I didn't prepare a speech because I just wanna to feel whatever this is, because Maria is so correct. It's very difficult for me to open myself to receive what people have to offer. And so tonight I came prepared to be open and I would like to thank the Board of Governors for the opportunity to receive the love and the Oscar. I never imagined myself receiving an Oscar, certainly not for doing what I believe is a part of my calling, is a part of my being. It's a part of why I'm here. And what I know for sure is the only reason I am here is because Quincy Jones was in a hotel in Chicago in 1985 and he saw me on AM Chicago and said I think that's Sofia. So I would like to thank Quincy Jones who is in Dubai right now. The journey from Kosciusko, Mississippi, where nobody ever even imagined it possible that you could be anything other than a maid who had some good white folks who would give you clothes and would let you take food home on the holidays. It's unimaginable that I would be standing before you, voted by the Board of Governors. It's unimaginable. It's unimaginable. Unimaginable, it is unimaginable. And so when I say thank you, the thank you comes from a place deeper even than I know, sure, even deeper than I know because it's not just from me, it's from everybody who made me possible. It's from every shoulder I've ever stood on, every bridge I've ever crossed, every story that's ever told, every story that ever imagined this day be possible. I thank you for this, the ability to tell stories, in such a way that you connect to the heart space of people and you connect to the place where people really live and not just live but where their souls abide. That is what great films do. And to this day, The Color Purple experience is one of the greatest experiences of my life. And yes, I'd like to do more films, but to receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award means more to me than any film, any acclaim, even an Oscar, because what it says is that you all get it. The Board of Governors, you get it. You have voted for what I believe is the essence of why we are all here. We're all here to help each other. We're all here to use our lives and service to one another. Thank you so much.