Quotes about Oscar

In Hollywood, Oscar is king Votes: 3

I'd like to win an Oscar. Votes: 3

Oscar Wilde would have been like, 'laaaad'. Votes: 3

The Oscar Wilde of Welfare State gentility. Votes: 3

When in doubt, I read Oscar Wilde. Votes: 3

Will this coffee get me an Oscar? Votes: 3

I would love to win an Oscar. Votes: 3

Some of my best friends are Oscar Wilde. Votes: 3

No good deed goes unpunished - Oscar Wilde Votes: 3

I absolutely love Oscar. So classic. So timeless. Votes: 3

I actually had to learn what an Oscar was. Votes: 3

I'm prouder of my weight loss than my Oscar! Votes: 3

I am an unspeakable of the Oscar Wilde sort. Votes: 3

Getting the Oscar had the biggest impression on me. Votes: 3

They're my favorite two words these days: Oscar reject. Votes: 3

Oscar Peterson plays the best ivory box I've ever heard. Votes: 3

It has always been Oscar Peterson. He is my Rachmaninoff. Votes: 3

Having 'Oscar winner' on your tombstone is a great thing. Votes: 3

It definitely deserved an Oscar, but not a Golden Globe. Votes: 3

Nothing would disgust me more, morally, than receiving an Oscar, Votes: 3

The Oscar nomination is the best marketing you can get. Votes: 3

I think one day I'd like to win an Oscar. Votes: 3

I didn't even know what an Oscar was at the time. Votes: 3

My first movie. I think I won an Oscar for this. Votes: 3

For exercise, I now run with my chocolate Lab puppy, Oscar. Votes: 3

Oscar Peterson is the greatest living influence on jazz pianists today. Votes: 3

I won once [an Oscar]. So it can't be that racist. Votes: 3

I'm really 95 percent Mr. Rogers, and only 5 percent Oscar the Grouch.' Votes: 3

Winning an Oscar ain't about performance. There's a lot of politics involved. Votes: 3

'Champagne' and 'breathmint' are the first two words all Oscar winners hear. Votes: 3

There's absolutely nothing wrong with Oscar Levant that a miracle can't fix. Votes: 3

I've often been mistaken for Meryl Streep, although never on Oscar night. Votes: 3

There's nothing wrong with Oscar Levant - nothing a miracle won't cure. Votes: 3

The Oscar seems to have been confused with the Nobel Peace Prize. Votes: 3

I never won an Oscar... and the Oscars never won Irene Papas Votes: 3

Every time an Oscar is given out, an agent gets his wings. Votes: 3

I hope I can make Pakistan proud by bringing home an Oscar. Votes: 3

I'd rather make the cut in the Crosby than win another Oscar. Votes: 3

Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single Oscar. That's showbiz. Votes: 3

I'm not really deaf; I just faked it to win the Oscar KIDDING. Votes: 3

Personally, I never drink on Oscar nights, as it interferes with my suffering. Votes: 3

I'm one of the best actresses. One day I will win an Oscar. Votes: 3

You win an Oscar, it can double the audience that you had before. Votes: 3

I'm not going to win an Oscar anytime soon. I'm not Meryl Streep. Votes: 3

The Oscar prestige was fine, but I worked more before I was nominated, Votes: 3

One should leave the piano when Oscar comes in. This man is dangerous. Votes: 3

Most Oscar parties are pretty silly. They're really for people who like to schmooze. Votes: 3

One-eyed Reuben 'Rooster' Cogburn is the role that finally delivered John Wayne his Oscar. Votes: 3

Cry when you get a Golden Globe. Then you can get an Oscar nomination. Votes: 3

I'm not going to turn down an Oscar, but I'm not strategizing for one. Votes: 3

I think I have a better chance at getting an Oscar before a Grammy. Votes: 3

The truth is, a director wins an Oscar for a writer's script and actors' performances. Votes: 3

All the quips in the world couldn't prevent Oscar Wilde from becoming a lovesick fool. Votes: 3

The Oscar nomination made me a recognizable name to other actors and people in general. Votes: 3

I love physical comedy. I love Oscar Wilde, I love Shakespeare comedies, I love improv. Votes: 3

If you think you're going to be up for an Oscar, you schedule your moviemaking. Votes: 3

I still have certain goals that I want. Grammies... Other awards... an Oscar one day... Votes: 3

If every witty thing that's said was true, Oscar Wilde, the world would worship You! Votes: 3

I think most people have that out of body experience when they win the Oscar. Votes: 3

Be patient.Of course it will come. It took me years to get an Oscar. Votes: 3

I'm prouder of my weight loss than my Oscar! I hope it has inspired people. Votes: 3

Look at the parts the Oscar-nominated actresses played this year: hooker, hooker, hooker, hooker, and nun. Votes: 3

The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy. Votes: 3

My favorite Oscar story was a year my brother had been nominated, my whole family went. Votes: 3

[Boycott Oscar] is like crying about not having enough icing on your cake. It's just ridiculous. Votes: 3

Moonstruck... was one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Votes: 3

I don't care if you've just won an Oscar, you still have to campaign for parts. Votes: 3

The Oscar nomination is great. It's a great pat on the back. And I like that. Votes: 3

I've learned to lose with a smile on my face. That's what the Oscar teaches you. Votes: 3

I want to get married before I'm 30. And I'd like to win an Oscar before then. Votes: 3

I have my very own Oscar now to be with me until death us do part. Votes: 3

I carried my Oscar to bed with me. My first and only three-way happened that night. Votes: 3

If there is such a thing as a lock on an Oscar nomination, ... Hoffman has one. Votes: 3

When you are lying drunk at the airport you're Irish. When you win an Oscar you're British. Votes: 3

A year after winning the Oscar, almost to the day, I was directing a dog food commercial. Votes: 3

Is there a movie I think I should have won the Oscar for? Yeah. All of them. Votes: 3

It could be Grammy night, Oscar night, whatever - I don't feel the pressure to be there. Votes: 3

The Golden Thumb is not as good as the Oscar, but it is a lot of fun. Votes: 3

I'm not going to get an Oscar at 30 - that's done. So I'll think of something else. Votes: 3

Winning an Oscar is an honor, but, between you and me, it does not makes things easier. Votes: 3

It's not often that an English drummer gets an Oscar. So I'm very, very proud of that. Votes: 3

A refusal of nature as a model is a tradition that goes right back to Oscar Wilde. Votes: 3

People think you know beforehand when you win an Oscar - I can assure you you don't. Votes: 3

My ginger tabby cat Oscar - he's got his own passport - he comes everywhere with me. Votes: 3

My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar. Votes: 3

I really don't think that the Oscar changed my career much because I didn't want it to. Votes: 3

Once they call you a Latin Lover, you're in real trouble. Women expect an Oscar performance in bed. Votes: 3

You can't believe Russell Crowe is the same actor who won an Oscar one year ago for Gladiator. Votes: 3

January is the garbage can of movies in America, directly after all the Oscar contenders have been out. Votes: 3

