“ We are all actors, set on the stage of the world, as the curtains open we put on our best performance to this audience of life. Anthony Liccione
“ The best thing that ever happened to you might be your new job, spouse, awards, etc, but I tell you that being granted to live in order to enjoy these things are wonderful privileges most people can't… Michael Bassey Johnson
“ We have potential. Who needs medals? I'd rather have potential than medals any day. Neil Gaiman & Michael Reaves
“ Before 'Titanic,' yes, I had done some things and, yes, I had been nominated for an Academy Award, but I had never been sort of world-famous. And I suppose, yes, I am really famous now. But I feel emb… Kate Winslet
“ I cannot think of anything more difficult than to say something which would be worthy of this impressive and, for me, memorable occasion, and of the ideals and purposes which inspired the Nobel Peace… Lester B. Pearson
“ I don't know if anybody's ever ready for another award season. It's kind of like Christmas. James McAvoy
“ Wearing a tuxedo isn't as simple as it sounds. I've been to a lot of award shows in Hollywood over the years and have seen some pretty sad tuxes. It's surprisingly easy to go off the rails. Paul Feig
“ Nowadays, what an award gives is a sense of solidarity with the poetry guild, as it were: sustenance coming from the assent of your peers on the judging panel. Seamus Heaney
“ Someone like Vincent Price or somebody like Christopher Lee, they never won an award, and it doesn't matter. They're cool. Nicolas Cage
“ I'd said to my sweetheart a couple of days before that the SAG and Spirit Award nomination was amazing and I had no attachment to the Academy Award. I knew I was an underdog so I just decided to sleep… John Hawkes
“ I am still the same person doing the same science. Why are people so impressed when some academy in Sweden gives an award? Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
“ 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. John Kenneth Galbraith
“ I'm always involved with the Aerospace Program and NASA and Goddard Space Flight Center. And if kids feel so inclined, they can log onto NASA and the Optimus Prime Spinoff Award, which we present ever… Peter Cullen
“ And these women were not concerned in the least that Kellan had roommates. In fact, I don't think they were even concerned that he had neighbors. Maybe they were operating under the false assumption t… S.C. Stephens
“ There will always be road construction in life, and never a point when all the highways are fixed. Keep walking. R.S. Vern
