My dad won an Oscar in 1951 with an un-Anglicized name, the first Hispanic to ever win an Oscar, and the Academy is so intractable to this day.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The Oscar nomination made me a recognizable name to other actors and people in general.
My favorite Oscar story was a year my brother had been nominated, my whole family went.
I actually had to learn what an Oscar was.
Don't get me wrong: I would not say no to an Oscar!
I can safely say that no one who has ever won an Oscar didn't want to win an Oscar.
Winning an Oscar is an honor, but, between you and me, it does not makes things easier.
The Oscar is very beautiful, utterly mesmeric, but I don't feel any more important because I have won one. It doesn't mean I'm any better than anyone.
Winning the Oscar was like winning all the prizes in one single night that I never won as a kid.
What surprised me about the Oscars was how familiar it was - because you're in the room with all these people that have inspired you from your childhood to adulthood in the film industry. It feels like you've known them all of your life.
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.