You can't, or you shouldn't, be nominated for an Oscar unless you've turned in a performance that's special. Votes: 3

I went from everyone saying, "She-can't-act-she-can't-act-she-can't-act," to an Oscar nomination. So there was something quite sublime about that! Votes: 3

Oscar Wilde: 'Do you mind if I smoke?' Sarah Bernhardt: 'I don't care if you burn.' Votes: 3

I would like to be an actress in Hollywood and win an Oscar. The only difference is my height. Votes: 3

I have several [favorite clothes designers], but I like to wear Akris, Oscar De La Renta and Giorgio Armani. Votes: 3

Well, the way things are going, aside from wheat and auto parts, America's biggest export is now the Oscar. Votes: 3

I'm more proud of quitting smoking than of anything else I've done in my life, including winning an Oscar. Votes: 3

The foreign-language Oscar is something that doesn't go to the producer or the director; it goes to the country. Votes: 3

Whether it's Dorothy Parker or Oscar Wilde, they're brilliant with genius bon mots. Of course, I find them extraordinary. Votes: 3

It goes back to all of us wanting to be in Hollywood. We're all dying to win an Oscar. Votes: 3

People believe in you more after you've won an Oscar, but it's up to you what choices you make. Votes: 3

The Oscar nominations are out, and they’re so white a grand jury has decided not to indict them, Votes: 3

Even if I hadn't have been nominated for an Oscar, to have won the Golden Glove was just fantastic. Votes: 3

I can safely say that no one who has ever won an Oscar didn't want to win an Oscar. Votes: 3

We are going to have a huge Oscar issue, you are going to see everything in such beautiful detail. Votes: 3

There is no worse situation to be in than Oscar night. Not knowing whether you've won is completely draining. Votes: 3

Our minds are big enough to contemplate the cosmos but small enough to care about who wins an Oscar Votes: 3

The Oscar is the most valuable, but least expensive, item of world-wide public relations ever invented by any industry. Votes: 3

I would have liked to have known Oscar Wilde because I think he must have been very amusing and entertaining. Votes: 3

I think watching Channing Tatum caress his Lego Oscar statue will be something I won't forget. Even if I try. Votes: 3

I've never wanted an Oscar, although they are reassuring to an actor who doesn't know how really great he is. Votes: 3

The only non-believer I encountered was Oscar Levant who wouldn't visit Disneyland because he said he had his own hallucinations. Votes: 3

If there weren't blacks, Jews and gays, there would no Oscars. Or anyone named Oscar, if you think about that. Votes: 3

Tom McCarthy said to me, 'Buddy, you got an Oscar nomination through that haircut! That's the real feat, man.' Votes: 3

I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part. Votes: 3

Actually, I do like pink clothes, but it's not because I'm girly, it's because I'm the reincarnation of Oscar Wilde. Votes: 3

Even after such milestones as Kathryn Bigelow winning an Oscar, there still seem to be few women in leadership roles. Votes: 3

I believe that the kids, young people should have an opportunity to have Oscar nominated actors in their movies too. Votes: 3

My eldest brother Atticus just won an Oscar some years ago, as he wrote the music for The Social Network. Votes: 3

There's a lot of money in doing score music. You can get a chance to get nominated for an Oscar. Votes: 3

As a kid, I used to go see all the jazz players, Oscar Peterson, Stan Kenton, Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespe. Votes: 3

Winning the Oscar was like winning all the prizes in one single night that I never won as a kid. Votes: 3

The Chinese general Sun Tzu said that all war was based on deception. Oscar Wilde said the same thing of romance. Votes: 3

Every actor, every director, everybody needs an Oscar. You have to have that little statue in Hollywood, or else you're nothing! Votes: 3

There was a theft! But, of course, if it was up to me, every two years I would win an Oscar. Votes: 3

In the entertainment business, the biggest gift you could ever get is not an Oscar, it's not a Grammy, it's longevity. Votes: 3

I'm glad that I get to take my final walk as the princess of 2012. ...there's nothing wrong with winning an Oscar! Votes: 3

The last time I saw a blonde with red streaks in her hair she was laying on Oscar Pistorius' bathroom floor, Votes: 3

My eldest brother Atticus just won an Oscar some years ago, as he wrote the music for 'The Social Network.' Votes: 3

Deep down, you do want a Grammy, you do want an Oscar. You do want people to acknowledge what you've done. Votes: 3

Nate Silver is now forecasting Oscar winners. The only area of life in which he has no expertise, ironically, is life itself. Votes: 3

You win the Oscar, you get to go into just about anybody's office for a month. I had a lot of meetings. Votes: 3

As Oscar Wilde should have said, when bad ideas have nowhere else to go, they emigrate to America and become university courses. Votes: 3

When I'm lying drunk at an airport the press call me Irish... but when I win an Oscar, I'm classified as British. Votes: 3

You know what Oscar Wilde said, ma'am? He said, "nothing that is worth knowing can be taught". Nothing personal, ma'am... Carry on. Votes: 3

Winning 'Motor Trend' Car of the year is probably the closest thing to winning the Oscar or Emmy of the car industry. Votes: 3

In L.A., unless you've just won an Oscar or you're Mr. Studio Head, no one talks to you. Even at parties. Votes: 3

I'm not ashamed of being a bubbly, funny person. I think that's as valid as being the dark, brooding, tortured Oscar-nominated one. Votes: 3

Oscar Hammerstein was a surrogate father during all those many days, and weeks and months when I didn't see my own father. Votes: 3

A make-up artist I know polished her Oscar and it lost its lustre. But if you don't polish it, it doesn't tarnish. Votes: 3

When I won the Oscar, there was something telling me 'this isn't the truth'. I had to get back to real work. Votes: 3

'Oscar Wao' for example cohered in a period of terrible distress. All the novels that I wanted to write were not happening. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

We need writers, we need to tell stories that include minority people, and then we won't have this discussion about Oscar so white. Votes: 3

I have to remember that winning an Oscar is an almost unbelievable goal and that it is an honour just to be nominated. Votes: 3

The guy who wins the Oscar for Best Actor has a much higher bar to clear than the woman who wins best actress. Votes: 3

I work under the assumption that, generally speaking, my taste and the taste of the Oscar voters are not one in the same. Votes: 3

I got brown sandwiches and green sandwiches. Its either very new cheese or very old meat. - Oscar Madison, from The Odd Couple Votes: 3

When you get to know some of the history of the game, Oscar Robertson is one of the names that pops up first. Votes: 3

Truly saddened by the loss of one of the greatest fashion icons of all time. Oscar de la Renta will be greatly missed. Votes: 3

The Northeast is being hit with a major snowstorm. Forecasters said they've haven't seen a whiteout like this since last week's Oscar nominations. Votes: 3

I wasn't a kid growing up thinking, 'One day I'll get an Oscar and make a speech.' That wasn't on my mind. Votes: 3

I've been working every year since I started acting, and I got many awards before I won the Oscar for 'The Queen.' Votes: 3

