Quotes by Award I had a period when I was sixteen where I started to get a big head. I was going through puberty, and I was nominated for an Academy Award. My head got inflated. My friends were the real ones who said, 'You're acting different.' But the truth is that I don't need that, because I don't get out of hand. Leonardo DiCaprio award you friends truth My agents and managers deserve a special Emmy award for scheduling. Mary Steenburgen award scheduling deserve special I feel very, very upset that, when it came time for me to get an Academy Award, that I didn't especially thank Clint Eastwood. Michael Cimino award feel me time I started playing the piano, pretty much on my own, when I was 5, and I started writing music when I was 7. In fact, I won a composition award. It was a crummy little piece, but I won with it. Maury Yeston award my-own music writing A 'GQ' award is kind of, like, insane. It's a huge thing. Mark Ronson award like insane kind I went from playing for nobody and having awkward experiences at award shows to now being all over the place playing sold-out shows for people who know all of the words. Lauv award words nobody people I remember watching Quentin Tarantino accept an Academy Award for screenwriting for 'Pulp Fiction.' If I'd known then that 15 years later one of his movies would again be nominated for an Oscar and I'd be in it - that would be pretty crazy. Paul Rust award movies crazy remember I acted in 'Almost Famous.' My album 'Fingerprints' won a Grammy Award in 2007. Even more prestigious, as far as my kids were concerned, I appeared in episodes of 'The Simpsons' and 'Family Guy.' Peter Frampton award famous more family 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 every year to some of the brilliant young minds that are taking up into the academics of space, science, technology, math. Peter Cullen award feel technology science The dream of any scholar has, for me, come true by virtue of this award. The Nobel Prizes are justly famous in the hard sciences, in literature, and for peace. Paul Samuelson award me dream peace I work for the director, and if audience are happy, I have gotten my award. After that, I have to move on. Manoj Bajpayee award audience work happy It is true I'd rather get a hole in one than win an Academy Award. Malcolm McDowell award true get win Some Marines made fun of the fact that I had done plays and studied poetry, but then I won the award for physical training. David Hunt award training poetry fun My first paying gig was a play called 'The Voice of the Prairie' at a theater that no longer exists in Chicago called Wisdom Bridge. I played a fast-talking radio huckster - a salesman of crystal sets in the 1920s - and I actually won an award. Look at that! And then promptly didn't get hired for a year. Denis O'Hare bridge award look wisdom I haven't experienced college life. It's the phase that my character in 'Raanjhana' is set in. But it isn't that bad, either. I have nearly 30 films behind me and a National Award to boot. Dhanush award me character life Every quarter, we give an award for a breakthrough idea even if it doesn't make it to market. Dinesh Paliwal market award give make I was surprised I was nominated for an Oscar because 'Cocoon' was such an ensemble picture. But now I'm certain it wasn't only for 'Cocoon.' It was a lifetime award, so I accepted it in that vein, and it probably meant more from a recognition standpoint. Don Ameche award picture more recognition When I think about my MVP season, I will also think about the loss to Golden State. But winning the award as Most Valuable Player of the NBA is just a huge honor. I didn't really realize how big it was until Mark Cuban had tears in his eyes at the award ceremony. Dirk Nowitzki award eyes tears winning To make money, it may be important to win the Academy Award, for it might mean another ten million dollars at the box office. Don Simpson award win money important Some of my contemporaries don't want to talk about the female problem because they feel like whenever they get a teaching position or an award, we are just being pinpointed, fitting into the model. Du Yun award feel problem want «12345678»