Awards are always a pleasant surprise. They are the candy-floss parts of our job - a lovely added extra to attract people's attention. The bottom line is that you want to sell tickets.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Awards sell tickets, and they're a clever publicity stunt.
My awards are lovely. I love to show them off.
I love awards, especially if I get them.
Except that awards are competitive, which is a negative thing, they are wonderful for singling out deserving individuals and bringing their work to the attention of many potential readers who might otherwise have been totally unaware of them.
I'm not interested in awards. I never have been. I don't think they are important. Don't get me wrong, if somebody gives me a prize, I thank them as gratefully as I know how, because it's very nice to be given a prize. But I don't think that awards ought to be sought.
Awards mean absolutely nothing if you don't get it. If you do get it, they're the best thing in the world.
I have a lot of awards in my house that I have absolutely no idea what they are for.
I don't want awards. I am not saying this like it's a case of sour grapes. It isn't. I have been to a couple of award functions, and I soon realised that it doesn't give me the kick that it does to others.
Awards are great, as you get to meet up with friends and colleagues from your industry - a sort of reunion.
Most awards, you know, they don't give you unless you go and get them - did you know that? Terribly discouraging.