At Sunday’s 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, George and Amal Clooney made their first red carpet appearance as husband and wife. The actor was awarded the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award that night.
“For the record: If you are in this room, you’ve caught the brass ring,” said the actor. “You get to do what you’ve always dreamed to do and be celebrated for it, and that just… it ain’t losing. I don’t remember what awards Lauren Bacall won. I just remember her saying, ‘You know how to whistle, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow.’ And I have no idea what kind of hardware Robin Williams took home. But I sure remember “carpe diem” and, ‘Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.’ I never forget that.”
Besides being a total gentleman like he always is by thanking everyone in the room for simply being there and doing what they do, George made sure to save a special and heartfelt thank to his new bride, Amal.
“I’ve had a pretty good year myself,” he said. “Listen, it’s humbling to find somebody to love, especially when you’ve been waiting your whole life, especially when your whole life is 53 years. Tina and Amy, start the jokes.” But you can see that he wasn’t really kidding around.
Just when you thought that was sweet, Clooney continued with, “Amal, whatever alchemy brought us together, I couldn’t be more proud to be your husband.”
He then proceeded to voice out his opinion on the recent Charlie Hebdo tragedy that took many lives in Paris, France and the unity marches: “And one last thing: To reiterate what we’ve all been talking about, today was an extraordinary day,” said Clooney. “There were millions of people who marched not just in Paris, but around the world. And they were Christians and Jews and Muslims. They were leaders of countries all over the world. And they didn’t march in protest; they marched in support of the idea that we will not walk in fear. We won’t do it. So, Je Suis Charlie. Thank you.”
