Quotes of: Award Keyword

Award trophies, as opposed to letting the players define and claim their own. Ultimately, pay them to play so that their activity not only resembles work but is work.

John Thorn

A lot of the films I do go down brilliantly critically and win awards, but not a lot of people see them.

Martin Compston

I don't like awards ceremonies. I'd sooner go to the pub with mates I've known for years.

Paul O'Grady

Every award for me is important because it means a slap against militarism and fascism in Indonesia.

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

To be honest, I didn't even know what the Drama Desk Awards were until I was nominated.

Spencer Kayden

I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award: Start early!

Shirley Temple

Few things parallel the bonding that occurs post-performance when congratulatory remarks are awarded, regrets are confessed, and gossip is exchanged.

Kat Edmonson

I've never won many awards, I didn't get certificates for swimming or anything.

Karl Pilkington

I have done so much for hip-hop and 'til this day, I haven't received any awards or any recognition for it.

Luther Campbell

Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints.

Loretta Lynn

When we were making the movie, winning awards for it wasn't the point at all. We didn't even have an American distributor.

Michel Hazanavicius

It's crucial that I kind of keep up, without drifting into the backslapping land of cliche and lifetime achievement awards.

Robert Plant

I want everybody who is watching to come to the Academy Awards with us. I'm going to pay for the bus.

Steven Cojocaru

'Entourage' is a very, very, very unique acting experience. I could go in to win 1000 Academy Awards, and it would never be as much fun as the show.

Kevin Connolly

I never thought of having platinum albums and winning awards. I just wanted to write songs and sing when I started out in the music business.

Randy Travis

If I'm ever lucky enough to be part of an awards tribute, I hope they play 'Muffin Top' in my little clip. That's how I want to be remembered.

Jane Krakowski

I think a lot of my dreams have come true, and my next dream is to have a No. 1 selling album. A Grammy-award-winning album.

Tessanne Chin

I had no idea 'L.A. Law' would be so mega. I knew it was a big show, but I was just one actress in a group of many good, award-winning actresses.

Amanda Donohoe

Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If it's a battle between a great, big, serious novel and a funny novel, the funny novel is doomed.

Neil Gaiman

In 1930, I was at the top of my career. I won the Most Valuable Player award.

Hack Wilson

I'm really into the irony of writing vaguely radical plays that instantly win huge establishment awards. It's really amusing.

Israel Horovitz