America Quote by Michelle Dean

Except that awards are competitive, which is a negative thing, they are wonderful for singling out deserving individuals and bringing their work to the…

— Joyce Carol Oates

Winning the Pulitzer is a really mellow, fabulous thing. You don't sit and wait for them to open an envelope. You already know you…

— John Patrick Shanley

Awards are like a pat of appreciation from the jury and viewers. It is almost like them saying, 'So, you have done well; we…

— Parvathy

There has long been an argument in New York about what, exactly, the purpose of book awards ought to be. One model sees them…

— Michelle Dean

I'm not sure that the culture of literary prizes is always a good thing, but while there are literary prizes, it's nice to be…

— Sally Rooney

Winning the Pulitzer is not that big a deal. I have seen hundreds of plays that have won the prize and you couldn't sit…

— Richard Harris

On the other hand, winning awards is cool. Aside from the warm fuzzy, it creates publicity, and that helps spread the word about the…

— Patrick Rothfuss

The whole concept of awards is silly. I cannot abide by the judgment of other people, because if you accept it when they say…

— Woody Allen

If I were a writer, the Pulitzer Prize would be important to me. This is my profession, so an Oscar is important.

— Martin Landau

Awards are an encouragement. An award is not something we aim at while making a film.

— Vetrimaaran

Sometimes earning awards doesn't matter as much as earning revenue or profit, or having a good response from the audience. No matter how many…

— Stephen Chow

The main thing about awards in movies is that they can serve as an economic surge for the film. If you're movie gets nominated…

— Morgan Freeman