Murphy then got serious by calling his peers “the greatest group of actors I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with.” It’s a long and impressive list, too, that includes Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Alden Ehrenreich, Matt Damon, Tony Goldwyn, Rami Malek, Jason Clarke, James D’Arcy, Kenneth Branagh, Josh Hartnett, Alex Wolff, Matthew Modine, David Dastmalchian, Josh Peck, Jack Quaid, Casey Affleck and many others. “I have never felt so looked after or cared by a group of actors every day. Looking at your names on the call sheet just made me brave, guys so thank you, thank you.”
He closed his speech by calling out his humble beginnings. “Twenty-eight years ago when I was trying to become an actor, I was a failed musician and I felt extremely like an interloper. But now, looking out on all of you guys here today, I know that I’m part of something truly wonderful.”
