Award Quotes

“The Oscar is a beautiful thing. It's a wonderful affirmation.”

“Being nominated for an Oscar is a great honor. It's the pinnacle of what you can achieve as an actor.”

“The Academy Awards are a silliness.”

“The awards are not why I do what I do.”

“I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either.”

“The Oscar is the most precious thing in the world to me.”

“I was the first to win a Tony, an Oscar and a Pulitzer.”

“Prizes are for boys. I'm a grown-up.”

“Winning the Oscar was the highlight of my career. It was a dream come true.”

“The Emmy is a great honor. I'm very proud of it.”

“The rock and roll hall of fame is a joke.”

“Suck it, Pedro. Sorry. Mine!”

“I'd rather have a Gold Glove than a Silver Slugger.”

“Heisman is a trophy. It's a great trophy. I'm very proud of it. But it's a trophy.”

“An Oscar is not a goal, it's a consequence.”

“I never know what to say when I'm due for a Grammy. I'm always surprised.”

“The big awards are just another layer of the onion. It's great, but it's not the core of what you do.”

“As long as I keep getting awards, I'll keep coming back.”

“There is no truth to the widely held view that the Nobel Prizes are awarded on the basis of merit.”

“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.”