For a couple of hours people could sit in a theater and escape their own troubles what an idea!
I cant help but think back to the people who built this industry.
Ironically, they were also escaping their own troubles, she continued, in a contemplative but forceful tone.
And they were dreamers, too, like all of us here tonight.
And now I dream of a world where such prejudice is a thing of the past.
These two men were extraordinary.
They had no problem with a young woman who had opinions.
Looking back, they were really ahead of their time, and that was fantastic.
And it set the tone for my whole career, actually.
I never went to college, she said.
I always thought acting was my education.
And so many people who have done that are sitting right here tonight, in this room.
you could watch her speech above.
The SAG honor joins a mantel full of career honors for Streisand.
