Academy award Quote by Harry Dean Stanton

I've trained myself not to put too much emphasis on awards, only because I never got into acting to win an award.

— Shari Sebbens

I've been nominated for Academy Awards, I know what I'm doing.

— John Singleton

I certainly never pictured myself even attending the Academy Awards, much less winning at 56. I very, very happily settled into a theater career.…

— Mark Rylance

I've been working every year since I started acting, and I got many awards before I won the Oscar for 'The Queen.'

— Helen Mirren

I'm officially retired as the refuser of Academy Awards.

— Sacheen Littlefeather

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 my career,…

— Adrien Brody

I think probably winning these things [an Oscar] can be a bit of a curse depending on who you are and how you think.…

— Cate Blanchett

Awards are wonderful. I've been nominated many times and I've won many awards. But my journey is not towards that. If it happens it…

— Tom Cruise

I hope in a years time Im not gonna be asked to awards and I wont be nominated because I havent put anything out…

— Lily Allen

It is kind of nice for when people appreciate what you have done, but I would not base my career on awards because they…

— Raveena Tandon

I' ve won awards. And they didn't make me feel bad winning them. They made me feel pretty good. But it also did not…

— Al Pacino

My goal as an actor has always been to reach a level where I can find a lot of interesting work, and I think…

— Benicio Del Toro