Michael Blake
Academy Award Winner
Best-selling Author
Dances With Wolves
THE OSCAR
My success began long ago when I began to read books.
Dreams come out of books and the dream that came to me was ... to do something for the benefit of as many people as I could.
The miracle of Dances With Wolves ... is that it proves this kind of dream can come true.
Hold onto fine dreams.
Don't let anyone take them away.
Don't give up.
Acceptance speech delivered by Michael Blake at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, March 25, 1991.
"My achievements in writing have
given me rare opportunities to speak
out on topics which touch on the
debates of this time and times past.
I have addresses audiences of all
ages, colors, political and religious
orientation. And I have ceaselessly
urged that citizens become more
involved in the life of their country
because I believe this process of
engagement leads to greater enrich-
ment.
In the many years of struggle to
make my living as a writer, I kept
reminding myself that professional
success would be empty without
success as a person.
It is a goal I have pursued for a long
time and speaking out has moved
me closer to it.
Though the selection of speeches on
this page were all written years ago,
and meant to be spoken at that time,
I hope that making them available
here will inspire the readers to take
action on their own."
Michael Blake, 2012
To read more. Click on Speeches below.
"We don't have to turn the clock back, but we can save a few things." - Michael Blake
