" but also "The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle":
"I was very, very moved and gratified when you made the announcement [of the DeMille Award] two months ago, before you had a chance to review 'Little Fockers.'"
"It's OK; we all have our jobs to do. And the important thing is we're all in this together -- the filmmakers who make the movies, and the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press who in turn pose for pictures with the movie stars."
"More Hollywood Foreign Press members would have been here, but they were deported just before the show. Along with most of the waiters. [Groan from the audience] And Javier Bardem. And I hope you all have your papers in order, because Homeland Security will be checking them right after they finish full-body scans of Megan Fox."
It was, uh, an interesting couple of minutes. He did everything but tell the audience to tip their waiters.
What did you think of De Niro's speech?
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I just can't remember the last time I actually watched a movie with this guy, that I wanted to watch for his roll in it...
The next time he makes a movie I hope people pay more attention where they are going to spend their money at...
I used to respect Robert DeNiro a lot but let's be honest, he hasn't exactly done quality work lately. He sounds bitter and full of opinions.
Hey, give the guy a break!! He's been in tons of pretty iconic movies so I think he deserves his time to take a jab at a few subjects. Just because he hasn't done anything extremely award winning lately doesn't mean anything considering he's been acting longer than I've been alive. Probably longer than anyone else that leaves a comment on here or reads this has been alive. Big freaking deal -- he was a little un-"PC" but you have to agree on most of the things he said. He just had the balls to say it out loud. Stop being so uptight. TO EACH HIS OWN!!!
i have never seen such a train wreak of a speech in my 47 years. The looks on the faces of the audience members said it all. WTF? Did he really just say that racist comment in the year 2011, on national T.V./
I thought he was great! He is an amazing actor. And keeping the speech light was fun.
I didn't think I'd be missing anything great by skipping The Golden Bribe Awards, but it sounds like I was wrong! I hope it's on youtube soon!
(By the way, DeeSnich, it's hard to take your opinion seriously -- and worse, it makes me hungry -- when you type "roll" instead of "role".)
Like I said to my mother while watching the show, I think his so-called "racist" comment was taken out of context. The Golden Globes are essentially a dinner party and when he made the comment about the waiters, I think he was referring to the lack of servers there. Comedians make jokes about this stuff all the time, but yet b/c it's Robert DeNiro he's not allowed? Please! Grow up, people. I thought he was very entertaining. Congrats to him for an outstanding career.
Seriously, in a Robert DeNiro montage how do you exclude "Meet the Parents/Meet the Fockers" but include "The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle"?! I'm glad he took some shots at the HFPA. They probably deserved it, and it was hilarious!
As a major fan of De Niro, I have to say I was extrememly dissapointed with his comments. He came off as rude and presumptious and his comments were out of line. Just because he is De Niro does not give him the right to behave so rudely.
DeNiro is a great actor and I agree that it was out of character for him to become whimsical but in all right he deserves to say what he wants without people taking it out of context. He is a great man and actor.