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It's one of the wonderful things that the Academy does - a talented person comes along like Mira Sorvino, and it elevates them up to stardom.

The Academy is paranoid about its image.

The kids today all seem to think they should be stars, but I wasn't brought up that way.

Members of the Academy are mostly urban people. We are an urban nation. We are not a rural nation. It's not easy even to get a rural story made.

I'm a member of the Academy, but I don't know who all the other Academy members are. It's not like a politician who knows who is in the Iowa caucus.

The academy gave me a grounding in discipline and hard work that has sustained me throughout my life, and the lessons I learned there I now try to impress on young people.

Overall, we've lost risk-takers on the red carpet at the Academy Awards. All too often, stars play it safe.

I consider it probably one of the biggest honors to be in the Academy. There are only like 1300 actors in it, and as far as I know, you're a member for life. To this day, I'm wondering how lucky I was.

Stardom is only a by-product of acting. I don't think being a movie star is a good enough reason for existing.

The word 'star' doesn't mean an awful lot to me. 'Good actor' and having the respect of one's peers means more.