Oscars Quotes - Page 13

• Most of my wardrobe is vintage, and I've worn dresses to the Oscars that I got for $10.

  Winona Ryder

  Vintage, Dresses, Worn

  "Hollywood actress Winona Ryder: ‘Helen Mirren is my landlady!'" by Sarah Barns, www.express.co.uk. February 28, 2014.

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• I can't tell you if one day I'll be standing up there with an Oscar or directing, but I am going to be the best human being I possibly can

  Terrence Howard

  One Day, Being The Best, Humans

  "Terrence Dashon Howard: A rising star". Interview with Jason Zingale, www.bullz-eye.com. August 05, 2005.

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• People win 'Oscars', and then it seems like they fall off the planet. And that's partly because a huge expectation walks in the room and sits right down on top of your head.

  Halle Berry

  Fall, Winning, Expectations

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• There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.

  Salma Hayek

  Cannes Film Festival, Directors, Female

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• British diplomats who worked in Iran during the 1980 hostage crisis are deeply upset by Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning film 'Argo,' which suggests they refused shelter to the group who managed to get out of the U.S. embassy.

  Simon Hoggart

  Winning, Iran, Hostage Crisis

  "What do men guilty of 'inappropriate behaviour' think they will get from it?" by Simon Hoggart, www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2013.

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• They don't show Olympic boxing on TV in prime time. They haven't done that since 1988. In 1992, they showed one: Oscar De La Hoya. In 1996, they didn't show it. In 2000, they didn't show it. In 2004, they didn't show it. In 2008, they did not even mention boxing at all. You would think the United States didn't have a boxing team in 2008.

  Evander Holyfield

  Team, Thinking, Boxing

  "Holyfield: 'I just believe that I can'". Interview with Bryan Armen Graham, www.si.com. January 21, 2011.

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• I'd like to win an Oscar.

  Vanessa Hudgens

  Winning

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• I feel like acting is something I've been working towards longer. And it would be great to win a Grammy, of course, but for some reason, an Oscar speaks more to me.

  Vanessa Hudgens

  Winning, Acting, Would Be

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• The Oscar sits on some shelf above my desk. If there was an earthquake, I could actually be killed by my own Academy Award.

  Helen Hunt

  Awards, Earthquakes, Desks

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• I was probably more scared of my high school exams than I was of the Oscars. At the time you think it's everything and if you don't do well, your life's over. Opportunities are gone. So the more you do it, the less the fear is present.

  Hugh Jackman

  School, Opportunity, Thinking

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• After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise.

  Shirley Jones

  Children, School, Salary

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I have a box of awards in the closet. I think it is weird to put them out. I might if I had an Emmy or Oscar, but I don't.

  Margaret Cho

  Thinking, Awards, Might

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• When you're up for an Oscar, you just get offered everything. It's fantastic, but a lot of it you're completely inappropriate for.

  Helena Bonham Carter

  Inappropriate, Fantastic

  "It's all gone widescreen". Interview with Maddy Costa, www.theguardian.com. November 2, 2006.

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• I might wear a dinner jacket once a year to our Oscar party - that's a big thing - but I don't go to parties. I'm social but I'm not a socialite person.

  Graydon Carter

  Party, Years, Dinner

  "Vanity flair". Interview with Janine Gibson, www.theguardian.com. December 10, 2007.

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

  Jeff Bridges

  Nominations

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• I think most people have that out-of-body experience when they win the Oscar.

  Sandra Bullock

  Winning, Thinking, People

  "Toronto: 'Gravity' wows, propelling Bullock towards an Oscar nomination" by Anthony Breznican, www.cnn.com. September 9, 2013.

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• People have a preconceived notion about who I am and it's interesting. It's like picking who you want to win for the Oscars and not seeing the movie.

  Amanda Bynes

  Movie, Winning, Who I Am

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I think that if you go about making movies to win Oscars, you’re really going about it the wrong way.

  Nicolas Cage

  Winning, Thinking, Way

  "Nicolas Cage On ‘Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance,’ Almost Starring In ‘Dumb and Dumber’ And Why He Is Led Zeppelin". Interview with Mike Ryan, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 14, 2012.

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• When I won the Oscar, I made a point of actively going against that and doing adventure films like 'Con Air' and 'Gone in 60 Seconds,' not what would be expected.

  Nicolas Cage

  Adventure, Air, Would Be

  "Berlin Interview: Nicolas Cage Explains Why ‘Wicker Man’ Is Misunderstood, His Career Choices & More". Interview with Jessica Kiang, www.indiewire.com. February 20, 2013.

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• If you think you're going to be up for an Oscar, you schedule your moviemaking.

  Michael Caine

  Thinking, Schedules, Ifs

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• January is the garbage can of movies in America, directly after all the Oscar contenders have been out.

  Michael Caine

  Garbage Cans, America, January

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• Oh, I so don't care about the podium at the Oscars. I've stood at the podium at the Oscars and that's close enough. To be a presenter is as close as I need to be.

  Steve Carell

  Needs, Care, Enough

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• I have a great job writing for “The Office,” but, really, all television writers do is dream of one day writing movies. I’ll put it this way: At the Oscars the most famous person in the room is, like, Angelina Jolie. At the Emmys the huge exciting celebrity is Bethenny Frankel. You get what I mean.

  Mindy Kaling

  Dream, Jobs, Writing

  "Flick Chicks" by Mindy Kaling, www.newyorker.com. October 3, 2011.

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• I can safely say that no one who has ever won an Oscar didn't want to win an Oscar.

  Val Kilmer

  Winning, Want, I Can

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• I guess I really haven't thought much about winning an Oscar, but if I had the opportunity, I'm sure I would like it.

  Ashton Kutcher

  Winning, Opportunity, Havens

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