Quotes about Awards

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust. Votes: 6

Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust. Votes: 6

Awards are meaningless to me, and I have nothing but disdain for anyone who actively campaigns to get one. Votes: 5

Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics. Votes: 5

Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself. Votes: 5

Awards don't really mean much. Votes: 3

Awards are only a publicity gimmick. Votes: 3

Academy Awards don't really solve anything. Votes: 3

Awards that ignore me are losers. Votes: 3

Awards do not pay the mortgage. Votes: 3

Awards are merely the badges of mediocrity. Votes: 3

Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust Votes: 3

I love awards, especially if I get them. Votes: 3

I went to the Independent Spirit Awards and won. Votes: 3

I'm officially retired as the refuser of Academy Awards. Votes: 3

Awards sell tickets, and they're a clever publicity stunt. Votes: 3

Awards for arts, where you make comparisons, don't make much sense. Votes: 3

Awards shows are my greatest inducement to get back into shape. Votes: 3

Awards are like applause, and every actor likes to hear applause. Votes: 3

Awards are like hemorrhoids. Sooner or later every asshole gets one. Votes: 3

Awards are meaningless for actors, unless they all play the same part. Votes: 3

The Academy Awards are obscene, dirty . . . no better than a beauty contest. Votes: 3

I have nine Grammy Awards. I wouldn't have that if I couldn't sing. Votes: 3

Welcome to the Academy Awards, or, as it's known at my house, Passover. Votes: 3

Awards, they come and go. The main thing is it's all about team. Votes: 3

This award is meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid. Votes: 3

Hollywood -- that's where they give Academy Awards to Charlton Heston for acting. Votes: 3

Me and my partner, Conway Twitty, cleaned up at the 1972 Country Music Association Awards. Votes: 3

Oh yeah, I'm about to host the Genies, which are the Canadian Academy Awards. Votes: 3

At these award shows, I love to see what people are going to wear. Votes: 3

I never knew I'd be in a musical, let alone win an award for one. Votes: 3

I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either. Votes: 3

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal. Votes: 3

The Hollywood Film Awards were really stressful. It was the biggest press line I'd ever seen. Votes: 3

Grammys, American Music Awards, successful albums, I'd pick my kids any day over any of it. Votes: 3

My first time ever on the Tony Awards was in 1984, the year of 'The Rink.' Votes: 3

When I was in high school, I earned the pimple award and every other gross-out award. Votes: 3

Awards are great, but they're not who you are, and pop culture isn't who you are. Votes: 3

I don't like to sit and bask in my own awards. Awards represent artistic death to me. Votes: 3

The Spirit Awards are great too, they'll say anything because they're not televised. Another great drinking night. Votes: 3

For my second and third pictures I won Academy Awards. Nothing worse could have happened to me, Votes: 3

For my second and third pictures, I won Academy Awards. Nothing worse could have happened to me. Votes: 3

I know how the Academy Awards works: It's a card game, and I'm in the toss-up category. Votes: 3

Payday at my house is like the Academy Awards. My wife says: May I have the envelope please. Votes: 3

I didn't get into film to win Academy Awards. I wanted to have a conversation with the audience. Votes: 3

Overall, we've lost risk-takers on the red carpet at the Academy Awards. All too often, stars play it safe. Votes: 3

I don't concern myself with award. I'd been to the party enough times to know it really didn't matter. Votes: 3

My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque. Votes: 3

Cameron Diaz was so cute at the MTV Movie Awards when she pulled her skirt up and wiped her armpits. Votes: 3

Remember, do the things that you fucking believe in, alright? This is what it's all about right now. [MTV Awards 2005] Votes: 3

I went to a couple Academy Awards parties and I was definitely like, 'Whoa, no one will talk to me. Votes: 3

The Nobel awards should be regarded as giving recognition to this general scientific progress as well as to the individuals involved. Votes: 3

The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly: no poem ever attains such carat purity. Votes: 3

Awards can give you a tremendous amount of encouragement to keep getting better, no matter how young or old you are. Votes: 3

I went to a couple Academy Awards parties and I was definitely like, 'Whoa, no one will talk to me.' Votes: 3

Awards are great, as you get to meet up with friends and colleagues from your industry - a sort of reunion. Votes: 3

Awards mean absolutely nothing if you don't get it. If you do get it, they're the best thing in the world. Votes: 3

I want everybody who is watching to come to the Academy Awards with us. I'm going to pay for the bus. Votes: 3

Well, it was the beginning of my film career. It was amazing to me that I got nominated for an Academy Award. Votes: 3

I am honoured that my fans worked so hard to help me win Best Act Ever at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards. Votes: 3

Sunday is the Academy Awards. Every time an actor says, 'I didn't expect this,' Ruth Bader Ginsburg will do a shot. Votes: 3

Tinseltown is eerily silent when The Oscars, The Emmys and The Grammys, The Sag Awards, and The Golden Globes aren't in full swing. Votes: 3

At the Academy Awards every year, there are best-dressed stars - and worst-dressed stars. But it's the worst-dressed that go down in history. Votes: 3

Awards mean nothing to comedians. What matters is the audience, how you're doing - artistically, for the most part - at that moment. Votes: 3

At the upcoming Grammy Awards, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony will perform together as the first time, as man and wife. Hopefully music. Votes: 3

I'm thrilled to be asked to host the Academy Awards for the second time because, as they say, the third time's a charm. Votes: 3

When they say you're the best, I always remember that the majority of the audience probably thinks someone else should have gotten the award. Votes: 3

Been sitting at home all weekend writing for MTV Movie Awards - unfortunately MTV won't let me do my strip routine ala Magic Mike... Votes: 3

As you all know by now, this is the 51st annual Academy Awards. Two hours of sparkling entertainment spread out over a four-hour show. Votes: 3