If they didn't have an Oscar for people to shoot for, all they'd do is be making 'Dumb And Dumber' again and again. Votes: 3

It's not just people in Hollywood: I'm sure everyone in the world thinks, 'What would be it like if I won an Oscar? Votes: 3

I cannot absorb living in a world where I have an Oscar for best actress and Denzel doesn't have one for best actor. Votes: 3

I'll probably never win an Oscar, but I'll sure have a lot of fun! I really believe that movies are the great escape. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

I love doing comedy and I love watching comedy... Im more inclined to go watch a Seth Rogen film than a serious Oscar drama. Votes: 3

I love doing comedy and I love watching comedy... I'm more inclined to go watch a Seth Rogen film than a serious Oscar drama. Votes: 3

Im in my mid-30s, Ive won an Oscar, I have four children. You figure out if my deafness has adversely affected my life. Votes: 3

I think if you're able to do over the course of your career 20, 30, 50 very wonderful rich characters, you'd rather have that than an Oscar. Votes: 3

The Oscar sits on some shelf above my desk. If there was an earthquake, I could actually be killed by my own Academy Award. Votes: 3

I don't have any ambition to make lots of money or win an Oscar or anything like that. It's not about that for me. Votes: 3

The Oscar for the films, it'd be nice. But I don't make those kind of films, and I don't think that will ever happen. Votes: 3

Asking me what I think of Oscar (Hammerstein) is like asking me what I think of the Yankees, Man o' War and Strawberry Sundaes. Votes: 3

I was essentially trained by Oscar Hammerstein to think of songs as one-act plays, to move a song from point A to point B dramatically. Votes: 3

[To reporter who telephoned with news of her Oscar:] If you are joking me, I will get up immediately and kill you wherever you are. Votes: 3

That's like asking you to pick your favorite child... I do however, think Bird on a Wire was one of my finest works. Oscar caliber. Votes: 3

Oscar night is a ridiculous night where you go to these parties and you see everyone that you've ever wanted to work with and admire. Votes: 3

Cary Grant never won an Oscar, primarily, I suspect, because he made everything look so effortless. Why reward someone for having fun, for being charming? Votes: 3

I have believed for many years that Oscar Peterson is not only the greatest pianist in jazz today, but the greatest it has ever known. Votes: 3

High-pitched squeal like a beauty pageant contestant found best in show, Oprah audience member given a new Chevy, rookie actress surprised with an unlikely Oscar. Votes: 3

What a lurid life Oscar Wilde does lead - so full of extraordinary incidents. What a chance for the memoir writers of the next century Votes: 3

You know, I have the best parents in the world and I got really, really lucky because they think that everything I do is Oscar-worthy. Votes: 3

When a woman wins an Oscar for telling a story from a woman's point of view, that's going to be the win. That's the moment. Votes: 3

I've won several Emmys, a Tony and a Grammy, so maybe somebody will let me have an Oscar, and then I'll have a full set. Votes: 3

High-pitched squeal like a beauty pageant contestant found best in show, Oprah audience member given a new Chevy, rookie actress surprised with an unlikely Oscar." Votes: 3

This whole Oscar thing is so political. It's about how much a film grosses, and who's in it, and how well it has been promoted. Votes: 3

I never planned to win an Oscar. When I auditioned for 'Ray,' I was just thinking about what a great project it would be. Votes: 3

By the time the Oscars are on I'll be seventy. How many more chances am I going to have to get nominated for an Oscar? Votes: 3

If there is an auteur who influenced me - and there is only one - that is Charlie Chaplin. And he never won an Oscar. Votes: 3

If there was criticism about [Oscar Wilde], it was because it was written by a straight man who wasn't very educated about the gay world. Votes: 3

I touched an Oscar once. Friend of mine has one, for writing. As soon as I touched it, he said, Now you'll never win one. Votes: 3

If, with the literate, I am Impelled to try an epigram, I never seek to take the credit; We all assume that Oscar said it. Votes: 3

Sure I was glad to see John Wayne win the Oscar I'm always glad to see the fat lady win the Cadillac on TV, too. Votes: 3

I never, in my wildest dreams, could I have thought that the first role I get out of school would lead to an Oscar nomination. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

I look a little like Beaker. I think I'm a cross between Beaker and The Count. My hair looks like Oscar the Grouch. It's Muppety hair. Votes: 3

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: 3

It [Obama's Nobel peace prize] would be like giving someone an Oscar in the hope that it would encourage them to make a decent motion picture. Votes: 3

Timothy Spall - best known to mainstream audiences as Wormtail in the Harry Potter series - delivers an Oscar-caliber tour de force reminiscent of Charles Laughton Votes: 3

I'm not into the Oscar and Emmys as much as I used to be because I'm tired of looking at people who don't look like me. Votes: 3

Leo couldnt deliver Mr. Martin Scorsese his Oscar with The Aviator, but I will go on record to say I will do so in The Departed. Votes: 3

Making the best-seller list is a big deal; it's like being nominated for an Oscar. Hitting No. 1 is like actually winning the award. It's very gratifying. Votes: 3

Leo couldn't deliver Mr. Martin Scorsese his Oscar with 'The Aviator', but I will go on record to say I will do so in 'The Departed'. Votes: 3

Research by Donald A. Redelmeier and Sheldon M. Singh has found that, on average, Oscar winners live nearly four years longer than nominees that don't win. Votes: 3

I'm thinking about naming my first son Emmy so I can say I've got one. I want Emmy, Oscar and Tony - and my daughter Grammy. Votes: 3

Get up from the piano ... Oscar is in the house. Who wants to be at the piano when Oscar is there? Find something else to do. Votes: 3

The Oscar is the fantasy that you're afraid to believe in, but in the secrecy of your little dark room, you dream and wait for it. Votes: 3

I never dreamed in a million years that 'The Lord of the Rings' would be nominated for an Oscar. Those types of fantasy movies never got nominations. Votes: 3

[Vincent Price] did Oscar Wilde on Broadway, and I think he probably did it because he was almost like an Oscar Wilde. He had that brilliant humor. Votes: 3

Argo,' 'Lincoln,' and 'Zero Dark Thirty,' three films honored with Best Picture Oscar nominations, lionize their Washington-anchored protagonists as crafty, competent, and virtually incorruptible. Votes: 3

Stephen Sondheim told me that Oscar Hammerstein believed everything that he wrote. So there's great truth in the songs, and that's what was so wonderful to find. Votes: 3

My life as a working theorist began three months after this preliminary study and background reading, when Oscar gently nudged me toward working on a particular problem. Votes: 3

'Argo,' 'Lincoln,' and 'Zero Dark Thirty,' three films honored with Best Picture Oscar nominations, lionize their Washington-anchored protagonists as crafty, competent, and virtually incorruptible. Votes: 3

Nathan Lane always wanted to play Oscar. When he came in the first day, he already knew his lines. He said he'd known them since he was 18. Votes: 3

I didn't expect to win the Oscar. You grow up watching the Oscars on TV and you think it happens to fancy people. It was really surreal. Votes: 3

