I was one of the horses of the Louis B. Mayer stable, and I thought the films I was given after my Academy Awards were not worthy.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Well, it was the beginning of my film career. It was amazing to me that I got nominated for an Academy Award.
The Oscar made me a star, and I'm grateful. But I feel had I not won the Oscar I wouldn't have gotten into the messes I did in my personal life.
The Academy and the Oscars have been very gracious to me.
I remember when I first won the Academy Award and how much I loved it. I just wish there was an award around that you could really believe in again.
I am always a little surprised when anyone sees anything I make, so being nominated for the Oscar is beyond amazing - what a tremendous honor.
I remember being inspired myself when smaller films, whether it's 'Beasts' or 'Winter's Bone,' wound up in the Oscars lineup.
For American filmmakers, the Oscars is like a mystic thing. For me, it was being in a mirror of my dreams when I was dreaming of Hollywood when I was an adolescent.
I really don't think that the Oscar changed my career much because I didn't want it to.
Is there a movie I think I should have won the Oscar for? Yeah. All of them.
First of all, I never make a movie for awards consideration.