Awards Quotes
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My friend Quincy Jones says we won our first Grammys together in 1963. I have no recollection. I don't even remember the room. When he showed me the picture, I remembered what I wore. But it's like awards don't mean anything.
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Most awards, you know, they don't give you unless you go and get them - did you know that? Terribly discouraging.
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Any nominations a movie gets helps to raise the level of curiosity in the public, so in that sense awards and nominations are important.
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I'm process-orientated. Awards, by their nature, are results-orientated.
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Awards mean absolutely nothing if you don't get it. If you do get it, they're the best thing in the world.
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I have nine Grammy Awards. I wouldn't have that if I couldn't sing.
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When I left I got an award for being the latest person in the history of the school. If you got three late marks for being over fifteen minutes late you’d get an after school detention. I got something like 257 marks. And I only lived about ten minutes away.
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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.
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We just couldn't seem to get the love from the Nashville awards shows... So Grammys really gave us validation, and so that's why they're such a big deal for us.
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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.
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It's really more about the moment than it is the award. You know how trophies are, you don't really think about them after a while. It's more about the moment of being encouraged to keep doing what you're doing that keeps you going.
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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.
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I had dreams of winning Olivier Awards.
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Awards are for young people. They just are.
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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.
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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
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Adrienne Rich was one of the most widely-read and influential poets of her time, a leading feminist, known especially for her politically-engaged verse. Her best-known volume, "Diving into the Wreck," won the National Book Award in 1973.
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It's nice to get your glad rags on for awards like the Baftas, but it doesn't happen all the time.
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Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints.
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I grew up watching the 'People's Choice Awards.'
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I've got my Peabody and my Saturn awards right next to each other on my mantle, and that is about it, and that is all that matters.
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I've gotten tons of awards and I believe when it's my time to get a Grammy, I'll get a Grammy.
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The three of us just try put our heads down and stay creative. The awards truly are just cake. It's one of those things that you never expect, but getting the head nod from either the fans or your peers, that's the ultimate compliment.
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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.
