Timothée Chalamet Says He Is In ‘Pursuit Of Greatness’ In 2025 SAG Awards Speech

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00:00But the truth is, I'm really in pursuit of greatness.

00:06I know people don't usually talk like that,

00:07but I wanna be one of the greats.

00:08I'm inspired by the greats.

00:09I'm inspired by the greats here tonight.

00:12Timothy Chalamet had a big night at the SAG Awards.

00:15He took home the award for Male Actor

00:16in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture

00:18for his role in A Complete Unknown.

00:21And while on stage, he had some tech issues with the mic.

00:25Oh boy.

00:27No, I raised this up.

00:30I guess I'm just gonna talk low.

00:34I don't know how to get this up.

00:36All right, well thank you.

00:37I was not expecting this at all.

00:39The star thanked his mom

00:40who he had brought with him to the award show.

00:43All right, well thank you.

00:44I was not expecting this at all.

00:46Truly.

00:48I'll start by thanking my mother who I'm here with tonight.

00:51She has been working at Actors' Equity for 40 years,

00:54the stage union.

00:56He said portraying Bob Dylan in the film

00:58was the quote, honor of a lifetime.

01:01I know the classiest thing would be to downplay

01:05the effort that went into this role

01:07and how much this means to me.

01:08But the truth is, this was five and a half years of my life.

01:12I poured everything I had into playing

01:13this incomparable artist, Mr. Bob Dylan,

01:16a true American hero.

01:18And it was the honor of a lifetime playing him.

01:22He also said that he was honored

01:24He also said that he aspires to be one of the greats.

01:28And I know we're in a subjective business,

01:32but the truth is, I'm really in pursuit of greatness.

01:37I know people don't usually talk like that,

01:39but I wanna be one of the greats.

01:40I'm inspired by the greats.

01:41I'm inspired by the greats here tonight.

01:43I'm as inspired by Daniel Day-Lewis,

01:46Marlon Brando and Viola Davis

01:47as I am by Michael Jordan and Michael Phelps.

01:49And I wanna be up there.

01:50So I'm deeply grateful to that.

01:52This doesn't signify that,

01:54but it's a little more fuel.

01:55It's a little more ammo to keep going.

01:56Thank you so much.

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