It's been awhile. My Oscar is getting kind of tarnished. I looked at it a couple of years ago and thought I really needed a new one. Votes: 3

I didn't expect to win the Oscar. You grow up watching the Oscars on TV and you think it happens to fancy people. It was really surreal Votes: 3

There's a lot of money in doing score music. You can get a chance to get nominated for an Oscar; I would love to get nominated again. Votes: 3

This sounds crazy, but my goal is to be nominated for an Oscar. I was the kid who was practicing my acceptance speech when I was ten. Votes: 3

Apparently Jamie is great at being soft and hard at the same time. Which is hard to do for an actor! He's going to get an Oscar! Votes: 3

The year you win an Oscar is the fastest year in a Hollywood actor's life. Twelve months later they ask, 'Who won the Oscar last year?' Votes: 3

I'd be doing Oscar predictions months ahead of time, and not only for the Oscars, for the Grammys. This is just what excited me as a kid. Votes: 3

I think that the Oscar gives you some kind of guts or something, it gives you the illusion that you can do it. It's good for business. Votes: 3

Trust me, when they read the [Oscar] results, my face was...frozen. But then I thought about it, and I just decided just to...let it go. Votes: 3

I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia (sister Olivia de Havilland) did, and if I die first, she'll undoubtedly be livid because I beat her to it! Votes: 3

I went to drama school. I'm classically trained; I studied Shakespeare, blah blah blah. But I always preferred to do Oscar Wilde, or Shakespeare's comedies over his dramas. Votes: 3

I don't care who you are. When you sit down to write the first page of your screenplay, in your head, you're also writing your Oscar acceptance speech. Votes: 3

Because I think in order to get famous you have to be known for something. Like 'You're the romantic comedy girl' or 'You're the Oscar-winning whatever girl.' Votes: 3

I think that it's a myth that there's one job that makes your whole career, unless you're winning an Oscar. But even that doesn't work for some people. Votes: 3

It is a remarkably beautiful piece of home furnishing, the Oscar. I used to keep it up in front of a mirror so that it looked like two Votes: 3

My taste tends to skew a little bit towards the more feminine. Monique Lhuillier, Oscar de la Renta. Some of his wedding dresses in particular have been spectacular. Votes: 3

With her first Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Lisbeth Salander in 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,' Rooney Mara gave fashion fans a new Gothic-chic muse. Votes: 3

It is a remarkably beautiful piece of home furnishing, the Oscar. I used to keep it up in front of a mirror so that it looked like two. Votes: 3

I can be a real pessimist. You know that when you win an Oscar, and you walk offstage, and your first thought is: 'Oh God, I've peaked.' Votes: 3

Comedians don`t get Oscars, so I gave up on that a long time ago. And I can`t really speak about the Oscar-worthiness of my own performance. Votes: 3

That's one of the things we're most excited about, really, is just allowing this great, Oscar-nominated actor, giving him material to play in one of his signature roles. Votes: 3

Wall Street' was a very important movie for me in terms of my career. I won an Oscar, and then the film 'Fatal Attraction' came right after it. Votes: 3

The best thing I ever bought is a vintage Oscar de la Renta short gingham dress that I wore to my rehearsal dinner the night before my wedding. Votes: 3

It's like chasing a beautiful woman for 80 years. Finally, she relents and you say, 'I'm terribly sorry. I'm tired.' [After winning his first Oscar after so many losses] Votes: 3

As an artist, I didn't think I was gonna get an Oscar. I've never said this, but I've never looked at it like, "We're gonna win Best Supporting Actor." Votes: 3

I was the worst extra, I was 'that' guy. I was the guy on the phone trying to get the Oscar for best extra - for best background performance. Votes: 3

It [winning Oscar] is the most important event in the career of an actor, an extraordinary moment, beautiful. Some people live their whole life just to win an Oscar. Votes: 3

It really hit home that my parents felt as though they didn't have to worry anymore. They realized if you could win an Oscar, that was a good sign. Votes: 3

But when it became an international hoopla where careers lived and died on whether or not you did or didn't get an Oscar, then it got out of hand. Votes: 3

I want to be the best daughter, sister, friend and wife I can possibly be - because when I die, I am not going to be buried with my Oscar. Votes: 3

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: 3

You know, the Oscar I was awarded for The Untouchables is a wonderful thing, but I can honestly say that I'd rather have won the U.S. Open Golf Tournament. Votes: 3

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 Votes: 3

Oscar Peterson is my favorite all-around pianist. There are pianists I like because of one thing and pianists I like because of another. But overall, I like Oscar Peterson best. Votes: 3

I was afraid I would get the Oscar for 'Irma La Douce' because it was popular. But I didn't want to because I didn't really think it was that good. Votes: 3

I've heard it said that winning an Oscar means you live five years longer. If that's true I want to thank the academy because my husband is younger than me. Votes: 3

My wearing my hair in locs on an Oscar red carpet was to showcase them in a positive light, to remind people of color that our hair is good enough. Votes: 3

If some of us can get an Oscar for extolling that it's hard out there for a pimp, why can't others of us admonish: 'Then quit acting like a pimp'? Votes: 3

When I was a little kid, I used to say, "I would rather host the Oscars than win an Oscar." To me, that seemed like the more appealing, fun gig. Votes: 3

I've been around since I was 19, I won the Oscar when I was 21, I've had a couple of TV series. I've continued to work despite the predictions of some naysayers. Votes: 3

If you put on an Oscar Wilde [play], it will interest those who are interested in Oscar Wilde. But it won't interest anybody else, because they won't get that wit. Votes: 3

In my research, all roads led back to Oscar. It's definitely in a way trying to understand the truly English element to glam-rock. It really does not come from American culture. Votes: 3

House Speaker John Boehner said the Republican Party will no longer stand in the way of gay marriage. Then Boehner said, 'Now can I go to Elton John's Oscar party?' Votes: 3

...Most attackers aren't going to be dissuaded by a witty remark.""That's profiling," said Mattheus. "Maybe they're Oscar Wilde fans.""He did have great clothes.""Proving that stereotypes can span centuries. Votes: 3

For a relative newcomer, it's obviously a dream to work with such a talented actress as Anna Paquin, who won an Oscar at 10, or something ridiculous like that. That's a dream. Votes: 3

Triumph over tragedy' - how pathetic! I think people are generally freaked out that I'm multifaceted. You don't hear people saying, 'Gwyneth Paltrow won an Oscar - and she's blonde!' Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

The truth is I don't see a lot of movies. I see the Oscar films. I see the films that are sent to me and a few films throughout the year. Votes: 3

I hope to God I don't win an Oscar tomorrow night. It would really depress me if I did. I really don't deserve it. It wasn't that important a part anyhow. Votes: 3

Success is a relative quotient, and fame can be ephemeral. An Oscar is something that becomes a part of your record, a tangible acknowledgement that your efforts have made a difference. Votes: 3

It's a little bit silly to pit us all against each other as if we were running a race. Just think about the fact that Richard Burton never won an Oscar. Votes: 3

