Christopher Guest speaks at Ricky Gervais Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony
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00:00Good evening.
00:13I'm happy to be here today, despite my demeanor.
00:18Ricky asked if I would say a few words.
00:21I've known him for many years.
00:24And I said, of course.
00:25But then he called me back and he said,
00:27would you mind terribly if I wrote your remarks?
00:35And I said, no, it's your call.
00:38It's your day.
00:42So, this is what he wrote.
00:50I'm a friend.
00:51I'm doing what he told me to do.
00:52Genius is an exceedingly rare commodity.
01:04Aristotle, Newton, Einstein, Madam Curie.
01:10These are names that echo through history,
01:14casting a brilliant light for all to see.
01:16That very light is shining upon us here today in Hollywood.
01:23Fuck, geez.
01:28The air is charged with a certain energy
01:30that can only be felt once in a lifetime,
01:33is what he wrote.
01:35We are the fortunate few who get to bathe in its glory.
01:38And while we never know what exhilaration
01:46that Ricky must feel every day,
01:48let us be grateful that we're here at all.
01:52This is the day that we tell our grandchildren,
01:55oh, you get the idea.
01:56This is just fucking awful.
01:58Look, I, uh...
02:00And the legend will be passed on forever and ever.
02:05So, this is how he ends this.
02:08So, uh, I...
02:09I would have said not the same thing.
02:13I wouldn't have said the same thing.
02:15But he's an old friend.
02:16He's a brilliant comedian.
02:18We have a lot of fun together.
02:23For that.
02:25What is that?
02:30That was supposed to come by
02:32just when I started this,
02:33not when I...
02:34So, I...
02:36This is a great honor for him, I think.
02:40And, uh...
02:42All of you who have come to see him
02:44and worship him
02:45are in the right place.
02:49And I hope you have a nice rest of the day.
02:52Thank you very much.