I'm very enthusiastic about the Academy Awards because if there were no Oscars, we wouldn't have as many good movies as we do have. Votes: 3

You might be a redneck if you have refused to watch the Academy Awards since Smokey and the Bandit was snubbed for best picture. Votes: 3

If you are looking for smart judging based on merit, skip the Academy Awards next year and pay attention to the Independent Spirit Awards. Votes: 3

I'd like ten more babies and ten more chihuahuas and a few Academy Awards. Meanwhile, I enjoy being a sex symbol and making people happy. Votes: 3

Awards are not the only markers of success; I don't judge myself just based on them. I believe that each cinema-goer has his own mental trophies. Votes: 3

Awards are not the only markers of success; I don't judge myself just based on them. I believe that each cinema-goer has his own mental trophies. Votes: 3

The room is full of such talent. It's a beautiful thing about the SAG Awards. It's the most rewarding room to be in as an actor. Votes: 3

I was living in the U.K. I was back in New Zealand for the New Zealand Music Awards, which is like our annual New Zealand GRAMMYs. Votes: 3

Don Knotts won five Emmy Awards for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series [in Andy Griffith Show] in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966 and 1967. Votes: 3

The MTV Video Awards were never about the video, but about the song. Most of the time it was just to glorify people for the wrong reason." Votes: 3

The MTV Video Awards were never about the video, but about the song. Most of the time it was just to glorify people for the wrong reason. Votes: 3

I watched the MTV Video Music Awards every year, telling myself that one day I'm going to be there, and it's like, finally - I made it! Votes: 3

I was one of the horses of the Louis B. Mayer stable, and I thought the films I was given after my Academy Awards were not worthy. Votes: 3

There's a lot of great movies that have won the Academy Award, and a lot of great movies that haven't. You just do the best you can. Votes: 3

I pay attention when the Academy Awards come around. I haven't watched them in a while, but I used to watch them religiously when I was a kid. Votes: 3

Entourage' is a very, very, very unique acting experience. I could go in to win 1000 Academy Awards, and it would never be as much fun as the show. Votes: 3

Year after year, the Nobel Awards bring a moment of happiness not only to the recipients, not only to colleagues and friends of the recipients, but even to strangers. Votes: 3

I can't say I want to earn a particular award or sell a certain number of records, because even if I do that, the satisfaction only lasts five minutes. Votes: 3

The Academy Awards are passed out on Sunday. It's voted by members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Or as I call them, 50 shades of white. Votes: 3

If we don't want segregation, then we need to get rid of channels like BET, and the BET Awards and the Image Awards, where you're only awarded if you're black. Votes: 3

My interest in Women in Film came from attending the Crystal Awards in 1998 where Meryl Streep and producers Gale Anne Hurd and Lucy Fisher were honored with the annual award. Votes: 3

Most of an award-show host's job is showing up and keeping a cool head and soldiering through it, whether it's the Oscars or the Hallmark Channel's 'Hero Dog Awards.' Votes: 3

MTV Awards are fun - it's MTV! You never know what's going to happen. It's a slice of pop culture in the moment, and you can't take it too seriously. Votes: 3

Britney and I wore matching denim outfits [to the 2001 American Music Awards]. Yeah, another bad choice. I'd probably pay good money to get some of those pictures off the internet. Votes: 3

I've hosted the Soul Train awards, the American Music Awards... and I had my own talk show. So if I can't host by now, what the hell can I do? Votes: 3

Awards shows have devolved into self-parodies - liberals in limos, corny insider jokes delivered by the hosts among bad teleprompter reading from the some of the best thespians on the planet. Votes: 3

It is a great honor for me to be presented the award by Mikhail Gorbachev and also to be acknowledged with the World Actress Award at the Women World Awards Gala 2005. Votes: 3

Who do readers expect to see when they pick up this book? Who has won the Most Troubled Romantic Lead at the BookWorld Awards seventy-seven times in a row? Me. All me. Votes: 3

My goal in life was to host the MTV Awards, because it's the awards show that Prince sang on, and that was the awards show that Eddie Murphy hosted and Arsenio hosted. Votes: 3

Seeing Jennifer Holliday from 'Dreamgirls' perform on the Tony Awards telecast and later discovering Barbra Streisand by listening to her albums at the Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh really changed everything for me. Votes: 3

The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself. Votes: 3

If I'm lucky enough to be involved in the Academy Awards in the future, I'll just let people make up their decision without being involved in any politics. Because it shouldn't involve that. Votes: 3

Awards are always a pleasant surprise. They are the candy-floss parts of our job - a lovely added extra to attract people's attention. The bottom line is that you want to sell tickets. Votes: 3

It's funny that it all becomes about clothes. It's bizarre. You work your butt off and then you win an award and it's all about your dress. You can't get away from it. Votes: 3

Awards represent achievement, and to an extent they show more about who you are as a person than the personal items you picked out and purchased, because they show desire, ambition, goals, and accomplishment. Votes: 3

Working in film, if you work with great directors, you learn that after every take you must let go. Sitting with my wife at the Academy Awards, we both let the moment just go. Votes: 3

Honestly I can truly say, it would be, nice, but I don't feel like I got to get a Grammy or something to feel official. I'm cool but it would be nice Grammy Awards! Votes: 3

Awards movies are normally sort of... life-affirming and noble. It's probably too much of an intellectual conceit and, you know, people don't like it when you don't lead the bad guy off in cuffs. Votes: 3

There's a big difference between the National Book Awards and the Academy Awards. At the Academy Awards you can feel the greed and envy and ego. Whereas the National Book Awards are in New York. Votes: 3

A couple of guys won Academy Awards for the things that I turned down. Today, after coming to terms with everything, after being in therapy for a long time-there are areas where I will compromise. Votes: 3

