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This whole Oscar thing is so political. It's about how much a film grosses, and who's in it, and how well it has been promoted.

The Hollywood Film Awards were really stressful. It was the biggest press line I'd ever seen.

The Oscars are about the dynamics of that moment, of that season. It reflects what's been going on in the world every year through the movies. And a lot of times, what's popular at the movies is popular because of what's going on in the world at that moment.

I love watching the Oscars and seeing everybody saying all that 'it's an honour just to be nominated' rubbish. Then you see their faces when the split screen comes up as the winner is announced - the losers are all smiling through gritted teeth and looking as if they just swallowed half a pound of soor plooms.

I don't really like the Oscars; it's a commercial promotional event. It helps immeasurably to sell films, but it's hardly the Nobel prize.

The Oscars have become such a big deal these days that it's just used as adjective.

The Academy and the Oscars have been very gracious to me.

I literally don't think about Oscar.

I'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real.

I love the Oscars. All sorts of tacky people win. And watching everyone run up and down those aisles is just adorable.