Mark Rylance - 2008 Tony Awards acceptance speech

Mark Rylance offers some advice when he wins the 2008 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for Boeing-Boeing.


He's actually reciting "The Back Country" by prose poet Louis Jenkins.

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[koikoiboi]

I 've watched a lot of award shows in my life and I think that was the single best acceptance speech I've ever heard. Astute, entertaining..... downright informative!

[alyslikesfao]

I wish Mark Rylance was my best friend so he could say stuff like this to me all the time.

[snooksophile1]

...Rylance spent part of his youth in Wisconsin, so I guess he comes by his accent (and I guess his accent-switching) honestly...

[Gianetta]

The poet he's quoting is American so maybe he feels the poem works best with an American accent? (Mark's English)

[1dhughes]

how come he has an american accent when in america and a british one when he's here? I chatted him in my park the other day when walking my dog

[grizzlyuppercut]

For those who don't know, he is reciting a poem by Louis Jenkins.

[willohteltv]

Man, that's my kind of humor!

[Greekbaritone]

I so hope that this happens again and that the next time it's during the Oscars when he wins for best actor in the film version of Jerusalem.

[psychryz88]

One Person didn't get it.

[brainsareus]

kicks arse..!

[DHScherocha]

lol he made a fantastic one this year as well.

[ddd8170]

"thanks very much for...this" *holds up award* lmfao xD