I do this for her and my family. This is my way of paying my mom back by going after my goals relentlessly and trying to win that Oscar one day. Votes: 3

I love Michelle Williams and Natalie Portman - those are the careers I want. My goal is to win an Oscar, and I'm going to take the steps to get there. Votes: 3

The Oscar made me a star, and I'm grateful. But I feel had I not won the Oscar I wouldn't have gotten into the messes I did in my personal life. Votes: 3

Oscar Wilde said the rich and the poor are equal - they can both sleep under the bridge. Right? Do they have a right? You're damn right they have a right! Votes: 3

Boxers are resilitant guys. We know how to take of a big punch that hits us, we know how to survive. Oscar is a survivor, he's gonna be back bigger and stronger. Votes: 3

Nothing would make me happier if Peter Falk would finally win his Oscar for this. Not just as the writer but as a fan and a friend. It would be so great Votes: 3

Hollywood liberals could not be reached for comment on the cost of the inauguration because they were being fitted for gowns and jewelry worth millions of dollars in anticipation of Oscar night. Votes: 3

I got an agent. He said, what do you wanna do, and I said, I want an Oscar nomination. That's your job, that's what I'm paying you for. And I got it. Votes: 3

I'd love to win an Oscar; that would be great. I hope to get a feature film that I've made get a wide release. I'm not sure that's ever going to happen. Votes: 3

I can remember before 'Rain Man,' I just couldn't get in on anything, any features. After that and it winning the Oscar - the next year, I co-starred in six movies. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

I will never win an Oscar, and do you know why? First of all, because I'm not Jewish. Secondly, I make too much money for all those old farts in the Academy. Votes: 3

Whether it's running for president or trying to win an Oscar, campaigning is a must and relationships are a big part of that. It's about who you know to rally behind you. Votes: 3

If Martin Scorsese calls, I am available. And then there the ones, well, you can just run down the list - any of those Oscar-nominated films, they have amazing directors across the board. Votes: 3

Many in Hollywood viewed the public persona of the young Debbie Reynolds as demure and vulnerable to be a complete facade. Pianist Oscar Levant once quipped, "She's as wistful as an iron factory." Votes: 3

I never place limits on the potential success of my students. If they're going into acting, they're going to win the Oscar... If they're going into law, they're going to be chief justice. Votes: 3

I’ve been enjoying a couple of post-Oscar burgers. So I didn’t fit into a lot of the vintage stuff. I wanted to wear something that was a little bit more forgiving. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

So who's perfect? ... Washington had false teeth. Franklin was nearsighted. Mussolini had syphilis. Unpleasant things have been said about Walt Whitman and Oscar Wilde. Tchaikovsky had his problems, too. And Lincoln was constipated. Votes: 3

I've always wanted to appear in a 3-D Movie, that's always been a goal of mine. If you appear in a 3-D picture you are a shoo-in for an Oscar. There's no competition. Votes: 3

Every year there's an Oscar and Grammy and we celebrate those shows. We do the same in the U.S about sports schools and colleges. The same thing doesn't happen for tech and STEM. Votes: 3

Speaking of Oscars, I would win overwhelmingly if the Academy gave an Oscar for faking orgasms. I have done some of my best acting convincing my partners I was in the throes of ecstasy. Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

Oscar nominations came out today. Up for best actor, Sean Penn for 'Mystic River,' Jude Law for 'Cold Mountain,' and of course, George W. Bush for 'Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction.' Votes: 3

When you look at Darling and the Oscars, it has to be luck. It was a black and white film and it was the last time that there was a black and white Oscar. Votes: 3

My favorite work is The Full Monty because I got an Oscar for it. But it was really hard work at the time. Sometimes comedy is not a bundle of laughs to actually do. Votes: 3

Oscar Wilde turned the world upside down and was able to laugh at it, and hopefully by the time I'm 120 and worn out, that's what I will achieve. I love being alive so much. Votes: 3

As happens with people who love a thing too much, it destroys them. Oscar Wilde said, 'You destroy the thing that you love.' It's the other way around. What you love destroys you. Votes: 3

Oscar Wilde said that the gods punish us in two ways: first, they don't give us what we want, then, they do. He forgot the third way: we finally see the cost of getting it. Votes: 3

Hopefully, I can play both sides of the fence. That's probably what winning the Oscar gives me, the chance to do something with a studio and do other things that I really want to do. Votes: 3

Oscar Wilde said that sunsets were not valued because we could not pay for sunsets. But Oscar Wilde was wrong; we can pay for sunsets. We can pay for them by not being Oscar Wilde. Votes: 3

And even Moonstruck - for some reason the audience were just in the mood for a very romantic film, because it's one of the few romantic comedies to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Votes: 3

I caught malaria, and the medicines caused a hallucination. I dreamt I won an Oscar for acting. I know it sounds stupid, but it was so real, and I just knew then it would happen. Votes: 3

I've done one movie. And it's not a movie I want to stand on as far as acting ability goes. I mean, I'm not going to win an Oscar anytime soon. I'm not Meryl Streep. Votes: 3

But seriously, I think overall in the scheme of things winning an Emmy is not important. Let's get our priorities straight. I think we all know what's really important in life - winning an Oscar. Votes: 3

The color, the shape, and the texture--none of it is accidental. Every item we wear has a glorious (or sometimes not so glorious) history, and that history extends back years--centuries, even--before Oscar de la Renta's 2002 collection. Votes: 3

Oscar and I have something in common. Oscar first came to Hollywood scene in 1928. So did I. We're both a little weather-beaten, but we're still here and plan to be around for a whole lot longer. Votes: 3

I think the Emmy obviously is very prestigious and is the gold standard obviously in terms of television. But the Oscars go beyond that. I believe children, when they're growing up, dream of holding that Oscar. Votes: 3

I can do more than anyone suspects. I pride myself on my versatility. It took 32 years of difficult parts, second leads, villains and juveniles. The Oscar changed the quality of the roles I was being offered. Votes: 3

In the past, 'Avatar' would have won because they [Oscar voters] loved to hand out awards to big productions, like 'Ben-Hur.' Today it's fashionable to give the Oscar to a small movie that nobody saw. Votes: 3

During her Oscar acceptance speech, Patricia Arquette called for equal pay for women. Then Oprah stood up and said, 'She's right, I can't live like this. I can't take another second of this living hell.' Votes: 3

I used to say that winning the Oscar means being back at the Beverly Hills Hotel at 1 A.M. feeling empty. It's the industry voting. It doesn't come from God. It doesn't change your life, really. Votes: 3

I was raised on the brothers Grimm, but my favorite fairy tales in the world are Oscar Wilde's - 'The Nightingale and the Rose,' 'The Selfish Giant.' The latter is probably my all-time favorite. Votes: 3

The possibility of an Oscar is something I definitely think about and the fact that I can even say that is just a blessing. It's something I would be incredibly honored to be a part of. Votes: 3

