Sunday, March 07, 2010
My Acceptance Speech
Everybody that was involved with this show / movie, you know who you are, and you are all appreciated very much, but I have over 30 years of people to thank first.
In 2006, when I decided to go full steam ahead with performing, I wrote this speech as inspiration, that someday I would read it at a Tony, Emmy, or Academy Award. I promised myself I would read this so here it goes:
First I’d like to thank my ex-wife, Theresa and my boss at Burger King for 14 years, Eric. If I hadn’t lost my Marriage and my Career within a year, I never would have gotten into acting. I would like to thank those people that have made me who I am today and taught me what is funny: Both of my Grandfathers; My Godfather-Frank Rotella; The man who gave me either the best advice or worst advice I ever received, “Never to be afraid to say what’s on your mind”-Ross Heise; Two inspirations from my days in radio-Harry Teinowitz & Spike Manton; Brian Posen, Michael Pieper and Jason Flowers from the Second City in Chicago; Joe Tomaska for teaching me more than you know; My sister, Angie and my mother, Phyllis, for always being there for me. And finally, I’d like to thank the man who built me up when I was down and tore me down when I was high, The man who kept me grounded, The man who taught me the joys of acting, the man who all my life I didn’t want to be, and every time I tried that I became more like him than I like to admit. Dad, I love you…and this is for you.
In 2006, when I decided to go full steam ahead with performing, I wrote this speech as inspiration, that someday I would read it at a Tony, Emmy, or Academy Award. I promised myself I would read this so here it goes:
First I’d like to thank my ex-wife, Theresa and my boss at Burger King for 14 years, Eric. If I hadn’t lost my Marriage and my Career within a year, I never would have gotten into acting. I would like to thank those people that have made me who I am today and taught me what is funny: Both of my Grandfathers; My Godfather-Frank Rotella; The man who gave me either the best advice or worst advice I ever received, “Never to be afraid to say what’s on your mind”-Ross Heise; Two inspirations from my days in radio-Harry Teinowitz & Spike Manton; Brian Posen, Michael Pieper and Jason Flowers from the Second City in Chicago; Joe Tomaska for teaching me more than you know; My sister, Angie and my mother, Phyllis, for always being there for me. And finally, I’d like to thank the man who built me up when I was down and tore me down when I was high, The man who kept me grounded, The man who taught me the joys of acting, the man who all my life I didn’t want to be, and every time I tried that I became more like him than I like to admit. Dad, I love you…and this is for you.
# posted by Vince L. @ 8:00 PM 