The Aga Khan Awards for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms. This means trying to bring values into environments, buildings, and contexts that improve the quality of life for future generations. Votes: 3

The Country Music Awards were held Wednesday night at Universal City. The best country songs are always about drinking and guns and love gone wrong. Next year they're giving Robert Blake the Lifetime Achievement Award. Votes: 3

The Academy Awards was an amazing night. I know I kind of lost my mind a little bit. I apologize for that. That night went so fast I can't remember what I said or what happened. Votes: 3

The Academy Awards ceremony is designed to be without irony, but Chris Rock supplied it anyway with filmed movie-theater interviews with black men and women who had never heard of the movies nominated for Best Picture. Votes: 3

The British Fashion Awards gives us the chance to commend not only the winners but celebrate all of the individuals that contribute to the incredible achievements that make London the best fashion destination in the world. Votes: 3

Did you see Britney Spears at the Video Music Awards? I don't want to say that that performance was a disaster, but after the show, I saw Rudy Giuliani having his picture taken standing on her. Votes: 3

I've done plenty of daredeviling - from white-water rafting to bungee jumping. But I think the most fearless was hosting the Emmy Awards. It was overwhelming, and I definitely had to leave fear at the door. Votes: 3

The Academy Awards was an amazing night. I know I kind of lost my mind a little bit. I apologize for that. That night went so fast; I can't remember what I said or what happened. Votes: 3

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 will be a blast. If it doesn't, it's still been a blast. Votes: 3

'Reach for a (cigarette) instead of a sweet' - ...advertising slogan..(of) Albert Lasker, (with) Mary Lasker, health philanthropist, and originator of the Lasker Awards, an American version of the Nobel Prize. ...and Memorial Sloan Kettering trustees. Votes: 3

Awards are important for all directors because they improve your working conditions. You're only as good as your last film, so if you get prizes or large audiences, then you get more money for your next film. Votes: 3

I can only point out a curious fact. Year after year the Nobel Awards bring a moment of happiness not only to the recipients, not only to colleagues and friends of the recipients, but even to strangers. Votes: 3

I only wanna go up the steps toward a different level of stardom. The BET Awards was one of those steps, the VMAs was another huge step. And the next step, eventually, hopefully, would be the Oscars. Votes: 3

I can only point out a curious fact. Year after year the Nobel Awards bring a moment of happiness not only to the recipients, not only to colleagues and friends of the recipients, but even to strangers. Votes: 3

Masquerade' is the autobiography of Wyclef Jean. A lot of people know me through my work with Carlos Santana or Destiny's Child, winning all those Grammy Awards, but you do not know what is going on inside me. Votes: 3

I know a lot of actors picture themselves winning Academy Awards. I really just wanted to do a Christmas movie because it's the kind of movie that I really love to watch. I'm a sucker for the holidays. Votes: 3

I was very aware when I went to the Academy Awards that it would probably be my first and last time. So I thought my input should really be about fertility, and I thought I'd bring some eggs. Votes: 3

I swore on screen when I got the Olivier for 'Legally Blonde,' I was so surprised. Awards where the public vote mean a lot. I'm a big Twitter fan and like talking to people who support me. Votes: 3

I had no idea what to expect when we did Ladies' Night. I didn't think it was going to get nominated for a Grammy. I didn't know that we would have to perform on the MTV Awards show. Votes: 3

When you're in your nineties and looking back, it's not going to be how much money you made or how many awards you've won. It's really what did you stand for. Did you make a positive difference for people? Votes: 3

Creating the Minerva Awards. I really have enjoyed that. I have to say that I moaned and groaned about this job but the way I have it now, I enjoy everything about it. I enjoy giving people service opportunities. Votes: 3

I don't read for amusement, I read for enlightenment. I do a lot of reviewing, so I have a steady assignment of reading. I'm also a judge for the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, which gives awards to literature and nonfiction. Votes: 3

As independent filmmakers, we are actually deeply dependent on each other. The Spirit Awards are a public expression of those bonds, the intricate set of relationships and histories that we filmmakers depend on to make our most personal work. Votes: 3

Katy Perry still gets me every time. She's very funny in person! We met at the Teen Choice Awards and she pulled my cheeks apart and told me how cute I was. My life was literally flashing before my eyes! Votes: 3

One of the most memorable live performances of my career took place on the 2002 American Music Awards show when I had to the opportunity to sing with Elton John. I was moved by the way he played the piano onstage. Votes: 3

There is a strange sort of reasoning in Hollywood that musicals are less worthy of Academy consideration than dramas. It's a form of snobbism, the same sort that perpetuates the idea that drama is more deserving of Awards than comedy. Votes: 3

I approached writing a story for the CBC Literary Awards as a mercenary venture - $5,000 for one story, not bad. Now, how do you win it? Jurors are wading through skyscrapers of paper, looking for one story that stands out. Votes: 3

Investing in women, helping women to achieve their dreams, sending young girls to college. Trying to train young girls to be leaders. Sponsoring the Minerva Awards. All of these programs didn't exist before that help women day in and day out. Votes: 3

I think awards in this country at this time are inappropriate to be received or given until the condition of the American Indian is drastically altered. If we are not our brother's keeper, at least let us not be his executioner. Votes: 3

The Academy Awards were basically created by the industry to promote pictures. They weren't really to acknowledge the performances. Then it became sort of this a great popularity contest and now, it's an incredible show and it's seen all over the world. Votes: 3

I take his talent and his passion with me - to the stage of the Opry, to the podium at the CMA Awards, to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, into my own living room. I am the realization of my grandfather's dream. I am a player. Votes: 3

Although I may find the type of programming seen during the 2004 Super Bowl and the 2003 Golden Globe Awards disgusting and disturbing, we must always work hard to defend the cherished freedoms so clearly outlined in our Constitution, including a healthy and free press. Votes: 3

