When Sam Smith stood on the stage at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles Sunday. Last month, the actor told The Guardian that he sympathized with black actors because, “No openly gay man has ever won the Oscar I wonder if that is prejudice or chance.” Referring to the acting categories, McKellen pointed out that straight actors have won the award for playing gay-like Tom Hanks, Jared Leto, Sean Penn, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. One Quote From Sam Smith Shows What It Really Means to Be a Musician. But Smith also misheard McKellen’s quote. The answer to that is yes, an example being Dustin Lance Black, who won the 2009 original-screenplay award for Milk. Within seconds, the Twitter-sphere erupted, wondering whether or not an openly gay man had won the award. Either way, Smith continued, “I stand here tonight as a proud gay man and I hope we can all stand together as equals one day.”

During his speech, Smith said that he heard McKellen make a statement about the Academy Awards never before recognizing an openly gay man, confessing that he was not sure whether or not that was true. 'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' - Abraham. They are some of the most famous quotes in American history.

When Sam Smith took the stage on Sunday night to accept his Oscar for best original song, for the Spectre theme he co-wrote with James Napier, he incorrectly paraphrased a statement Ian McKellen made about the lack of openly gay Oscar winners. The British tabloid The Sun quotes Sam as saying, I usually keep it in my safe, but since Ive been at home I keep it out. Sam Smith tells the story behind the infamous Michael Jordan quote.

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