--- title: "486 Oscar Quotes by 380 authors" description: "Browse 486 Oscar quotes by 380 authors. Discover the best Oscar sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ced/shobhit-tiwari-82845_awards_get-naked-win-oscar-1929958_1929958.jpg" --- > [Get Naked,Win Oscar!!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shobhit-tiwari/get-naked-win-oscar/) [Shobhit Tiwari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shobhit-tiwari/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ced/shobhit-tiwari-82845_awards_get-naked-win-oscar-1929958_1929958.jpg) > [“Hello, I am Oscar Wilde”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/hello-i-am-oscar-wilde/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b6/oscar-wilde-16_truth_hello-i-am-oscar-wilde-932996_932996.jpg) > [Every actor wants to win an Oscar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-ganz/every-actor-wants-to-win-an-oscar/) [Bruno Ganz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-ganz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8eb/bruno-ganz-27937_actor_every-actor-wants-to-win-an-oscar-100740_1007409.jpg) > [I love working with Oscar winners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-momoa/i-love-working-with-oscar-winners/) [Jason Momoa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-momoa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46f/jason-momoa-3153_i-love_i-love-working-with-oscar-winners-233198_233198.jpg) > [Welcome to the 77th and last Oscars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-rock/welcome-to-the-77th-and-last-oscars/) [Chris Rock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-rock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d7/chris-rock-767_oscar_welcome-to-the-77th-and-last-oscars-2587_2587228.jpg) > [I have an Oscar on my mantel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irwin-winkler/i-have-an-oscar-on-my-mantel/) [Irwin Winkler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irwin-winkler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/259/irwin-winkler-22049_oscar_i-have-an-oscar-on-my-mantel-189795_189795.jpg) > [Will this coffee get me an Oscar?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-dicaprio/will-this-coffee-get-me-an-oscar/) [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-dicaprio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54f/leonardo-dicaprio-997_coffee_will-this-coffee-get-me-an-oscar-2799830_2799830.jpg) > [In Hollywood, Oscar is king.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-letterman/in-hollywood-oscar-is-king/) [David Letterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-letterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/124/david-letterman-378_hollywood_in-hollywood-oscar-is-king-1357034_1357034.jpg) > [The Oscar nomination is great. It's a great pat on the back. And I like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/the-oscar-nomination-is-great-it-s-a-great-pat-on-the-back-and-i-like/) [Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b38/jeff-bridges-1213_great_the-oscar-nomination-is-great-it-s-a-gre_122947.jpg) > [I can't believe I am hosting the Oscars. It's an honor everyone else said no.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-macfarlane/i-can-t-believe-i-am-hosting-the-oscars-it-s-an-honor-everyone-else/) [Seth MacFarlane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-macfarlane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/seth-macfarlane-4710_believe_i-can-t-believe-i-am-hosting-the-oscars_1071570.png) > [I'm not going to turn down an Oscar, but I'm not strategizing for one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-ratner/i-m-not-going-to-turn-down-an-oscar-but-i-m-not-strategizing-for-one/) [Brett Ratner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brett-ratner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b3/brett-ratner-10058_going_i-m-not-going-to-turn-down-an-oscar-but_250307.png) > [The academy awards in England; it's a classy affair as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brenda-blethyn/the-academy-awards-in-england-it-s-a-classy-affair-as-well/) [Brenda Blethyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brenda-blethyn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3b/brenda-blethyn-21927_academy_the-academy-awards-in-england-it-s-a-cla_696930.png) > [The Golden Thumb is not as good as the Oscar, but it is a lot of fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ebert/the-golden-thumb-is-not-as-good-as-the-oscar-but-it-is-a-lot-of-fun/) [Roger Ebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ebert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/740/roger-ebert-655_fun_the-golden-thumb-is-not-as-good-as-the-o_1814950.jpg) > [I've often been mistaken for Meryl Streep, although never on Oscar night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-close/i-ve-often-been-mistaken-for-meryl-streep-although-never-on-oscar/) [Glenn Close](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-close/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b23/glenn-close-8097_meryl-streep_i-ve-often-been-mistaken-for-meryl-stree_509449.jpg) > ['Champagne' and 'breathmint' are the first two words all Oscar winners hear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-moore/champagne-and-breathmint-are-the-first-two-words-all-oscar-winners/) [Michael Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccf/michael-moore-884_champagne_champagne-and-breathmint-are-the-first-t_252153.png) > [The Oscar prestige was fine, but I worked more before I was nominated,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juanita-moore/the-oscar-prestige-was-fine-but-i-worked-more-before-i-was-nominated/) [Juanita Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juanita-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27a/juanita-moore-95890_fine_the-oscar-prestige-was-fine-but-i-worked_2012447.png) > [People say an Oscar validates your career. No, it doesn't. There's more good actors without Oscars than there are with Oscars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-rock/people-say-an-oscar-validates-your-career-no-it-doesn-t-there-s-more/) [Tony Rock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-rock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/tony-rock-11344_career_people-say-an-oscar-validates-your-caree_73459.jpg) > [My favorite Oscar story was a year my brother had been nominated, my whole family went.