I was only 24 years old when a lady called Sabina Sehgal Saikia - the then 'Delhi Times' editor - asked me to host the 'Times Food Guide Awards,' so it was with The 'Times of India' that my career began in this field. Votes: 3

To date, [Wynton] Marsalis has received a total of nine Grammy Awards; a Pulitzer Prize (the first ever awarded to a jazz musician)... and twenty-nine honorary degrees, including Columbia, Brown, Princeton and Yale; the National Medal of Arts; and numerous awards from other countries. Votes: 3

It's blasphemous, don't get distracted by these lottery tickets and statues It's just fake gold and plastic We crying for votes but how many of us is on the board Better yet, when's the last time you showed up and supported the NAACP Awards? Votes: 3

To my mind, the most important aspect of the Nobel Awards is that they bring home to the masses of the peoples of all nations, a realization of their common interests. They carry to those who have no direct contact with science the international spirit. Votes: 3

Apart from the National Film Awards, I don't see any other award ceremony that I should give value to. My personal experience about these award ceremonies is that I don't trust them. I have no faith in them so I would prefer to stay away. Votes: 3

Awards are not something that I measure my work by. I've been so fortunate and I've gotten to do such terrific things that it seems petty to look back and say, 'Oh, I should have gotten that prize.' I don't look at it that way. Votes: 3

Awards were made in Hollywood, in whatever the time it was created. They're to promote each other's movies. You give me an award, I give you an award and people will believe that we are great movies and they'll go to see them. It's still the same. Votes: 3

I have a suggestion for all of those award seekers and blue ribbon hunters. Spend your efforts on making art that connects with people. Awards impress the grandkids but they don't move the gauge on selling your product. Art needs to touch the emotions of the buyer. Votes: 3

There's been a slow death in a way. On the positive side, there are films getting into the Academy Awards that wouldn't have, but on the negative side, financiers are now dominant and making all the decisions. I can't count the ways a director's vision is compromised. Votes: 3

Just because you've made a couple movies, you've done some good movies, you've been nominated for some Academy Awards, whatever, nobody's entitled. It's a business. If they don't see it, I can think they're wrong, but I'm not entitled to a $15 million budget to make a film. Votes: 3

I recently had the opportunity to participate in Inc.'s first-ever 'Hire Power Awards' event in Washington, D.C. The event was a testament to the power of American entrepreneurship and the role that it plays in driving job creation and innovation in a wide array of industries. Votes: 3

I recently had the opportunity to participate in 'Inc.''s first-ever 'Hire Power Awards' event in Washington, D.C. The event was a testament to the power of American entrepreneurship and the role that it plays in driving job creation and innovation in a wide array of industries. Votes: 3

Now there are reports that Osama bin Laden would like to commit suicide on television. This is the kind of lead-in I have been praying for every since I came to CBS. Bin Laden is planning a televised suicide or, as I call it, hosting the Academy Awards. Votes: 3

I don't really care about awards. Votes: 1

I'll take any trophy. I don't care what it says on it Votes: 1

I wasn't expecting it [Grammy]... I'm such a newcomer among all these people Votes: 1

This award is meaningful because it comes from my fellow dealers in celluloid Votes: 1

I hope for the best, it's great to be nominated even once in your life Votes: 1

I don't like awards ceremonies. I'd sooner go to the pub with mates I've known for years. Votes: 1

Oh my God, you guys, I seriously do not have a speech prepared whatsoever. I'm shaking right now Votes: 1

I feel so fortunate to be 22 right now and having three [grammy awards] under my belt, which is amazing Votes: 1

I have two Golden Boot awards at home. It would be nice to win another, but I wouldn't mind it if I didn't. Votes: 1

I wouldn't even hold my kids sometimes because I didn't want them to spit up on me when I was dressed for an awards show. Votes: 1

Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If it's a battle between a great, big, serious novel and a funny novel, the funny novel is doomed. Votes: 1

I am proud to be a role model for my viewers. I am finding out that helping victims is as or more rewarding the all the awards I win. Votes: 1

To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States. Votes: 1

You don't learn from successes; you don't learn from awards; you don't learn from celebrity; you only learn from wounds and scars and mistakes and failures. And that's the truth. Votes: 1

Maybe best pop female vocal, I am kind of keeping my fingers crossed but you never know what is going on behind the scenes, but good bums come in all shapes and sizes Votes: 1

I've never been a fan of individual awards because football is such a team sport. There's so many things that goes into making plays. It's about teammates trusting one another and working together. Votes: 1

I feel very blessed to have two wonderful, healthy children who keep me completely grounded, sane and throw up on my shoes just before I go to an awards show just so I know to keep it real. Votes: 1

It's quite funny in that I once won Rear of the Year at my school! I was about 17 in the sixth form and we used to have an end of year celebration and give out different awards. I even got a little trophy! Votes: 1

Now, there are so many movies, so many festivals, and so many awards going on, each judged with each other, like your work is worse than others and that's not fair. How can you tell what's best and what's worst from these awards? We're talking about art. Votes: 1

I've been a very lucky guy. I played on championship teams. I played for Canada. I've won some awards and I'm very proud of those accomplishments. But I don't think there's anything greater than to come home and to be recognized at home. This is the pinnacle. Votes: 1

Happiness does not come from football awards. It's terrible to correlate happiness with football. Happiness comes from a good job, being able to feed your wife and kids. I don't dream football, I dream the American dream - two cars in a garage, be a happy father. Votes: 1

Affirmative action is a little like the professional football draft. The NFL awards its No. 1 draft choices to the lowest-ranked team in the league. It doesn't do this out of compassion or guilt. It's done for mutual survival. They understand that a league can only be as strong as its weakest team. Votes: 1

