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Wide arrivals line2. Logo backdrop: G'Day LA3. Honoree Olivia Newton-John speaking with press4. SOUNDBITE (English) Olivia Newton-John/Honoree: \"No, I'm just thrilled. Listen: I've lived several lifetimes, I think -- and this is...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003e1. Wide arrivals line\u003cbr/\u003e2. Logo backdrop: G'Day LA\u003cbr/\u003e3. Honoree Olivia Newton-John speaking with press\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE (English) Olivia Newton-John/Honoree: \"No, I'm just thrilled. Listen: I've lived several lifetimes, I think -- and this is another one. And I'm just thrilled to be here and I'm thrilled! I'm going to enjoy every moment. Instead of being nervous, I'm gonna just enjoy every second, because life is short and fleeting, and the good moments aren't always there, so I'm very happy.\"\u003cbr/\u003e5. Actor Eric Bana speaks to reporter\u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE (English) Eric Bana/Actor: \"Yes, Olivia knows, as I've confessed this a long time ago to having plenty of posters of her in my bedroom as a child. So, yeah, I've embarrassed myself before. I've embarrassed myself before in front of Olivia. So, that's OK.\"\u003cbr/\u003e7. Actor Hugh Jackman and actor-wife Deborra-Lee Furness\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English) Deborra-Lee Furness/Actor:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I had a crush on her, too. I wanted to get physical. (Laughs.)\u003cbr/\u003eHugh Jackman/Actor: \"Well, I grew up absolutely in love with Olivia, like every boy or man in Australia, and woman. I mean, she's universally loved there. And she's a singer, she's an actor. She can do everything. She really is a great Australian. And she's done amazing things on a charitable basis. It's a really thrill . . .\"\u003cbr/\u003eFurness: \"And she's a really lovely woman.\"\u003cbr/\u003eJackman: \"Yeah, she's lovely, and it's just a real thrill to be with her.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Actors Kelly Preston and John Travolta speak to reporters\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (English) John Travolta/Actor:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well, Olivia has one of the more important careers of our generation, and she put Australia on the map in America for entertainers. And she opened the door for all of the great gifts we've gotten from Australia. So, she deserves it more than anybody.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. \"Crocodile Hunter\" Steve Irwin speaks to reporter\u003cbr/\u003e12. Steve Irwin/\"Crocodile Hunter,\" on what it's like to visit Los Angeles: \"Yeah, it's a stack of fun -- really, really good. And, this day and age, too, I get to travel with my family a lot, which is good. It's fun. At first, first couple years, I was a little bit intimidated, and all this kind of stuff -- woo -- but now it's just kind of fun.\"\u003cbr/\u003e(Reporter: Talk to us about what's going to happen tomorrow at the game.)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Yeah, I'm doing an animal extravaganza, so, my focus is on endangered species. So, I'll have a whole stack of endangered species there, and just talk about them, and get people excited and generated about comin' to Australia, really.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Fashion shot of actor Melissa George\u003cbr/\u003e14. Fashion shot of actor Kym Wilson\u003cbr/\u003e15. Fashion shot of actor Justin Clarke\u003cbr/\u003e16. Photographers on arrivals line\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE (English) Justine Clarke/Actor, on what she did her first days in Los Angeles: \"I had a coffee. I love American coffee. I've been to New York and I really love it, so, I had a really good cup of American coffee. And we went to a mall. There were lots of other people doing the same thing, so we shopped for hours. But, so far, the people in L.A have been so friendly, and really lovely. I've had such a great time.\"\u003cbr/\u003e18. Aboriginal musicians\u003cbr/\u003e19. SOUNDBITE (English) Jesse Spencer/Actor, on what he misses about Australia when working in Los Angeles: \"I just went back for 10 days, so I miss . . . I did. But, you know what?, driving into Melbourne, it's like . . . it's a city of three million, but it's like, it was like driving into this big country town. There was, like, eight cars ahead of me, and my mom was like, 'Ohmygod! The traffic.' And I was like, 'Mom, that ain't traffic. I'm sorry, but it's not.' The way of life there is very easy, and the food is great, and I go surfing, and that kind of stuff.\"\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE (English) Deborra-Lee Furness/Actor:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The smell of eucalyptus. Vegemite.\"\u003cbr/\u003eHugh Jackman/Actor: \"But, mainly, your friends, you know. Nothing sort of beats the friends that you grew up with.\" Furness: \"Bondi Beach.\"\u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE (English) Olivia Newton-John: \"Well, I guess, my friends. And I have a retreat there now and I love to go there and one of my best friends runs it, so I miss that. I miss my farm. And the birdsong, and the blue skies, and the smell of the eucalyptus, and, you know, just the Aussie thing.\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. Actors Kelly Preston, John Travolta and honoree Olivia Newton-John pose for photographers\u003cbr/\u003eAustralian entertainer Olivia Newton-John received the Lifetime Achievement award at the annual G'Day LA: Australia Week gala Saturday night in Los Angeles.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I'm just thrilled,\" Newton-John told AP Television News. \"Listen: I've lived several lifetimes, I think -- and this is another one. And I'm just thrilled to be here and I'm thrilled! I'm going to enjoy every moment. Instead of being nervous, I'm gonna just enjoy every second, because life is short and fleeting, and the good moments aren't always there, so I'm very happy.\"\u003cbr/\u003eDozens of Newton-John's fellow Australians attended the event, held at the historic Palladium theatre. Among them: members of the rock band INXS, complete with new band member JD Fortune; \"X-Men\" and Tony-winning actor Hugh Jackman and his actor- wife Deborra-Lee Furness, and \"Munich\" star Eric Bana -- all fans of the night's honouree.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Yes, Olivia knows, as I've confessed this a long time ago to having plenty of posters of her in my bedroom as a child,\" Bana said. \"So, yeah, I've embarrassed myself before. I've embarrassed myself before in front of Olivia. So, that's OK.\"\u003cbr/\u003e\"I had a crush on her, too,\" confessed Furness. \"I wanted to get physical,\" she continued, laughing. Added Jackman, \"Well, I grew up absolutely in love with Olivia, like every boy or man in Australia, and woman. I mean, she's universally loved there. And she's a singer, she's an actor. She can do everything. She really is a great Australian. And she's done amazing things on a charitable basis.\"\u003cbr/\u003ePresenting Newton-John's award was her \"Grease\" co-star John Travolta, who attended the gala with actress-wife Kelly Preston. \"Well, Olivia has one of the more important careers of our generation,\" Travolta said. \"She put Australia on the map in America for entertainers. And she opened the door for all of the great gifts we've gotten from Australia. So, she deserves it more than anybody.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThis marked the third time the gala was held in Hollywood as part of the Australia Week festival -- a promotion for Australian tourism. The \"Crocodile Hunter\" Steve Irwin limped down the arrivals line, with his knee in a bandage following a workout. 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