BAFTA winner and Oscar, Tony, and Olivier Award-nominated actor, Jude Law, was honored with the 2,798th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame recently on Hollywood Boulevard, next to the El Capitan Theatre and across the street from the world-famous Chinese Theatre. Law received his star in the category of Motion Pictures. During his speech, he shouted out to his family for their support and acknowledged how it helped him get to where he is today. His wife, Phillipa Coan, and his two eldest children, son Rafferty "Raff" and daughter Iris, were there to celebrate the special day with him.
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00:00Ladies and gentlemen, welcome the newest Walk of Famer to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Jude Law!
00:30Thank you to your left, sir!
01:00Very moving. Deeply moving. This is a passion of mine. It's also a lifestyle and my family
01:22are hugely supportive of that and a big part of it, therefore. I whisk them off to weird
01:28parts of the world to make movies and disappear sometimes for a couple of weeks and come in
01:33at strange hours. So for them to be here to see this is very important. They're a huge
01:38part of it. And as I said before, this sort of ties in with my love, I suppose, of film
01:47making but film going. And so to be a part of that, honestly, it's really moving.
01:52So Jude, I thank you, my brother, my friend. I thank you for creating an environment in
02:01which we all felt safe. I thank you for creating an environment that felt fair and equitable
02:07for us to play in. And witnessing your dedication to the craft has been an experience of a lifetime
02:13for me. Being in your orbit has made me a better artist, I dare say a better person. And I look
02:19forward with anticipation to our next adventure, my dear brother, whatever form it takes. So
02:24congratulations on your much deserved star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Love you, man.
02:29The need to collaborate is very much at the heart of the medium's biggest reward. And some of you here
02:48and many, many others that I've collaborated with over 30 years, people who I've learned from
02:55and been encouraged by, guided by, inspired by, they're the reason I have this star. And I want to thank them
03:04all. And the collaboration starts at home. And I've been very, very lucky to have had a family around me
03:15that have lived with and supported my passion for acting and filmmaking. And some of those members of my
03:23lovely family are here today. And they know what they mean to me. I love them so much.
03:30I had a mother who showed me the great silent movies and the comedies and musicals and dramas of the
03:40Hollywood Golden Era, American New Wave, foreign movies. And I had a dad who took me in the 70s and
03:5180s to blockbuster movies, where we ate body weight and popcorn and chocolate. And so to have a place
04:02here amongst the talent that I grew up watching in all those films is both sublime and ridiculous.
04:11I want to thank everyone for coming, for making this such a special day for me. I really appreciate it.