I think I work much harder on the children's books. I suppose I enjoy that. I find it interesting that although there are more than 30 books in the Discworld series, it is the four that were written for children which have won the awards. I've never been quite certain why this is. Votes: 1

I think people ease into this careerist professionalism, so if you're a writer it's your job to manufacture books as opposed to writing them and to go to festivals and spend your life emotionally invested in reviews or the awards. You have to shrink your universe in a way. To me, it's the opposite. Votes: 1

I prefer to win titles with the team ahead of individual awards or scoring more goals than anyone else. I'm more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world. When all this is over, what are you left with? When I retire, I hope I am remembered for being a decent guy. Votes: 1

I say have the night and give people the awards, but why do people want to watch people win awards? What are they getting out of it? I don't quite get it. Because they have awards all the time; there's awards for butchers, the best meat served, but they don't televise it. I don't know why they do it for films or TV programs. Votes: 1

You get moments all the time that kind of make you pinch yourself, some of them make you quite emotional. Winning a BRIT was a big moment because we were just so excited to be at the awards in the first place. Selling out Madison Square Garden was pretty amazing too. Then we woke to the news that our UK tour was sold out. It was crazy. Votes: 1

I am an outsider looking in, absolutely. You're not going to see me at the Academy Awards 'Vanity Fair' party any time soon. I'm not somebody who, no matter where I go, there are paparazzi or any of that nonsense. But I have a little window into that world, and I can enter it and dance around. I want to be the audience's ticket into the party. Votes: 1

Of course awards matter. Votes: 0

Indian film awards lack credibility. Votes: 0

I don't need any more awards. Votes: 0

No person writes to win awards. Votes: 0

Also, I've already won all the awards. Votes: 0

You don't measure life by receiving awards. Votes: 0

I don't think too much about awards. Votes: 0

I accept all awards. I like them. Votes: 0

I win my awards at the box office. Votes: 0

When I win awards, I think of my father. Votes: 0

I do acting for the awards... and cash money. Votes: 0

Scars are the awards of success, not the medals. Votes: 0

My new house is going to have wall-to-wall awards! Votes: 0

See, the SAG awards caught me totally by surprise. Votes: 0

Any awards show or party I get fly for it Votes: 0

My awards are lovely. I love to show them of. Votes: 0

It's hard to win awards if there are no roles. Votes: 0

There are no awards in Hollywood for being an idiot. Votes: 0

Hollywood and fashion are symbiotic partners, especially during awards season. Votes: 0

I get nervous before everything - dates, filming, awards shows. Votes: 0

Being in war itself is a gallant, awards are mere decorations. Votes: 0

Men are not given awards and promotions for bravery in intimacy. Votes: 0

The academy awards in England; it's a classy affair as well. Votes: 0

You don't want to make awards the reason you're doing things. Votes: 0

First of all, I never make a movie for awards consideration. Votes: 0

I didn't come into the business to get awards or titles. Votes: 0

As a major country music fan, the CMA awards are my favorite! Votes: 0

I could have a roomful of awards and it wouldn't mean beans. Votes: 0

I'm not the guy who wins awards and gets mentioned in magazines. Votes: 0

I could have a roomful of awards and it wouldn't mean beans Votes: 0

The quest for the next key art awards begins with tomorrow's hangover Votes: 0

The great actresses and actors receive awards for great roles in great films. Votes: 0

Comedy Central made their own awards show. They were named best comedy channel. Votes: 0

I've never won many awards, I didn't get certificates for swimming or anything. Votes: 0

I'd rather go to the White House Correspondents' dinner than any awards show. Votes: 0

People should be encouraged by things like awards given for corporate governance practices. Votes: 0

I don't believe in awards. It's very good for the ego, I suppose. Votes: 0

The flattery is nice, but awards don't add up to writing quality songs. Votes: 0

I think life awards you if have your priorities in the right place. Votes: 0

I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be honest. Votes: 0

Marketing is not about your agency winning awards. It's about your organization winning business. Votes: 0

Songwriting is my true passion and that's what the BMI awards are all about. Votes: 0

I love getting presents. And awards. I'd do whatever they told me to do. Votes: 0

Black music is too big and too powerful not to have its own awards show. Votes: 0

I still have certain goals that I want. Grammies... Other awards... an Oscar one day... Votes: 0

I've gotten some pretty nice awards. I'm having trouble finding places to put them all. Votes: 0

Actors like to play bad guys because they're more fun. They also win more awards. Votes: 0

Those critics awards come and go every year, but the finished movie is your work. Votes: 0

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal. Votes: 0

Obviously, the best dressed awards is very relevant, I'm best dressed at all times.(smiles) Votes: 0

I always look back to awards shows and think about being a kid watching them. Votes: 0

I want to win some awards, sell more records - just do whatever I want. Votes: 0

Remember what being an adult is: It has nothing to do with money or awards Votes: 0

I have awards right now that I do not remember walking on stage to get. Votes: 0

The Grammys are supposed to be awards for artistic excellence… Iggy Azalea’s not excellent, Votes: 0

You don't want to be flattered and become big-headed by getting awards. But, well, I am. Votes: 0

Smith and Carlos aside, I object to using the Olympic awards stand to make a political statement. Votes: 0

It's very validating when you are new in the industry to get awards. It boosts your self-esteem. Votes: 0

On being the guest of honor at an awards banquet: "Thank you for making this day necessary." Votes: 0

Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints. Votes: 0

You don't make movies to win awards. You make movies because you want people to see them. Votes: 0

I can tell you there are rewards that go far beyond money and public acclaim and awards. Votes: 0

He's a lucky guy Cristiano, he always gets first row tickets to see Messi win his awards. Votes: 0

I don't do a television show for awards. You make it so people will enjoy watching it. Votes: 0

