Christopher Plummer just after accepting his award. Photo credit: Richard Harbaugh / ©A.M.P.A.S.
BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW EXCERPT
Christopher Plummer, winner of the Oscar for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Beginners
Q. I’m curious how you look back at awards of any kind, specifically, the two nominations and now the first Oscar win. In terms of a measure of a career, because it’s, obviously, not the reason you do things, but what kind of dessert topping does it put on a distinguished career?
A. That’s absolutely a wonderful phrase. It is a le creme on top, and it’s lovely to be sort of accepted, because you know that beyond the pleasure of working in front of a live audience, particularly, it’s a general acceptance of your work. So it’s thrilling, and I don’t pretend not to poo poo awards, although there’s so many of them, I can’t keep up. I mean, they’re inventing a new one every day.
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