Oscars Quotes · Page 7

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

— Mario Testino

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

— Marian McPartland

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

There is no such thing as a heterosexual male, only men who haven't met Oscar Wilde yet.

— Oscar Wilde

Oscar Peterson plays the best ivory box I've ever heard.

— Count Basie

The Golden Thumb is not as good as the Oscar, but it is a lot of fun.

— Roger Ebert

The best thing I ever bought is a vintage Oscar de la Renta short gingham dress that I wore to my rehearsal…

— Kelly Wearstler

My biggest inspiration was the music of Slumdog Millionaire.' The music that Rahman tried had such an Indian sound, but that didn't…

— Santhosh Narayanan

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

They make a humongous profit, but the people that work on the shows don't get paid a lot because they're working on…

— Bruce Vilanch

Smash together the Grammys, Oscars, Emmys, and Tonys, and you get the Green Room at the Kennedy Center Honors.

— Nell Scovell

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

— Ellen Burstyn

I don't even know where mine [Oscar award] is. My mother has hidden it because everybody who comes in wants to take…

— A. R. Rahman

When I think about the idea of Rebel Wilson having to go to the Oscars and not having something amazing to wear…

— Beth Ditto

Remember a few years ago when they left Bea Arthur out of the death reel at the Oscars? Bea Arthur! How did…

— Joan Rivers

This great imperialistic world called the United States has made us believe that an Oscar is the most important thing in the…

— Javier Bardem

The part of [Oscar] Wilde was exceptionally important to me; the man, his achievements, his wisdom, but his downfall, his disgrace and…

— Stephen Fry

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

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

— Quentin Tarantino

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

I will never do nudity. I don't care how dark and intellectual the role could be, you know...I don't care if I…

— Jessica Simpson

I won and I get to scream and jump a little. But I got to go back to work tomorrow.

— Benicio Del Toro

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

— Daniela Pestova

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

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

— Sarah Millican

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

— Jeff Bridges

It has always been Oscar Peterson. He is my Rachmaninoff.

— Shirley Horn

I didn't think I was gonna be playing on the Oscars or anything.

— Elliott Smith

Be patient.Of course it will come. It took me years to get an Oscar.

— Michael Caine

The Oscar nominations are out, and they’re so white a grand jury has decided not to indict them,

— Larry Wilmore

The key to making up Oscar Wilde quotes is to add '~ Oscar Wilde' at the end.

— Oscar Wilde

Most Oscar parties are pretty silly. They're really for people who like to schmooze.

— Daryl Hannah

I've often been mistaken for Meryl Streep, although never on Oscar night.

— Glenn Close

'Champagne' and 'breathmint' are the first two words all Oscar winners hear.

— Michael Moore

The Oscar prestige was fine, but I worked more before I was nominated,

— Juanita Moore

I never dreamed I would be producing the Oscars. That was a huge deal for me.

— Brett Ratner