00:00All right, truly it takes Wonder Woman to help us get through this, so please come up
00:10onto the stage.
00:11Don't fall down.
00:31All right, so we're here on a really magical street, filled with incredible talent.
01:01And as I said, it's creative genius all around you, and you are about to join this pantheon.
01:18But it's also a real street in a real city in Los Angeles, and so we have a resolution
01:25from the city of Los Angeles to honor you on behalf of our city council member who represents
01:32this area in Hollywood, Hugo Soto-Martinez, and I'd like to present that now on behalf
01:37of the city of L.A.
01:38Like I said, do not fall off.
01:47We've never lost anyone.
02:07All right, this to me is always the highlight of these events, but on behalf of the Hollywood
02:14Chamber of Commerce, I now declare today Gal Gadot Day in Hollywood!
02:30Oh my God, oh my God, thank you, thank you, thank you.
02:34Don't stand up again.
02:38Wow, wow.
02:41I'm really trying hard not to keep it together.
02:47You may all sit.
02:49Thank you so much.
02:53I have everything written.
02:54I don't know if I should read or if I should just go off.
02:57I'll just start and see.
03:00This is very surreal for me, and I feel like I'm the luckiest woman I know right now.
03:12Standing here today on this street, Yaron, 15 years ago, we came here and we were driving
03:19by this boulevard.
03:21Who would have ever thought we would get such an honor?
03:28Thank you, Hollywood.
03:31Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, thank you so much, Disney.
03:35Thank you so much, everybody, for showing up today and honoring me.
03:39I feel very, very humbled and grateful, and words cannot express this surreal feeling.
03:47I'm just a girl from a town in Israel, and yes, and I could never imagine such moment.
04:06I never dreamt of becoming an actress, and I never knew that these things are possible,
04:13but it's crazy for me because this is going to last long after I'm out of here.
04:20To me, it's even more than any award because we can share it with the world.
04:27I'm not taking it home.
04:31This is for everybody, and I'm surrounded with such iconic names.
04:36I'm just overwhelmed with joy.
04:42Okay, now I'm going to go back to this and say that this star will remind me that with
04:49hard work and passion and some faith, anything is possible.
04:55I didn't reach this moment alone.
04:58I have so many incredible people to thank who've lifted me up along the way.
05:06My team at WME, my lawyers, everyone who are here, you've all been part of my journey,
05:16and I'm forever grateful for your support and for your love.
05:23Vin, you took a chance on a complete unknown and invited me to the Fest and the Furious family.
05:33I mean, talking about starting big, okay?
05:39It was my first movie ever, and your faith in me completely changed my life,
05:46completely changed the course of my life.
05:48Thank you so much for your trust.
05:52Thank you for showing up.
05:54Thank you for your love.
05:56I love you, and we're always family.
06:04Patty, you are my Wonder Woman behind the screen, behind the camera.
06:13I am so grateful the world has brought us together, and it really made me believe that
06:20everything happens for a reason, and the universe works in mysterious ways, as we always say.
06:28And going through this journey with you together, I already said that, made me believe that
06:35nothing happens for a reason.
06:38You've been a beacon of light and always guided me with so much love, with so much compassion.
06:46Always, your friendship is everything.
06:50You've always been my friend from the very first moment we've met in this shady restaurant in Atlanta.
06:57Thank you for guiding me with such vision and so much heart.
07:02Working with you taught me to trust myself and my powers as an actress,
07:08and it was only after our movie that I finally started to call myself an actress.
07:13So thank you.
07:15Thank you for being an inspiration, and thank you for being such a friend.
07:19To my incredible fans, I'm trying to keep it together.
07:29To my incredible fans out there, thank you so much.
07:33I wouldn't be standing here without you.
07:35Thank you for all the love, all the support, for watching my films.
07:40I love you so much, and I'm honoring you today.
07:44And to all the young women out there, the young people, especially young girls watching,
07:50if a girl from Rosh Ha'Ayn can get a star at the Hollywood Boulevard, anything is possible.
08:05And finally, Katie, I love you.
08:09Finally, to my family, who my extended family and friends are all now watching from Israel.
08:16I love you. Thank you for always being there for me.
08:20Even though you're far away, you're always close to my heart, and I love you.
08:24My career has been a wild adventure, and through it all, one person has been there steadily beside me.
08:38My husband, Yaron.
08:44I can't even begin to express how much you mean to me.
08:48You're my rock. You're my compass. You're my firefighter.
08:57You're my best friend. You inspire me so much to dream.
09:03Whenever my success grew, I always got pregnant. I needed to ground myself.
09:10That's why I tell my agents, it's either I'm making movies or making babies.
09:16No more babies.
09:18But Yaron always reminded me to dream and to be free to do whatever it is that I want to do.
09:25So thank you so much, Yaroni. I love you so much.
09:30I could not have been here without you. This is you as much as it's mine.
09:34And finally, our daughters, Alma, Maya, whose birthday is today.
09:41She's eight. Mazal tov, Maya!
09:44Dandan, Daniela, and baby Ori.
09:48Everything I do, I do for you.
09:54Being your ima is my greatest, greatest privilege and the most meaningful thing I've ever done.
10:02Thank you for being part of the circus, like we always say.
10:06You allow me to fulfill my dreams, and I hope that you know that you can do the same.
10:13You inspire me every day to strive to be a better person, to be strong and kind and brave, just the way you are.
10:21And I hope that you're proud.
10:23And I want you to know that this is not about fame or movies or any of that.
10:28This is about going after your passion and working hard.
10:34And I want you to know that if you do that, you can achieve anything, my sweet girls.
10:41Absolutely anything.
10:44Never forget that. I love you.
10:47Thank you, everybody.
10:49I appreciate all of you.
10:51Thank you so much.
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