“My kids are too old to remember this now but, when they were much younger, I swore to them if this miracle ever happened, I would receive it in the spirit of Tigger from Winnie the Pooh, and that’s what that was.”
Danny Boyle, explaining why he was bouncing up and down, when accepting his award.

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“There are certain places you never imagine standing – the moon, the South Pole, the Miss World podium and here.”
From writer Simon Beaufoy’s acceptance speech.

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“I’m losing my voice but I still found it somewhere to scream. … We were like, ‘We did it!’ But, the kids coming up on stage was the highlight of the moment. Ah, oh my God!”
Freida Pinto reflects afterwards

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“I met Will Smith today! Finally! Which was a dream for me. So that was surreal. I just sank into my seat and go, ‘Oh my God!’”
Dev Patel

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“I’ve been encouraged by Larry King and David Frost. Both said my television presenting skills were second-to-none. When such icons of the form give you a compliment like that you simply cannot ignore it. David said I could go on to be one of the great television hosts of our time so it is something I’m seriously looking into. Perhaps I could front my own show here. I’ll rule nothing out.”
Actor Anil Kapoor mulls over becoming a television host in the UK

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“As a matter of fact, when I meet them I feel there is something happening. But she says ‘I have to look after him’ and ‘I have to baby sit him’ and that kind of stuff… (I think) this is the beginning of something exciting happening…. They definitely make a great pair. Both of them look very good together.”
Anil Kapoor stokes speculation that Freida and Dev are an item.

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“No, no no! …There must be bigger things in the news.”
18 yr old Dev Patel denies claims of dating 24 yr old Freida Pinto