Los Angeles: Here is a selection of quotes from the 73rd annual Golden Globes on Sunday, hosted by Ricky Gervais for the fourth time:
Hiding like El Chapo?
"I want to do this monologue and go into hiding, okay? Not even Sean Penn will find me."
-- Gervais, poking fun at the Oscar-winning Penn over his interview with Mexican kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
Year of the Woman
"What an incredible year for women in film!"
-- Kate Winslet, who won a Globe for best supporting actress in a film for her work in "Steve Jobs."
Rocky forever
"I want to thank my imaginary friend, Rocky Balboa, for being the best friend I ever had."
-- Sylvester Stallone, taking the best supporting actor prize for his work in "Creed," the seventh film in the boxing franchise.
Gaga's many options
"I wanted to be an actress before I wanted to be a singer, but music worked out first."
-- Lady Gaga on winning a Golden Globe for her first major acting role, as a centenarian blood-sucker on "American Horror Story: Hotel."
Cookie for the win!
"Who knew that playing an ex-convict would take me all around the globe?"
-- Taraji P. Henson, accepting her award for best actress in a television drama for her role as Cookie Lyon on hip-hop series "Empire."
Leo gets political
"I want to share this award with all the first nations people represented in this film and all the indigenous communities around the world. It is time that we recognize your history and that we protect your indigenous lands from corporate interests and from people that are out there to exploit them. It is time that we heard your voice and protected this planet for future generations."
-- Leonardo DiCaprio, accepting his Globe for best actor in a motion picture drama for "The Revenant"
Happy to be alive
"I was beginning to think this was going to be posthumous."
-- Veteran British director Ridley Scott, on winning his first Golden Globe for "The Martian," named the best comedy or musical motion picture.
Gervais sends Mel to the doc
"I love seeing Ricky once every three years because it reminds me to get a colonoscopy."
-- Actor-director Mel Gibson, in a perfect comeback on the pain of enduring Gervais's many jokes about him.
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