"Up"
Composer Michael Giacchino (sporting an "Ellie Badge") accepts the Oscar for Best Original Score. "I was nine and I asked my dad, 'Can I have your movie camera? That old, wind-up 8mm camera that was in your drawer?' And he goes, 'Sure, take it.' And I took it and I started making movies with it, and I started being as creative as I could. And never once in my life did my parents ever say, 'What you're doing is a waste of time.' Never. And I grew up, I had teachers, I had colleagues, I had people that I worked with all through my life who always told me, 'What you're doing is not a waste of time.' So that was normal to me, that it was OK to do that. I know there are kids out there that don't have that support system, so if you're out there and you're listening, listen to me: If you want to be creative, get out there and do it. It's not a waste of time. Do it, OK? Thank you."
Credit: AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill
