"I want to thank everybody and anybody who ever had anything to do with the making of this picture"
About this Quote
The genius is in how impersonal it is. Freeman doesn’t single out names; he offers a blanket thanks that functions as both generosity and diplomacy. Awards-season speeches are mined territory: forget someone and you create a headline; thank too many and you run long. This line solves both problems. It’s a public act of grace that also protects the speaker from the politics of omission.
Context matters, too. Freeman’s persona - steady, authoritative, “the voice of reason” - makes the sentiment land as sincere rather than strategic. Coming from a lesser figure, it might read like PR varnish. From him, it plays as an actor paying tribute to the machine that makes the magic, while reminding the room that even the most celebrated face on screen is only the final layer of a very large stack.
Quote Details
| Topic | Thank You |
|---|---|
| Source | Help us find the source |
| Cite | Cite this Quote |
Citation Formats
APA Style (7th ed.)
Freeman, Morgan. (n.d.). I want to thank everybody and anybody who ever had anything to do with the making of this picture. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-want-to-thank-everybody-and-anybody-who-ever-20573/
Chicago Style
Freeman, Morgan. "I want to thank everybody and anybody who ever had anything to do with the making of this picture." FixQuotes. Accessed February 2, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-want-to-thank-everybody-and-anybody-who-ever-20573/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I want to thank everybody and anybody who ever had anything to do with the making of this picture." FixQuotes, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-want-to-thank-everybody-and-anybody-who-ever-20573/. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.