I'm definitely interested in taking on roles where I don't look like myself. But I'm not saying I'm going to go out of my way to play a disabled person in order to win an Oscar. Votes: 3

I can't wait to ride my electric scooter, walk my dog, watch TV, be bored … and I'm gonna put [my Oscar] in my hand and kiss it every night before I go to sleep. Votes: 3

I have never thought of winning an Oscar. Rather, I never thought I would get the Padma Shri. I think God has been kind to me. I think getting Oscar award is not too far away. Votes: 3

It has never ever been a bad thing in Hollywood to be sleeping with a director who's just won an Oscar or the hot new movie star whose face is on the cover of 'Time' magazine. Votes: 3

To get an Oscar would be an incredible moment in my career, there is no doubt about that. But the 'Lord of the Rings' films are not made for Oscars, they are made for the audience. Votes: 3

I've got a checklist of things I want - including a Brit, a Grammy, an Oscar and a white poodle. Sometimes it gets lonely, and I want a baby too! I'm ticking things off the list. Votes: 3

Play doesn't have to be a frivolous thing. You may think of a Beethoven symphony as something serious, but it's still being played. I think Oscar Wilde said that life is too important to be taken seriously. Votes: 3

I have no regard for that kind of ceremony. I just don't think they know what they're doing. When you see who wins those things-or who doesn't win them-you can see how meaningless this Oscar thing is. Votes: 3

A lot of the guys were like that - Oscar Pettiford - they just took me under their wing, and that's why I automatically help young people. I just love it, because they did that for me. Votes: 3

My sons last summer, they won a trophy from their surfing camp and they came home and went right over to the shelf and put it up next to my Oscar. That's where we put our trophies. Votes: 3

I would never put on 20 kilos and mess up my system because a role demands it. Hindi cinema doesn't offer you roles that get you an Oscar, anyway. Tom Hanks can do it in Hollywood; not us. Votes: 3

Everyone in the movie industry wants to win an Oscar. I don't think that's why you make movies. But winning an Oscar is not just about making a great movie, unfortunately. It's also having a good Oscar campaign. Votes: 3

My goal as an actor has always been to reach a level where I can find a lot of interesting work, and I think I'm at that point now. The Oscar has given me a lot of recognition. Votes: 3

Whether you are right in the middle of a glamorous event or watching it from the sidelines, the red carpet Oscar events set the stage to showcase the latest designs and styles for those watching around the world. Votes: 3

Oscar always opens up doors, especially the night of the Oscars. On that night, you hold that gold man, and it's like having Gandalf's staff. You can go anywhere and do anything. It's a talisman of such power. Votes: 3

So I won an Oscar. It's amazing. I've got that for the rest of my life for a performance I am proud of. It nearly killed me. I am really proud of the film. That's it, moving on. Votes: 3

Spielberg's film portrays Oscar as a hero of this century. That is not true. Neither he nor I were heroes. We were just what we were able to be. In war we are all souls without a destiny, Votes: 3

After twenty years and thirty stories, thirteen pieces were finally selected and the collection was born. So far, the blurbs from [authors] Maxine Hong Kingston, Gish Jen, Robert Olen Butler, Oscar Hijuelos and others, have been most encouraging. Votes: 3

There's something about the Oscar that gives you sort of stripes where you feel you can dare to walk into a studio like Universal and say, "Hey guys, how about an idea of me playing the wolf man?" Votes: 3

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. Votes: 3

I don't even know where mine [Oscar award] is. My mother has hidden it because everybody who comes in wants to take a photograph of it. So what she's done is she put it inside a suitcase somewhere. Votes: 3

They pulled Resurrection out of the theatres, so it was running in New York and I was nominated for the Oscar and there was no ad in the newspapers to say it was running. So it was literally killed. Votes: 3

Everyone says Oscar Wilde was a dandy, but he wasn't, he was an aesthete. He took pleasure in food and stuff like that. Dandyism is much more austere-much more Calvinistic, more neurotic - it oscillates between narcissism and neurosis. Votes: 3

When I joined the trio, it was as if I was capable of driving a sports car at 60, but Ray Brown and Oscar Peterson just kept pressing the pedal down, and I was trying to control the car at 80! Votes: 3

Wit isn't a useful instrument of defense; it may make a short-run appeal, but it creates a backlash- one saw this in the Hiss case and the Oppenheimer hearings; certainly one saw it in the trial of Oscar Wilde. Votes: 3

There is a homely directness about these rustic apothegms which makes them far more palatable than the strained and sophisticated epigrams of the characters of Oscar Wilde's plays, who are ever striving strenuously to dazzle us with verbal pyrotechnics. Votes: 3

This great imperialistic world called the United States has made us believe that an Oscar is the most important thing in the world for an actor. But if you think about it for five minutes you realise it can't be. Votes: 3

When you go to a movie, you don't care for one Oscar, really. Do you care if a guy got a Oscar on the shelf or is it a good movie? And, you don't care how much the movie made. Votes: 3

I guess winning an Oscar is the ultimate dream. A lot of amazing actors go their whole career without even being nominated. So that would definitely be a goal to reach. It's a difficult one, but I'm aiming for it! Votes: 3

I remember during Oscar season, the thing I hated most was being talked to differently; people treat you differently. And then I suddenly understood why celebrities can be so weird; it's hard to act normal when no-one treats you normally. Votes: 3

Before Midnight is one of the years best movies. Full to the brim with humor, heartbreak, and ravishing romance. Richard Linklater directs with ardor and artistry. Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy shine brilliantly. Heads up, Oscar. This ones a keeper. Votes: 3

I feel that if you really want an Oscar, you're in trouble. It's like wanting to be married - you'll take anybody. If you want the Oscar really badly, it becomes a naked desire and ambition. It becomes very unattractive. Votes: 3

Something rose in Oscar's chest, like a flower blossoming all at once. It grew until it filled him and threatened to spill over everywhere. The words [he] spoke touched a longing so deep Oscar hadn't even known it was there. Votes: 3

This great imperialistic world called the United States has made us believe that an Oscar is the most important thing in the world for an actor. But if you think about it for five minutes you realise it cant be. Votes: 3

I think once a year it's good to look back at the history of Oscar and to embrace the great work that everybody's done this year and set it in place to the great work that's gone on before us. Votes: 3

Also everyone's hearts are in the right place when you do a small movie. You're not doing it for the money; you're not doing it for the possibility of an Oscar nomination. You are doing it because you love the material. Votes: 3

It was quite a ride and very conflicting for me, too - to be nominated for an Oscar, to be straight and healthy, and to be getting all these accolades while these people around me were suffering and dying from AIDS. Votes: 3

I think one of the things that was a huge surprise to everyone with 'Silence of the Lambs' was that that was an Oscar-winning horror movie. It struck such a nerve with audiences that it was a very particular, special experience. Votes: 3

The first thing that your should do when you win an Oscar is thank God. The second thing you should do is forget it. The third thing you should do is call your agent and tell him you need a job. Votes: 3

