Oscars Quotes · Page 7

When you are lying drunk at the airport you're Irish. When you win an Oscar you're British.

— Brenda Fricker

They're my favorite two words these days: Oscar reject.

— Linda Fiorentino

I want to get married before I'm 30. And I'd like to win an Oscar before then.

— Lindsay Lohan

Oscar Peterson is the greatest living influence on jazz pianists today.

— Herbie Hancock

Many wonderful, creative people have won Oscars, so if you win one, you're in their company.

— David Cronenberg

Oh sure, now you like him [after the audience applaud David Oyelowo].

— Neil Patrick Harris

Even if I hadn't have been nominated for an Oscar, to have won the Golden Glove was just fantastic.

— Brenda Blethyn

I adore being able to go to the Oscars and know every single person at the party afterwards.

— Mario Testino

They pulled Resurrection out of the theatres, so it was running in New York and I was nominated for the Oscar and…

— Ellen Burstyn

Hopefully, I can play both sides of the fence. That's probably what winning the Oscar gives me, the chance to do something…

— Benicio Del Toro

Reported as Oscar Wilde's last words on his death bed... This wallpaper is killing me. One of us has to go.

— Anonymous

House Speaker John Boehner said the Republican Party will no longer stand in the way of gay marriage. Then Boehner said, 'Now…

— Conan O'Brien

The one place you don't want to wear shorts is any major awards show. You can wear them to the Teen Choice…

— Peter Som

I didn't show up at the ceremony to collect any of my first three Oscars. Once I went fishing, another time there…

— John Ford

When I was a little kid, I used to say, "I would rather host the Oscars than win an Oscar." To me,…

— Seth Rogen

I just wish one of the big American studios had bought 'Devdas.' They would have pitched the film for the Oscars in…

— Sanjay Leela Bhansali

For the Oscars, I had a speech in my hand, and I just knew if I opened the piece of paper, I…

— Susanne Bier

When I'm introduced as a two-time Oscar winner, I'm happy that a film of mine has found an audience and some acclaim…

— Alexander Payne

Every film is hard work, and a few lucky people do get Oscars for what they do, and it's recognition for all…

— Walter Murch

I want to have more original-screenplay Oscars than anybody who's ever lived! So much, I want to have so many that -…

— Quentin Tarantino

Adult movies with any artistic credit are released in the last quarter of the year and expected to gird for battle for…

— Alexander Payne

I don't think I ever expected anything like an Oscar ever, to tell you the truth. That is not my motivation when…

— Leonardo DiCaprio

A lot of people give actors credit when they gain weight for a role in a drama when they win an Oscar,…

— Mike O'Malley

I don't have a sense of entitlement or that I deserve this. You'd be surprised at the lack of competition between nominees…

— Cate Blanchett

One should leave the piano when Oscar comes in. This man is dangerous.

— Marian McPartland

I'm one of the best actresses. One day I will win an Oscar.

— Bai Ling

If I ever go onstage at the Oscars, you can guarantee I'll be wearing my motorcycle boots.

— Dean Winters

Often times I don't watch the Oscars because I say this isn't for me.

— Betty Gabriel

Makeup contracts are the Oscars of the modeling world.

— Andreja Pejic

The poor Oscars - they always get slammed in the press.

— Helen Mirren

If there is such a thing as a lock on an Oscar nomination, ... Hoffman has one.

— Roger Ebert

Am I allowed to say I really wanted this? This is fantastic.

— Steven Spielberg

For exercise, I now run with my chocolate Lab puppy, Oscar.

— Daniela Pestova

I once kissed a boy at my first job because he offered to record the Oscars for me.

— Sarah Millican

I can't believe I am hosting the Oscars. It's an honor everyone else said no.

— Seth MacFarlane

Consistency is the last refuge of the unimagininative.

— Oscar Wilde

The Oscar nomination is great. It's a great pat on the back. And I like that.

— Jeff Bridges

Great news! Hosting Oscars counts five hours toward my community service!

— Billy Crystal

You've just provided me with the makings of one hell of a weekend in Dublin.

— Daniel Day-Lewis

I'm not going to turn down an Oscar, but I'm not strategizing for one.

— Brett Ratner