Famous Quotes & Sayings

Elizabeth Banks

I love physical comedy. I love Oscar Wilde, I love Shakespeare comedies, I love improv.

We know how sacred the Oscars are. But we said, what the heck.

Dianne Wiest

Gee, this isn't like I imagined it would be in the bathtub.

Ricky Gervais

For any of you who don't know, the Golden Globes are just like the Oscars, but without all that esteem. The Golden Globes are to the Oscars what Kim Kardashian is to Kate Middleton. A bit louder, a bit trashier, a bit drunker, and more easily bought.

Dick Van Dyke

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.

Brett Ratner

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

Brett Ratner

I never dreamed I would be producing the Oscars. That was a huge deal for me.

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Fear is the condom of life. It doesn't allow you to enjoy things.

Brenda Blethyn

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

Conan O'Brien

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.

E. M. Forster

I am an unspeakable of the Oscar Wilde sort.

Daniel Woodrell

I didn't really expect to be coming to the Oscars.

Octavia Spencer

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

Helen Mirren

The poor Oscars - they always get slammed in the press.

Helena Bonham Carter

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.

Emma Goldman

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.

Herbie Hancock

Getting the Oscar had the biggest impression on me.

Herbie Hancock

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

Jeff Bridges

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

Jennifer Lopez

In Hollywood, she's revered, she gets nominated for Oscars, but I've never heard anyone in the public or among my friends say, 'Oh, I love Winona Ryder.'

Christian Kane

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

Chris Pratt

To go to the Oscars for 'Moneyball' - that was pretty amazing.

George Steinbrenner

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

Jean Simmons

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

Ang Lee

In a year when the Oscars have such an independent spirit, I really treasure this encouragement.

Philippe Falardeau

I don't like ostentatious galas and stuff like that, but if you get to the Oscars, you'd better get used to it and you'd better enjoy it.

Philippe Falardeau

I feel relief about the Oscars. You know, you're not in this business for prizes but, okay, I missed one.

Quvenzhane Wallis

I actually had to learn what an Oscar was.

Phil Collins

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

Juicy J

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

Julia Roberts

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

Nicole Richie

I absolutely love Oscar. So classic. So timeless.

Nick Nolte

I never liked the Oscars. They didn't do too much for me at all. I felt like a big, vulnerable hunk of baloney being used to sell some products.