There is no worse situation to be in than Oscar night. Not knowing whether you've won is completely draining.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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.
I can tell you that going to the Oscars is not as exciting as people think, at least for me.
As I'm always fond of telling hosts at the Oscars who are doing it for their first time, for everybody who wins, there are four people who don't. As the evening wears on, the room fills up with losers, and then they are bitter.
Winning the Oscar was like winning all the prizes in one single night that I never won as a kid.
Winning an Oscar is an honor, but, between you and me, it does not makes things easier.
I used to say that winning the Oscar means being back at the Beverly Hills Hotel at 1 A.M. feeling empty. It's the industry voting. It doesn't come from God. It doesn't change your life, really.
I didn't think I was gonna be playing on the Oscars or anything.
Oscar night is a ridiculous night where you go to these parties and you see everyone that you've ever wanted to work with and admire.
The Academy Awards was an amazing night. I know I kind of lost my mind a little bit. I apologize for that. That night went so fast; I can't remember what I said or what happened.
Whether you win or not, the night the Oscars are over, the curtain goes down and you go back to the grind. Period.