"I should have worn my glasses." -- Clint Eastwood, after flubbing his scripted introduction to the presentation of an honorary Oscar for composer Ennio Morricone. Eastwood did a much better job of interpreting Morricone's acceptance speech, which was delivered in Italian.
Forest Whitaker
"It is possible for a kid from East Texas, raised in south-central L.A. and Carson, who believes in his dreams, commits himself to them with his heart, to touch them and to have them happen." -- Forest Whitaker, best actor winner for "The Last King of Scotland."
Alan Arkin
"Acting for me has always been and always will be a team sport. I cannot work at all unless I feel a spirit of unity around me." -- Alan Arkin, who won best supporting actor for playing the heroin-snorting Grandpa in "Little Miss Sunshine." Arkin was last nominated in 1968, for "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter."
Alan Robert Murray
"Thank you to my father and all the brave and honorable men and women in uniform who, in a time of crisis, have all made that decision to defend their personal freedom and liberty no matter what the sacrifice." -- Alan Robert Murray, right, who won best sound editing for "Letters From Iwo Jima" with Bub Asman, left.
Al Gore
"I'm just here for the movies, Leo." -- Oscar winner Al Gore to Leonardo DiCaprio, who asked if there was anything the former vice president wanted to announce at the ceremony. Gore's film, "An Inconvenient Truth," captured the Oscar for best documentary. Gore teased about his plans to possibly make another presidential run, although backstage, he said he was not a candidate.
Ellen Degeneres
"If there weren't blacks, Jews and gays, there would no Oscars. Or anyone named Oscar, if you think about that." -- Ellen DeGeneres, who hosted the Oscar ceremony for the first time.
Martin Scorsese
"Could you double-check the envelope?" -- Martin Scorsese, who won his first Oscar for best director, accepts the Academy Award for his work on "The Departed" as friends and fellow directors from left, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg look on.
Helen Mirren
"For 50 years and more, Elizabeth Windsor has maintained her dignity, her sense of duty and her hairstyle." -- Best actress winner Helen Mirren, who has won all of the major film and television prizes for playing both of Britain's Queen Elizabeths. "Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the queen," she said, holding her Oscar aloft.
Melissa Etheridge
"I have to thank Al Gore for inspiring us, inspiring me, showing that caring about the Earth is not Republican or Democrat, it's not red or blue, we are all green." -- Melissa Etheridge, winner of best original song, "I Need to Wake Up," from "An Inconvenient Truth."
Jennifer Hudson
"Oh my God, I have to just take this moment in. I cannot believe this. Look what God can do. I didn't think I was going to win." -- Best supporting actress winner Jennifer Hudson, speaking through tears of joy. "If my grandmother was here to see me now. She was my biggest inspiration."