My first movie, I got nominated for a Canadian Oscar-for Meatballs. For MEATBALLS. And who am I up against? George C. Scott. So he wins the award and I stand up and go, 'That's it-let's get the hell outta here.' Votes: 3

I get offered varied parts, often super sexy roles. But I still think it's an issue to find the good scripts. It's a myth that you win an Oscar and you get more opportunities, and this doesn't just go for me. Votes: 3

Also I don't want to refer to myself as Maximilian. You'd have to win an Oscar or become mind-numbingly wealthy or hit 50. It's like smoking a cigar, you know what I mean? You can't be a young guy and do it. Votes: 3

You always want to make the best film you can. If anything I feel more relaxed after the Oscar. I feel like I have a chance to just tell the stories I want to tell and it's actually been really nice. Votes: 3

On many young actors that don't give their parents proper credit: I'm still waiting for some actor to win, say, an Oscar... and deliver the following acceptance speech: I would like to thank my parents, first of all, for letting me live. Votes: 3

I even had success with commercials, which is strange, because out of the six ideas, two won the platinum Minerva in France - it's the Oscar for their commercials. One was about the Renault diesel and the other about the regular Renault. Votes: 3

Everyone says Oscar Wilde was a dandy, but he wasn't - he was an aesthete. He took pleasure in food and stuff like that. Dandyism is much more austere - much more Calvinistic, more neurotic - it oscillates between narcissism and neurosis. Votes: 3

The other puppeteers are really good, often when they are singing together, they go left, right, left... But if they are all moving to the left, I'm moving to the right. Big Bird and Oscar, that's okay, because they are individuals anyway. Votes: 3

It's just incredible. When you're French, coming from a non-English language country, you don't even dream about Oscar recognition or nominations. It's just beyond the dream. It's something very, very special and unique. It's the highest recognition any filmmaker could dream of Votes: 3

People want to know everyone for a lot of different reasons. It doesn't have to be anything as big as an Oscar nomination. It could be a brand new job. People see their opportunity. And, when you're winning, everyone loves a winner. Votes: 3

It's just incredible. When you're French, coming from a non-English language country, you don't even dream about Oscar recognition or nominations. It's just beyond the dream. It's something very, very special and unique. It's the highest recognition any filmmaker could dream of. Votes: 3

I love jeans and T-shirts, but for red carpets, I like Oscar de la Renta, who is timeless. Marchesa celebrates the female form in an ethereal way. Donna Karan does an Urban Zen collection, which is eco-friendly. I love socially conscious fashion. Votes: 3

Willie Wells, Ray Dandridge, Leon Day, Buck Leonard, Quincy Troupe, Satchel Paige - earlier than when he was called up - Oscar Charleston and Josh Gibson. You see what kind of talent we had, and guys in the majors knew it too. Votes: 3

Even with a small video we will always be able to do a small movie with friends and to show it to someone. You won't get the Oscar for it. But, after all, why are you writing and why are you filming? Votes: 3

'The English Patient' was a huge turning point in my career and my life; it became this huge thing. But the whole Oscar build-up got completely out of control; I spent more time talking about that film than I spent making it! Votes: 3

The English Patient' was a huge turning point in my career and my life; it became this huge thing. But the whole Oscar build-up got completely out of control; I spent more time talking about that film than I spent making it! Votes: 3

If you are a professional actor who has pride in his work, then the judgment of your peers should be important to you. I treasure each and every award I have ever received - and my Oscar is in a place of honor. Votes: 3

My dream as a child was to play with a bass player like Ray Brown, who played with the Oscar Peterson Trio. The feeling I had listening to his work was almost carnal, so to actually play for him was earth-shattering for me. Votes: 3

Oscar Wilde always makes me smile - with respect and admiration. His short stories prove that it is possible to be both sarcastic, even cynical, but deeply compassionate. Just seeing the cover of one of Wilde's books in a bookshop makes me smile. Votes: 3

Oscar Wilde always makes me smile - with respect and admiration. His short stories prove that it is possible to be both sarcastic, even cynical, but deeply compassionate. Just seeing the cover of one of Wildes books in a bookshop makes me smile. Votes: 3

I've got a basketball signed by all the greats from Julius Irving to Oscar Robinson. It was at an All Star game I got them all to sign it. So that ain't going nowhere. I'm going to die with that in my casket. Votes: 3

When Oscar Niemeyer died on December 5, 2012, ten days before his 105th birthday, he was universally regarded as the very last of the twentieth century's major architectural masters, an astonishing survivor whose most famous accomplishment, Brasilia, was the climactic episode of utopian High Modern urbanism. Votes: 3

How did the Oscar change my life? What it did was that it gave me a new reality. And it let me know that an award wasn't going to change my life - that I had to be in control of changing my life. Votes: 3

I try to keep in mind Oscar Wilde's comment that "saints always have a past and sinners always have a future," so no investment should be ruled out simply on the basis of past history. We focus on liquidation analysis and liquidation analysis alone. Votes: 3

When I hit New York in 1972, I thought I was a sprinter. I thought that I would star in a Broadway show and do a movie and win an Oscar by the time I was 25. It turned out that I'm a long distance runner. Votes: 3

There's always a door you don't get in. I'm a star in my own right for certain things. I'll own that. During Oscar weekend I did fabulous things. But there's still one inner sanctum I'm not allowed in. That's the one I'm fixated on. Votes: 3

Oscar Wilde once said that to live is the rarest thing in the world, because most people just exist, and that's all. I don't know if he's right, but I do know that I spend a long time existing, and now, I intend to live. Votes: 3

"Embrace Of The Serpent" has been a big deal for Colombians outside the Amazon. It's been showing continuously there for more than three months. And the Oscar nomination, the film's producer says Colombians are comparing it to having the national team in the World Cup. Votes: 3

An Oscar means a lot of things because it's like the ultimate award for a filmmaker so it feels great. But I think you have to consider awards with some distance and not get obsessed with it. When you're creating you shouldn't think about it. Votes: 3

I've been lucky enough to win an Oscar, write a best-seller - my other dream would be to have a painting in the Louvre. The only way that's going to happen is if I paint a dirty one on the wall of the gentlemen's lavatory. Votes: 3

I want to win an Oscar. I want to be known for more than, like, going out. For being the 'party girl'. I hate that. I bust my ass when I'm filming and when I have time off, yeah, I like to go out and dance. Votes: 3

They'll never give me an Oscar. And I sincerely, honestly don't care. I always turn up when I'm nominated and it would be nice to get one, but to win one would be bad luck. It comes with too much expectation. It would be the end. Votes: 3

It doesn't matter if you work with an Oscar winner or if you work with an unknown actor. There is always a collaboration between the director and the actors, and you always have to listen as the actors have to listen to you as a director. Votes: 3

I want to single out Kathryn Hahn's performance in Jill Soloway's film 'Afternoon Delight,' which in my opinion should have been nominated for an Oscar. I think it's one of the greatest female performances I've ever seen on screen, and I think she's wildly talented. Votes: 3