There's that unwritten schism that literary writers get all the awards and commericals writers get all the success. Votes: 0

Fatherhood, to me, isn't something you do for awards or acclaim. It's a privilege and a huge responsibility Votes: 0

Lawyers were notorious for finding cases in the most unlikely places, especially ones with huge potential damagers awards. Votes: 0

People go into science out of curiosity, not to win awards. But scientists are human and have ambitions. Votes: 0

Titles or awards are not the mark of your success. They are the beginning of a life-long sadhana. Votes: 0

I compose music for films, and by the grace of God, I've got a few awards. That's it. Votes: 0

Much as I like getting awards in Oldenburg, Germany and Torino, it's nice to get one in America. Votes: 0

The measure of achievement is not winning awards. It's doing something that you appreciate, something you believe is worthwhile. Votes: 0

I'm really into the irony of writing vaguely radical plays that instantly win huge establishment awards. It's really amusing. Votes: 0

You know how people say awards don't mean anything? Hello! I think the energy around them makes everyone cuckoo. Votes: 0

Consider intentions carefully. Karma gives a damn about ego, awards allegiance to none, and its justice is truly blind. Votes: 0

People with honorary awards are looked upon with disfavor. Would you let an honorary mechanic fix your brand-new Mercedes? Votes: 0

My friend made me a leather dress for the MTV awards. It gives you confidence, wearing something you love. Votes: 0

I've been lucky enough to travel the world and win awards and medals, but it was time to stop. Votes: 0

It's crucial that I kind of keep up, without drifting into the backslapping land of cliche and lifetime achievement awards. Votes: 0

Books don't live and die by awards. You don't listen to an Hector Lavoe album because it won some awards. Votes: 0

Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just to put everything in perspective. Votes: 0

It's nice to get your glad rags on for awards like the Baftas, but it doesn't happen all the time. Votes: 0

I've won many awards and I want more. If you want to call it hunger then I'm hungry for awards. Votes: 0

I don't care about awards and all the attention being a 'celebrity' gets you. It's just part of the job. Votes: 0

I was at awards shows and felt really lost so it was good to play someone who was really lost. Votes: 0

I've gotten tons of awards and I believe when it's my time to get a Grammy, I'll get a Grammy. Votes: 0

There are people who want awards because it changes the perception of the audience. But I'm not into all that. Votes: 0

I judged about a zillion awards this year so Ive been reading a lot of books that just came out. Votes: 0

I used to only worry about the #1's and all of the awards. But that was a long time ago. Votes: 0

It's nice to get any awards, whether it's lifetime achievement or the Keith Richards award for being alive one more year. Votes: 0

Sports are not about awards or world championships, though those are great. They're about the relationships we have with each other. Votes: 0

I don't want awards, I want my daughter. I wouldn't exchange a single eyelash of my daughter for the whole world. Votes: 0

Football is all about winning things as a team but it's also important to pick up individual awards along the way. Votes: 0

I'm not an awards-driven person in anything. Anytime you do get caught up in that, you usually end up getting whacked. Votes: 0

The awards season gives a chance for independent films to have a bit of longevity in the press and the media. Votes: 0

Most awards, you know, they don't give you unless you go and get them - did you know that? Terribly discouraging. Votes: 0

I have done so much for hip-hop and 'til this day, I haven't received any awards or any recognition for it. Votes: 0

I have perfected the art of putting my feet on my husband's lap during awards ceremonies so he can rub them. Votes: 0

It's not just about filming, you go to awards and interviews too. I enjoy all of it, even learning my lines! Votes: 0

I can honestly say that I'm not a person who thinks about awards, as much I think about the work itself. Votes: 0

I've trained myself not to put too much emphasis on awards, only because I never got into acting to win an award. Votes: 0

When we were making the movie, winning awards for it wasn't the point at all. We didn't even have an American distributor. Votes: 0

It doesn't matter who you are, how many awards you've won, how popular you are, or how much critical acclaim you've had. Votes: 0

I love capitalism. It rewards me for being brave - it awards me for being innovative and thinking out of the box. Votes: 0

I dress up for awards, but only if somebody else is going to pay for the clothes. And shop for them, too! Votes: 0

Comedy - particularly the frothy and frivolous - is notoriously neglected by festivals and awards. But it's bloody hard to get right. Votes: 0

I've seen some great write ups and I emailed her the other night because I saw her on an awards show recently. Votes: 0

No matter how accomplished or how many awards you get, you're always still thinking there's somebody out there who's better than you. Votes: 0

The older you get, the more awards you get. So, if you live long enough, then you get all the awards eventually. Votes: 0

A lot of the films I do go down brilliantly critically and win awards, but not a lot of people see them. Votes: 0

Even if you're doing the national insurance awards, there's still that excitement when you wonder who is going to win, er, best premiums. Votes: 0

Listening to Chris Moyles on Radio 1 is the most miserable thing any human being can do, but attending awards ceremonies isn't far behind. Votes: 0

I sometimes wonder how many of these lifetime achievement awards you can accept before you have to do the decent thing and die. Votes: 0

The things you get fired for when you're young are the same things that you get lifetime achievement awards for when you're old. Votes: 0

I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards. Votes: 0

I'm not a great believer in awards-of course the fact that I've never won one has nothing to do with it at all! Votes: 0

I aint gotta get a plaque, I aint gotta get awards I just walk up out the door, all the girls will applaud Votes: 0

I've been working every year since I started acting, and I got many awards before I won the Oscar for 'The Queen.' Votes: 0

I don't bask in the awards I've won, read my bank statements, I refuse. To me, that's how you start losing the hunger. Votes: 0

They're a redefinition of boredom... the most important thing you need to know about an awards show is where is the nearest smoking opportunity. Votes: 0

