Jane Fonda received the SAG Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunday, expressing gratitude: “It means the world to me.” She added, “Your enthusiasm makes this seem less like a late twilight of my life and more like a go girl, kick a**. Which is good because I’m not done.”

Known for her activism since the 1960s, Fonda used her speech to address the current political climate. Without mentioning Trump directly, she referenced Sebastian Stan’s portrayal of him in *The Apprentice*, saying, “Though you may hate the behavior of your character, you have to understand and empathize with the traumatized person you’re playing.”

She also defended ‘wokeness,’ stating, “Empathy is not weak or ‘woke.’ And, by the way, ‘woke’ just means you give a damn about other people.” Warning of challenges ahead, she urged unity: “We are going to need a big tent to resist what’s coming at us.”

Reflecting on her career, Fonda called it “really weird” and “totally unstrategic,” joking, “Probably in my 90s I’ll be doing my own stunts in an action movie.” She celebrated acting’s power, saying, “We get to open people’s minds, take them beyond what they understand, and help them laugh when things are tough.”