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beau-bridges/my-favorite-oscar-story-was-a-year-my-brother-had-been-nominated-my/) [Beau Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beau-bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/beau-bridges-16989_brother_my-favorite-oscar-story-was-a-year-my-br_36308.png) > [The people voting for the Oscars are so old. I haven't seen one Academy Award voter with a tampon in her purse.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-rivers/the-people-voting-for-the-oscars-are-so-old-i-haven-t-seen-one/) [Joan Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-rivers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/966/joan-rivers-669_academy_the-people-voting-for-the-oscars-are-so_267905.png) > [I've won several Emmys, a Tony and a Grammy, so maybe somebody will let me have an Oscar, and then I'll have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-van-dyke/i-ve-won-several-emmys-a-tony-and-a-grammy-so-maybe-somebody-will-let/) [Dick Van Dyke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-van-dyke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d4/dick-van-dyke-2430_emmys_i-ve-won-several-emmys-a-tony-and-a-gram_2525212.jpg) > [I know it's superficial, and you can't measure art, which is supposed to be up to the individual, but I've watched the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerry-condon/i-know-it-s-superficial-and-you-can-t-measure-art-which-is-supposed/) [Kerry Condon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerry-condon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/kerry-condon-33566_art_i-know-it-s-superficial-and-you-can-t-me_1198268.jpg) > [Oscar De La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins is an event where actors and actresses will come out, and I give all credit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernard-hopkins/oscar-de-la-hoya-and-bernard-hopkins-is-an-event-where-actors-and/) [Bernard Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernard-hopkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/402/bernard-hopkins-2692_actors-and-actresses_oscar-de-la-hoya-and-bernard-hopkins-is_2421808.jpg) > [I dont want to win an Oscar. It would change Nothing... Nothing. like you feel the same](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rose/i-dont-want-to-win-an-oscar-it-would-change-nothing-nothing-like-you/) [Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b7/rose-2524_life-is-too-short_i-dont-want-to-win-an-oscar-it-would-cha_1607596.jpg) > [The year you win an Oscar is the fastest year in a Hollywood actor's life. Twelve months later they ask, 'Who won…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-robertson/the-year-you-win-an-oscar-is-the-fastest-year-in-a-hollywood-actor-s/) [Cliff Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-robertson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9f/cliff-robertson-61814_actors_the-year-you-win-an-oscar-is-the-fastest_171900.jpg) > [As I'm always fond of telling hosts at the Oscars who are doing it for their first time, for everybody who wins,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-vilanch/as-i-m-always-fond-of-telling-hosts-at-the-oscars-who-are-doing-it/) [Bruce Vilanch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-vilanch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/bruce-vilanch-19171_always_as-i-m-always-fond-of-telling-hosts-at-t_758738.jpg) > [The people who run Hollywood are supposed to be masters at creating drama, suspense, thrills - at putting on a great show.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-corliss/the-people-who-run-hollywood-are-supposed-to-be-masters-at-creating/) [Richard Corliss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-corliss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60b/richard-corliss-4476_adventure_the-people-who-run-hollywood-are-suppose_624869.png) > [I have never thought of winning an Oscar. Rather, I never thought I would get the Padma Shri. I think God has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vidya-balan/i-have-never-thought-of-winning-an-oscar-rather-i-never-thought-i/) [Vidya Balan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vidya-balan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c63/vidya-balan-11343_award_i-have-never-thought-of-winning-an-oscar_2117731.jpg) > [I never put myself in that box of you're an Oscar winner so you can only do this or that. That's one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/halle-berry/i-never-put-myself-in-that-box-of-you-re-an-oscar-winner-so-you-can/) [Halle Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/halle-berry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b4/halle-berry-2312_art_i-never-put-myself-in-that-box-of-you-re_435250.jpg) > [In some ways, the most rewarding thing I've done were the two times that I did the Oscars, particularly the first time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-ziskin/in-some-ways-the-most-rewarding-thing-i-ve-done-were-the-two-times/) [Laura Ziskin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-ziskin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/518/laura-ziskin-33299_available_in-some-ways-the-most-rewarding-thing-i_1167286.jpg) > [I