Any nominations a movie gets helps to raise the level of curiosity in the public, so in that sense awards and nominations are important. Votes: 0

It's worth turning up to an awards gig if you know you've won one but, since you never do know, it's not worth it. Votes: 0

I didn't get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a Bob Uecker Day Off for me once in Philly. Votes: 0

Iloved Ashley Hope Perez's heartbreaking Out of Darkness set in late the 1930s in a small town Texas. It should win all the YA awards. Votes: 0

Whoever imposes severe punishment becomes repulsive to the people; while he who awards mild punishment becomes contemptible. But whoever imposes punishment as deserved becomes respectable. Votes: 0

On a personal level, I love the idea of hosting an awards show. I think that sounds like kind of a fun thing to do. Votes: 0

My mother has all my awards, because if I walked downstairs every day and saw all my achievements it would be so easy to become complacent. Votes: 0

If you stick around long enough, people start referring to you as a survivor. Suddenly I found myself on the receiving end of several prestigious awards. Votes: 0

At awards time, The Exorcist was nominated in 11 categories, everybody but the janitor was up for an Oscar. There was no category for what I did. Votes: 0

I don't care about awards and public image. We know the business of entertainment. We worship our work, we worship our clients and we worship profitability. Votes: 0

The reason most comedies don't win awards is that the filmmakers put the comedy first. This means you have to create a story around the jokes. Votes: 0

I never thought of having platinum albums and winning awards. I just wanted to write songs and sing when I started out in the music business. Votes: 0

School is a twelve-year jail sentence where bad habits are the only curriculum truly learned. I teach school and win awards doing it. I should know. Votes: 0

BET, I'll never, never, ever forget them for this wonderful blessing they gave to me, to be on the 10th annual BET awards for my comeback. Votes: 0

As you may know, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, or MCC, awards grants only to countries which rule justly, promote economic freedom, and invest in their people. Votes: 0

My philosophy about the whole thing is that awards are like gifts: it's lovely to receive them, and it is very bad form to covet them. Votes: 0

I'm a guy here to play football. I'm not here for photos or newspapers or TV shows or trophies or awards. I'm not into all that. Votes: 0

It's the only time that I'm ever nervous on stage, is when we're doing live TV. Especially an awards show, because I know you can't fix it. Votes: 0

I didn't get into music to win awards. I love to play and the older I get the more I love it. And I love new things. Votes: 0

I don't understand these national awards, because half of those who sit in judgement over Indian films do not... possess the competence to evaluate a film correctly. Votes: 0

I don't pay that much attention to sales figures or awards. To me, the big question is: 'Did you influence the next generation?' That's my goal. Votes: 0

We've also had comments in relation to Donald Trump's comments in respect of investment in Scotland- the UK government has never given Mr Trump awards or appointments. Votes: 0

I think I've done pretty well. I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards, so I don't have any complaints. Votes: 0

When you go to awards shows these days, you can walk through a room and they give you everything for free: sunglasses, guitars, stuff for the wife. Votes: 0

I think regular Iowans are cynical of this whole idea of corporate welfare, with the biggest awards going to the most profitable companies. It doesn't make sense. Votes: 0

It's better to be nominated for awards than not to be nominated for them, but of course to some degree such awards [National Book Award] are always subjective. Votes: 0

Just look at all the awards shows now. It has turned into a catwalk. You have to be wearing a certain designer, a certain dress, and everyone's critiquing. Votes: 0

You can never be guaranteed good roles because of an award, but I think your profile and net worth as a performer has to do with awards, unfortunately. Votes: 0

I don't know how many more of these awards I can come up for because I think a little bit is coming out of my pants right now. Votes: 0

The last thing I want is to walk into my house after a long day and see all the Grammys and awards. It would make me feel weird. Votes: 0

I don't fly any awards at the house. Any award you get is usually for something you've done in the past. And I like to keep looking forward. Votes: 0

I've never been in this business for the recognition or the awards. I just want to do good work, grab a decent paycheck, and move onto the next job. Votes: 0

Girls' is a huge show, as far as buzz, and magazine covers, and getting a ton of copy, and awards. And yet I don't think the viewership is huge. Votes: 0

Despite what The Wall Street Journal says, our awards are the best-kept secret in America, with the possible exception of what George W. Bush did in the '70s. Votes: 0

It's the biggest party in the world, and you have to keep the whole thing percolating, which is difficult because a lot of awards most people don't care about. Votes: 0

If I'm ever lucky enough to be part of an awards tribute, I hope they play 'Muffin Top' in my little clip. That's how I want to be remembered. Votes: 0

...my little blurb wasn't going to win me any speaker-of-the-year awards, but at least I hadn't tripped and fallen off the stage, crushing and killing three elderly jazz fans. Votes: 0

At one level, an award is an endorsement, a confirmation, but I always find myself looking askance at awards and good reviews, as though another Garry Disher had earned them. Votes: 0

All my friends are talented enough to get nominated for awards. I just am always surprised when things and people I like are also liked by things like the Oscars. Votes: 0

Tom Ford just started at Gucci and was getting great notoriety - like Madonna wearing that head-to-toe velvet suit at the MTV awards. I remember it like it was yesterday. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

Something happens when you become an elder rock & roller and you're still functioning. People start to give you awards and recognize achievements. It's the life achievement period of your career. Votes: 0

I sing really well, my friends say. I don't like my voice, but I sang on stage during the Sahara awards a few years ago, so I don't mind singing. Votes: 0

I worked three and then six hours a day in my studio with strict discipline and emotion. I obtained awards usually granted to other foreigners during the end-of-year admission tests. Votes: 0

The recognition definitely helps and goes a long way for helping me to reaffirm my decision to purse art fulltime. Getting awards and nominations encourages me to keep trying even harder. Votes: 0