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 because that keeps me in business. A filmmaker's greatest concern is the ability to make future films, so it helps keep me in business. Votes: 3

Hopefully, after 'Victorious' has lived a long and beautiful life, I would like to go into movies. And I'd like to have a very successful movie career. Ultimately I'd love to win an Oscar; that's my big goal in life, so that's what I'm going for. Votes: 3

The way to stop feeling guilty is to read stuff - I'm not saying my book, but works by Bertrand Russell or Oscar Wilde, people who weren't losers but who didn't believe in the work ethic, and argued this thing about guilt or wrote philosophy about idleness. Votes: 3

I was surprised I was nominated for an Oscar because 'Cocoon' was such an ensemble picture. But now I'm certain it wasn't only for 'Cocoon.' It was a lifetime award, so I accepted it in that vein, and it probably meant more from a recognition standpoint. Votes: 3

The very phrase 'Oscar night' used to accelerate my pulse. For one thing - dating myself - it meant Bob Hope. He always had good, strong jokes, that faultless delivery, and always a new joke about his own films' failure - once again - to be honored. Votes: 3

Over half a century on and they're still complaining about it. Compare it to the fact that Garden State didn't win an Oscar and they seem a little petty if you ask me. I guess that just goes to show what kind of people they really are. Votes: 3

A practical scheme, says Oscar Wilde, is either one already in existence, or a scheme that could be carried out under the existing conditions; but it is exactly the existing conditions that one objects to, and any scheme that could accept these conditions is wrong and foolish. Votes: 3

If I'm feeling down in the dumps, or like I need a pop of colour, I'll put on MAC's Lipstick in Lady Danger. I discovered red lipstick when I did the Oscar season: Chanel sent me one and I realised how classic and glamorous it can be. Votes: 3

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 Oscar writing a TV series, or having an actor like Mark Rylance, who is probably England's leading theater actor, in the lead in Wolf Hall. Votes: 3

Right after winning the Oscar, when everyone was going home, they let these little gold Oscary shapes flutter down from the ceiling. Leonardo DiCaprio came over, bowed down, and kissed my hand. It was the most fabulous moment - such a lovely gesture. He didn't say anything. Votes: 3

After winning the Oscar, I was committed to do 'Fried Green Tomatoes,' but I didn't know what the next thing would be after that. It was a scary time. But the advantage of TV is the regular work. All you need is a hit series, I guess. Votes: 3

'He's the most charming man. He's the Oscar Wilde of our time. I only had one moment with him in that film and it's a great source of regret. I love spending time with him. He's always very open and effusive. His interest in you is genuine.' Votes: 3

They had this movie called Juno about a teenage girl who gets pregnant and it's nominated for an Oscar. That's an unusual experience for me, 'cause when a black girl gets pregnant it ain't no Oscar. It's social work and a box of condoms is what that is. Votes: 3

I'm sure I've been influenced by every fine writer I've ever read, from Dickens and Austen to Auden and Jane Hirshfield. And also, the short stories of Updike, Cheever, Munro, Alice Adams, and Doris Lessing. And the plays of Oscar Wilde. And paintings by Alice Neel and Matisse. Votes: 3

He's the most charming man. He's the Oscar Wilde of our time. I only had one moment with him in that film and it's a great source of regret. I love spending time with him. He's always very open and effusive. His interest in you is genuine.' Votes: 3

I think probably winning these things [an Oscar] can be a bit of a curse depending on who you are and how you think. But I haven't been on a journey to get anywhere in particular, so that hasn't changed. And my criteria for choosing projects hasn't changed. Votes: 3

I'm over the Oscar thing. I feel that if you really want an Oscar, you're in trouble. It's like wanting to be married - you'll take anybody. If you want the Oscar really badly, it becomes a naked desire and ambition. It becomes very unattractive. I've seen it. Votes: 3

The team behind 'The Lego Movie' approached me. They wanted to do something extra special for the Academy Award performance of best song nominee 'Everything is Awesome.' They had seen my earlier version of a Lego Oscar statue, and I was happy to take on the challenge. Votes: 3

I think when you're young and have that first burst of energy and make five or six pictures in a row that tell the stories of all the things in life you want to say... well, maybe those are the films that should have won me the Oscar. Votes: 3

The part of [Oscar] Wilde was exceptionally important to me; the man, his achievements, his wisdom, but his downfall, his disgrace and the tragic and bitter end to it have always fascinated, appalled and attracted me since childhood. It was he who first in some measure vindicated my sexuality. Votes: 3

The only thing in the world worse than being Oscar Wilde is not being Oscar Wilde. Votes: 3

The key to making up Oscar Wilde quotes is to add '~ Oscar Wilde' at the end. Votes: 3

There is no such thing as a heterosexual male, only men who haven't met Oscar Wilde yet. Votes: 3

Reported as Oscar Wilde's last words on his death bed... This wallpaper is killing me. One of us has to go. Votes: 3

When asked what he thought of sports, Oscar Wilde replied, "I approve of any activity that requires the wearing of special clothing. Votes: 3

You can't possibly hear the last movement of Beethoven's Seventh and go slow. (Oscar trying to talk his way out of a speeding ticket) Votes: 3

Oscar Wilde was suing the Marquis of Queensbury in 1895 for libel accusing Wilde of homosexuality Counsel: Have you ever adored a young man madly? Wilde: I have never given adoration to anyone except myself. Votes: 3

I have also heard that GM Oscar Panno said that -whenever you have to make a rook move and both rooks are available for said move- you should evaluate which rook to move and, once you have made up your mind... MOVE THE OTHER ONE!!! Votes: 3

I don't think I ever expected anything like an Oscar ever, to tell you the truth. That is not my motivation when I do these roles. I really am motivated by being able to work with great people and create a body of work that I can look back and be proud of. Votes: 1

As a soccer player, I wanted an FA Cup winner's medal. As an actor you want an Oscar. As a chef it's three-Michelin's stars, there's no greater than that. So pushing yourself to the extreme creates a lot of pressure and a lot of excitement, and more importantly, it shows on the plate. Votes: 1

One of the most interesting things, at least for me, are the soundtracks for 'The Social Network' and 'Drive.' Basically, it's what I did in 'American Gigolo.' I could have done the music for those movies blindfolded. And one of them won an Oscar, and the other is this massive soundtrack. Votes: 1

It's certainly true that I was brought up in that British amateur tradition, the one which always held that if you were reasonably good at cricket, knew one or two Latin texts and a few zingy Oscar Wilde quotes for dinner parties, you were pretty much ready to go and run some outpost in Hindustan. Votes: 1

I was a boy with one dream and one dream only: I wanted - no, strike that, I was desperate for - a room of my own. You see, in those days I shared a room with my little brother, Jesse, and it wasn't pretty. He was the Oscar to my Felix: messy, careless, and just a little bit sticky - exactly the way a kindergartner is supposed to be. Votes: 1

Never trust a person whose smile doesn't reach their eyes, chances are they do similar thing when they "cry" - Just be sure you have that OSCAR ready next time they do this Votes: 0