Oscars quotes
255 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"'He's the most charming man. He's the Oscar Wilde of our time. I only had one moment with him in that film and it's a great source of regret. I love spending time with him. He's always very open and effusive. His interest in you is genuine.'"
"I married first, won the Oscar before Olivia (sister Olivia de Havilland) did, and if I die first, she'll undoubtedly be livid because I beat her to it!"
"[Boycott Oscar] is like crying about not having enough icing on your cake. It's just ridiculous."
"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."
"I remember during Oscar season, the thing I hated most was being talked to differently; people treat you differently. And then I suddenly understood why celebrities can be so weird; it's hard to act normal when no-one treats you normally."
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"Hosting the Oscars is much like making love to a woman. It's something I only get to do when Billy Crystal is out of town."
"Consistency is the last refuge of the unimagininative."
"Actually, I do like pink clothes, but it's not because I'm girly, it's because I'm the reincarnation of Oscar Wilde."
"I had an existential crisis at the Oscars, sitting next to Sean Penn and Meryl Streep, and being like, 'What am I doing here? I don't belong here'. I felt like it could all be taken away."
"I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part."
"It [Obama's Nobel peace prize] would be like giving someone an Oscar in the hope that it would encourage them to make a decent motion picture."
"Reported as Oscar Wilde's last words on his death bed... This wallpaper is killing me. One of us has to go."
"If, with the literate, I am Impelled to try an epigram, I never seek to take the credit; We all assume that Oscar said it."
"I have always felt proud of my Oscars and my numerous nominations. This pride is due to the fact it was the result of voters from the members of my own profession. This, of course, is a great compliment for one's work. I hope each winner of an Oscar is as thrilled as I was when I received mine."
"When the Academy called, I panicked. I thought they might want their Oscars back and the pawn shop has been out of business for a while."
"There is no such thing as a heterosexual male, only men who haven't met Oscar Wilde yet."
"Oscar and I have something in common. Oscar first came to Hollywood scene in 1928. So did I. We're both a little weather-beaten, but we're still here and plan to be around for a whole lot longer."
"Welcome to the 77th and last Oscars."
"The key to making up Oscar Wilde quotes is to add '~ Oscar Wilde' at the end."
"I guess this proves there are as many nuts in the Academy as anywhere else."
"Will this coffee get me an Oscar?"
"When asked what he thought of sports, Oscar Wilde replied, "I approve of any activity that requires the wearing of special clothing."
"I am an unspeakable of the Oscar Wilde sort."
"The Oscar nomination is the best marketing you can get."
"I didn't think I was gonna be playing on the Oscars or anything."