I have been blessed to win a number of awards and be involved in numerous historical baseball moments over my 20-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. Votes: 0

Honorary degrees and lifetime achievement awards are very encouraging. I know that it might sound strange that a writer who has published many books still needs encouragement, but this is true. Votes: 0

I didn't watch the Emmys because - well, for one, I have been to awards shows, and I understand how it works. For another, sour grapes. Actually, that's probably number one. Votes: 0

[Before introducing the nominees for best animated film] If you're at the awards party with the guys who made the Lego Movie, now would be a good time to distract them. Votes: 0

I use my awards as doorsteps. Others are in the office or in little cubbyholes in our library "“ they go between the books, because they actually look like arty pieces Votes: 0

Being snubbed is not always a bad thing at awards shows because you end up getting a lot of people coming up to you and telling you how great you are. Votes: 0

It's impossible for me to think of music as a contest. All of the awards ceremonies, I mean I'm sure they're fun for people, but they have no meaning to me. Votes: 0

My goal was never to win awards. Mine was let me get to a place where I don't have to work. I don't have to do anything I don't want to. Votes: 0

I use my awards as doorstops. Others are in the office or in little cubbyholes in our library - they go between the books, because they actually look like arty pieces. Votes: 0

[I] go to the Golden Globes, the Grammys, all the awards shows. Just stuff you would never get to do as a regular person were things that were really exciting for me. Votes: 0

If the film is nominated for awards, and even if it wins them, it doesn't make the movie any better, just as if it's ignored that doesn't make the movie any worse. Votes: 0

I am honored to be selected as the 2012 Miss Golden Globe. It's very exciting to be a part of an awards show like the Golden Globes so early on in my career. Votes: 0

Science is the quintessential international endeavour, and the sterling reputation of the Nobel awards is partly due to the widely-perceived lack of national and other biases in the selection of the laureates. Votes: 0

I'm a Golden Globe nominee, yes. It's very nice. It's a very nice thing, but I kind of think of all the awards I wasn't ever nominated for, for years and things. Votes: 0

Homosexuals in Russia live in peace, work, are promoted, receive national awards for their achievements in science, art or any other sphere, medals are awarded to them, I have awarded them myself. Votes: 0

Talent is one thing, it is how you nurture and develop it, and never walk away from it. You can be rich, successful, you win awards, but it can always be better. Votes: 0

A lot of my joy this year has been to give away awards to young people, no matter of race, creed or color, because they were a terrific violinist or a terrific dancer. Votes: 0

Between speeches and awards, you can find something to do every other week. It's hard to write. Your focus gets splintered. Once you put one thing in your calendar, that month is gone. Votes: 0

I have heard of bloggers who don't accept awards. I accept them with open arms...why not? When we spread the love and gratitude around, we have more love and gratitude to give. Votes: 0

Well, I met Sandy Bullock at an awards thing a couple years ago, and she said to me, 'If I were gay, you'd be the one.' and I said, 'I'm there!' Votes: 0

The Nobel Prizes are much more than awards to scholars; they are a celebration of civilization, of mankind, and of what makes humans unique - that is their intellect from which springs creativity. Votes: 0

I was a big fan of how Johnny Carson hosted awards shows. Dick Cavett, as well, I think did a really great job of providing a nice blend of comedy, wit and class. Votes: 0

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 make me feel bad NOT winning the Academy Award. Votes: 0

The one place you don't want to wear shorts is any major awards show. You can wear them to the Teen Choice or Kids' Choice awards, but not the Oscars or the Emmys. Votes: 0

The sort of lifetime achievement stuff that I'm getting now is kind of like Tom Sawyer's funeral because they all know I'm sick. I am getting buildings named after me and awards and stuff. Votes: 0

I produced and directed a movie a couple years ago that won some awards that Samuel Goldwyn released called 'The Last Good Time'. I wrote, produced and directed it, but I wasn't in it. Votes: 0

People appreciating my performance is good enough for me. I don't care much for awards and have never given it much thought. And anyway, I can't play the games people play to win awards. Votes: 0

The bottom line is that red carpet helps us broaden the appeal of the brand. Calvin Klein used to be about a very specific woman, but we've dressed so many different women at awards. Votes: 0

The fact that there are awards and exhibitions and some people know who I am is just all gravy. I'm lucky to just work in an industry where I get to play so much. Votes: 0

In the world of crime novels, the annual Audible Sounds of Crime awards are a pretty big deal, and I was thrilled to be shortlisted for my fifth novel in my bestselling Nic Costa series. Votes: 0

I get lots of awards for being mentally ill. Apparently, I am better at being mentally ill than almost anything else I've ever done. Seriously - I have a shelf of awards for being bipolar. Votes: 0

A lot of people like to live on laurels that happened 20 or 30 years ago, but it's nice to get awards. It's nice to be labeled and things like that, but I'm not sure everybody qualifies. Votes: 0

If in my twenties I'd gotten one of the two-dozen roles that I did screen tests for and almost got, I think I would have become bored with the awards circuit, the whole hype machine. Votes: 0

Americans are always mortified when I tell them this, but in England, it's a tradition to put your plaques and photographs and awards and gold records and stuff in your bathroom. I don't know why. Votes: 0

It's great to be recognized for work, and the work is great, but once you have the awards, it becomes less important. It just gives you the ability to do better work, in my opinion. Votes: 0

Hollywood has its Oscars. Television has its Emmys. Broadway has its Tonys. And advertising has its Clios. And its Andys, Addys, Effies and Obies. And 117 other assorted awards. And those are just the big ones. Votes: 0

The Fiesta Tour McDonald's exhibit is a one-of-a-kind compilation of items and great moments in Latin music history. Every item has a unique story, including the outfit which I wore during the 2008 Premios Juventud awards. Votes: 0