It is true I'd rather get a hole in one than win an Academy Award. — Malcolm McDowell Copy Share Image
I didn't realise that Ridley Scott has never won an Academy Award. — Denzel Washington Copy Share Image
Obviously it was an out of body experience to win an Academy Award. — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
You can imagine what a trip this is for a Jewish girl from Great Neck-I get to win an Academy Award and… — Julia Phillips Copy Share Image
I didn't get into film to win Academy Awards. I wanted to have a conversation with the audience. — Kevin Smith Copy Share Image
We just constantly worked on second Saw film, it's not an Academy award level film, but we worked as hard we could… — Donnie Wahlberg Copy Share Image
White people are very good at acting like they're not racist. They deserve an Academy Award for that. — Paul Mooney Copy Share Image
The Oscar sits on some shelf above my desk. If there was an earthquake, I could actually be killed by my own… — Helen Hunt Copy Share Image
I've passed up opportunities. I've avoided the spotlight. I've never been to Academy Awards, didn't relate to them. — Harry Dean Stanton Copy Share Image
Hollywood - that's where they give Academy Awards to Charlton Heston for acting. — Shirley Knight Copy Share Image
After I did 'Broadcast News' and got an Academy Award nomination, the first thing I did was 'Roe vs. Wade' at NBC. — Holly Hunter Copy Share Image
Professionally speaking, the proudest moment was when I booked the 'Human Stain.' I knew it had Nicole Kidman, Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris… — Wentworth Miller Copy Share Image
I'm used to seeing it, but it's weird having an Academy Award. You usually only see one of them on the TV… — Steven Wright Copy Share Image
It's interesting, winning an Academy Award as a young man... life-changing, but I'm just me within that. It's been very helpful for… — Adrien Brody Copy Share Image
When I occasionally indulge in sort of a 'look back' at highlights, it's so interesting - it almost never comes from an… — Ron Howard Copy Share Image
“Lonely people want to be dead, yet we’re still not quite ready to go—we don’t want to miss the action; we want… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
I've done experimental work, I've done real conventional documentaries that were very successful, like Las Madres that was nominated for an Academy… — Lourdes Portillo Copy Share Image
I hadn't even dreamed of getting another Academy Award, and there I was unhappy in my private life and miserable, I remember… — Anna Held Copy Share Image
As a kid I watched the Academy Awards on television and always wanted one - or several - like one of my… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
It’s also true that I might have never made Taxi Driver [1976] were it not for the success of Alice [Doesn’t Live… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
I mean, people who watch Jon Stewart's show every night don't think he went far enough, because he couldn't do what he… — Bruce Vilanch Copy Share Image
I never make a movie for awards consideration. I will use the hope of getting an Academy Award a) to honor the… — Harvey Weinstein Copy Share Image
I don't feel like a movie star in my life at all, and I don't particularly think I behave like one. I… — Kate Winslet Copy Share Image
I don't think I will ever be able to really articulate how bizarre it was to hear my name at the Academy… — Lupita Nyong'o Copy Share Image
My son was staying with me, and we got up to watch it, just before they announced supporting actress, he came up… — June Squibb Copy Share Image
“the satisfaction of success doesn’t come from achieving your goals, but from struggling well. To understand what I mean, imagine your greatest… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
'Strong Island' has been a labor of love and dedication on the part of so many people, that it's just an incredible… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
To make money, it may be important to win the Academy Award, for it might mean another ten million dollars at the… — Don Simpson Copy Share Image
Payday at my house is like the Academy Awards. My wife says: May I have the envelope please. — Henny Youngman Copy Share Image
If you are looking for smart judging based on merit, skip the Academy Awards next year and pay attention to the Independent… — Annie Proulx Copy Share Image
The people voting for the Oscars are so old. I haven't seen one Academy Award voter with a tampon in her purse. — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
I'm very enthusiastic about the Academy Awards because if there were no Oscars, we wouldn't have as many good movies as we… — Robert Osborne Copy Share Image
Sunday is the Academy Awards. Every time an actor says, 'I didn't expect this,' Ruth Bader Ginsburg will do a shot. — David Letterman Copy Share Image
I went to a couple Academy Awards parties and I was definitely like, 'Whoa, no one will talk to me. — Matt Stone Copy Share Image
Oh yeah, I'm about to host the Genies, which are the Canadian Academy Awards. — Andrea Martin Copy Share Image
After the Academy Award, well, I was left with a lot of time on my hands. I thought I'd get a lot… — Louis Gossett, Jr Copy Share Image
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