‘Have Courage’: Brendan Fraser Shares Inspirational Acceptance Speech At SAG Awards

Katie JerkovichFebruary 27, 2023

Brendan Fraser spoke about how overcoming obstacles and finding courage after he was awarded the Outstanding Performance Award by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

During the ahref=”https://www.dailywire.com/news/an-element-of-self-sacrifice-brendan-fraser-says-he-took-on-dangerous-stunts-because-he-felt-he-deserved-a-beating”>54-year-old Fraser spoke at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony about his struggles in Hollywood and the things that helped him persevere. “one foot in front of the other.” People magazine reported.

“I never would have believed I would have been offered the role of my life in this character, Charlie in ‘The Whale,’ he’s someone who is on a raft of regrets but he’s in a sea of hope,” The actor shared.

“I’ve been at that sea, and I’ve rode that wave lately and it’s been powerful and good and I’ve also had that wave smash me right down to the ocean floor and drag my face along there and wind up on some strange beach in a different world, wondering ‘where am I now?'” He concluded.

Brendan Fraser accepts ahref=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/SAGAwards?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#SAGAwards For the “role of his life” In #TheWhale pic.twitter.com/Sr8xfL0fCW

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“I just want you to know, for real, all the actors out there who have gone through that, who are going through that, I know how you feel,” “The Mummy” star continued. “But believe me, if you just stay in there and you put one foot in front of the other, you get to where you need to go. Have courage.”

Fraser, who was famous for his first appearance in the ’90s. Missing He was on the big screen for over a decade, before he recently returned with the role in “The Whale.” The FilmHe plays “a reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher” Who “attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter,” According to a description from IMDB.

After receiving a nomination for a Golden Globe, and then winning the Critics Choice Award for Best Actor in January, his performance has been recognized in entertainment.

Fraser was emotional and broke down after receiving the award.

“If you, like a guy like Charlie, who I played in this movie, in any way struggle with obesity,” Fraser was also part of the halting tones. “Or you just feel like you’re in a dark sea, I want you to know that if you too can have the strength to just get to your feet and go to the light, good things will happen!”