used to hunt as a child but gave up the chase in my 'Ho Ho Ho Chi-Minh, we shall fight and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-dimbleby/i-used-to-hunt-as-a-child-but-gave-up-the-chase-in-my-ho-ho-ho-chi/) [Jonathan Dimbleby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-dimbleby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/jonathan-dimbleby-13595_about_i-used-to-hunt-as-a-child-but-gave-up-th_1607148.jpg) > ['Triumph over tragedy' - how pathetic! I think people are generally freaked out that I'm multifaceted. You don't hear people saying, 'Gwyneth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aimee-mullins/triumph-over-tragedy-how-pathetic-i-think-people-are-generally/) [Aimee Mullins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aimee-mullins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/413/aimee-mullins-9973_blonde_triumph-over-tragedy-how-pathetic-i-thin_3080096.png) > [Oscar Charleston was the Willie Mays of his day. Nobody ever played center field better than Willie Mays. Suppose they had never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monte-irvin/oscar-charleston-was-the-willie-mays-of-his-day-nobody-ever-played/) [Monte Irvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monte-irvin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd6/monte-irvin-26420_alabama_oscar-charleston-was-the-willie-mays-of_1712110.jpg) > [White boys always get the Oscar. It's a known fact. Did I ever get a nomination? No! You know why? Cause I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eddie-murphy/white-boys-always-get-the-oscar-it-s-a-known-fact-did-i-ever-get-a/) [Eddie Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eddie-murphy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/597/eddie-murphy-7566_ass_white-boys-always-get-the-oscar-it-s-a-k_110747.jpg) > [I'm over the Oscar thing. I feel that if you really want an Oscar, you're in trouble. It's like wanting to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-murray/i-m-over-the-oscar-thing-i-feel-that-if-you-really-want-an-oscar-you-2/) [Bill Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-murray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/499/bill-murray-1709_oscar_i-m-over-the-oscar-thing-i-feel-that-if_2612632.png) > [I don't care about Oscars. It's such self-aggrandizing nonsense. It's a way to manipulate people into believing that their choices are what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ewan-mcgregor/i-don-t-care-about-oscars-it-s-such-self-aggrandizing-nonsense-it-s-a/) [Ewan McGregor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ewan-mcgregor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c2/ewan-mcgregor-2364_nonsense_i-don-t-care-about-oscars-it-s-such-self_196026.jpg) > [ \[Winning an Oscar\] was a beautiful thing that happened. It is in my house, and every time I look at, I see… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/penelope-cruz/winning-an-oscar-was-a-beautiful-thing-that-happened-it-is-in-my/) [Penelope Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/penelope-cruz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de3/penelope-cruz-2508_acting_winning-an-oscar-was-a-beautiful-thing-t_636533.jpg) > [The irony is I did an intimate film in France with no stars and that got me to Hollywood. It got me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-falardeau/the-irony-is-i-did-an-intimate-film-in-france-with-no-stars-and-that/) [Philippe Falardeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-falardeau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00a/philippe-falardeau-11523_cinema_the-irony-is-i-did-an-intimate-film-in-f_3006207.jpg) > [“Oscar pushed a strand of her loose raven hair behind her ear, and Camille knew she hadn’t completely failed. The man she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-frazier/oscar-pushed-a-strand-of-her-loose-raven-hair-behind-her-ear-and/) [Angie Frazier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-frazier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c0/angie-frazier-14965_bare-feet_oscar-pushed-a-strand-of-her-loose-raven_84111.jpg) > [“For Oscar, high school was the equivalent of a medieval spectacle, like being put in the stocks and forced to endure the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/junot-diaz/for-oscar-high-school-was-the-equivalent-of-a-medieval-spectacle-like/) [Junot Díaz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/junot-diaz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee1/junot-diaz-531_better-person_for-oscar-high-school-was-the-equivalent_491415.jpg) > [I've never been to the Oscars, but if I was ever invited to the Oscars, I would have this weird paranoia of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-white/i-ve-never-been-to-the-oscars-but-if-i-was-ever-invited-to-the-oscars/) [Mike White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/mike-white-9925_adventure_i-ve-never-been-to-the-oscars-but-if-i-w_1975461.jpg) ## Top authors on Oscar - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gail-saltz-36760.jpg) Pam Bachorz 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/oscar/pam-bachorz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-oscar-wilde-72846.jpg) Oscar Wilde 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/oscar/oscar-wilde/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-junot-diaz-54545.jpg) Junot Díaz 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/oscar/junot-diaz/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/oscar/#itemlist", "name": "Oscar Quotes", "numberOfItems": 40, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": 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