The guy who wins the Oscar for Best Actor has a much higher bar to clear than the woman who wins best… — Aaron Sorkin Copy Share Image
Hosting the Oscars is pretty much the scariest thing you can do. To me, this is right up there with bungee jumping! — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia (sister Olivia de Havilland) did, and if I die first, she'll undoubtedly be livid… — Joan Fontaine Copy Share Image
After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a… — Shirley Jones Copy Share Image
Maybe I'll give Broadway a try. But you know what would be great? Hosting the Oscars. I promise you, that would be… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
When a woman wins an Oscar for telling a story from a woman's point of view, that's going to be the win.… — Julie Davis Copy Share Image
The BAFTAs give the British point of view, and the Oscars give the American point of view, but the truth is we're… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
I love doing comedy and I love watching comedy... I'm more inclined to go watch a Seth Rogen film than a serious… — Phoebe Tonkin Copy Share Image
I, uh...I have a television, so I'm going to spend some time here to tell you some things. [To orchestra conductor:] And,… — Julia Roberts Copy Share Image
I find it very invigorating having Ken Lonergan, who's an established, Pulitzer-nominated playwright doing Howards End, or Chris Hampton who's won an… — Colin Callender Copy Share Image
In one of his final acts in office, President Obama shortened the sentences of 209 prisoners, pardoned 64 individuals .The list included… — Amy Goodman Copy Share Image
For 'So Cold the River,' I'm actually working on adapting the book with Scott Silver, who was just nominated for an Oscar… — Michael Koryta Copy Share Image
For the Oscars, I had a speech in my hand, and I just knew if I opened the piece of paper, I… — Susanne Bier Copy Share Image
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 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
I never watched the Oscars. Come on, it's a fashion show . . . What straight black man sits there and watches… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
Even with a small video we will always be able to do a small movie with friends and to show it to… — Jean-Luc Godard Copy Share Image
The Oscars are a lot different when you are a nominee. You walk around with this big smile on your face, and… — Samuel Goldwyn Copy Share Image
What a thrill. You know you've entered new territory when you realise that your outfit cost more than your film. — Jessica Yu Copy Share Image
When A R Rahman won the Oscars, I had a dream of being able to congratulate him in person. This dream is… — Mohammed Rafi Copy Share Image
Benedict Cumberbatch is not only the best name in show business, it's also the response you get when you ask John Travolta… — Neil Patrick Harris Copy Share Image
In the entertainment business, the biggest gift you could ever get is not an Oscar, it's not a Grammy, it's longevity. — Christian Kane Copy Share Image
A guy once told me that I sound like I’m a little ahead of myself. I can’t wait to thank him at… — Nicole Ari Parker Copy Share Image
Actually, I do like pink clothes, but it's not because I'm girly, it's because I'm the reincarnation of Oscar Wilde. — Mara Wilson Copy Share Image
The Oscar made me a star, and I'm grateful. But I feel had I not won the Oscar I wouldn't have gotten… — Ernest Borgnine Copy Share Image
It [Obama's Nobel peace prize] would be like giving someone an Oscar in the hope that it would encourage them to make… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
Boxers are resilitant guys. We know how to take of a big punch that hits us, we know how to survive. Oscar… — Bernard Hopkins Copy Share Image
You can't possibly hear the last movement of Beethoven's Seventh and go slow. (Oscar trying to talk his way out of a… — Oscar Levant Copy Share Image
I believe that the kids, young people should have an opportunity to have Oscar nominated actors in their movies too. — Queen Latifah Copy Share Image
Everyone says Oscar Wilde was a dandy, but he wasn't - he was an aesthete. He took pleasure in food and stuff… — Sebastian Horsley Copy Share Image
As a young girl, I was too intent on getting to London and drama school and out of east Yorkshire to think… — Anna Maxwell Martin Copy Share Image
Book awards - in America, at least - are not like the Oscars. Awards are not cumulative, and in the case of… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
As part of my job, I got malaria really badly and was put in intensive care, and I had a hallucination because… — Rebel Wilson Copy Share Image
British diplomats who worked in Iran during the 1980 hostage crisis are deeply upset by Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning film 'Argo,' which suggests… — Simon Hoggart Copy Share Image
Presenting the Oscars was the most nerve-racking job I have ever done in show business. It's very much a live show: they… — Michael Caine Copy Share Image
I'm one of those people that is up for most things. When I was offered to sing at the Oscars I was… — Florence Welch Copy Share Image
I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel… — Sally Field Copy Share Image
I love seeing the Oscar films and epic dramas. But I'd rather watch a romantic comedy than any other kind of movie.… — Jennifer Lopez Copy Share Image
The thing about the Oscars is real life doesn't stop. You have to get back to planet Earth the following morning. The… — Helena Bonham Carter Copy Share Image
history only existed in the human mind, subject to endless revision. 'each man kills the thing he loves'-Oscar Wilde. You kill it… — Janet Fitch Copy Share Image