“When I was 16-years-old, I tried to kill myself because I felt weird and I felt different, and I felt like I did not belong. And now I’m standing here”

Acceptance speech for best adapted screenplay at the 87th Academy Awards presentations, quoted in &quot;Oscars 2015: Graham Moore Tells Kids to &#x27;Stay Weird, Stay Different&#x27;&quot; in ABC News (22 February 2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vZ2BmfIHaA&amp;spfreload=10 <br class="br">Context: Here’s the thing. Alan Turing never got to stand on a stage like this and look out at all of these disconcertingly attractive faces. I do. And that’s the most unfair thing I’ve ever heard. So in this brief time here, what I wanted to do was say this: When I was 16-years-old, I tried to kill myself because I felt weird and I felt different, and I felt like I did not belong. And now I’m standing here — and so I would like this moment to be for this kid out there who feels like she’s weird or she’s different or she doesn’t fit in anywhere: Yes, you do. I promise you do. Stay weird, stay different — and then, when it’s your turn, and you are standing on this stage, please pass the same message to the next person who comes along.