Sally Field Never Actually Said, "You Like me! You really like me!"
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/01/sally-field-you-like-me-oscars#intcid=recommendations_vanity-fair-bottom-recirc-similar_b554d9e6-9141-44e9-90f8-7824c9cfc0ea_text2vec1-mab_text2VecSimilarity
The Everlasting Audacity of Sally Field’s “You Like Me” Speech.
https://www.datalounge.com/thread/25531140-sally-field-never-actually-said-you-like-me!-you-really-like-me!-share
When she accepted her second best-actress Oscar for Places in the Heart in 1985, just five years after her first for Norma Rae, Field gave a speech that reflected her gratitude at being recognized by her peers even after getting her start in lowbrow fare she hated, like The Flying Nun. “I haven’t had an orthodox career, and I’ve wanted more than anything to have your respect,” she said that night, adding that she hadn’t really felt the impact of her first Oscar win. “This time I feel it. And I can’t deny the fact that you like me. Right now, you like me!”
But that’s it. Her speech included no admission that she was “so in love” with her brother. No political statement. No sudden drop to the floor to do a series of one-armed push-ups. All it took for Sally Field to become a primordial meme was spontaneously admitting she was happy to be respected....
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