I was put under contract. A major studio. I got nominated for an Academy Award. Isn't that ridiculous? I mean, at the age of 18!
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When you're up for an Oscar, you just get offered everything. It's fantastic, but a lot of it you're completely inappropriate for.
I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed.
It has made me realise how many doors open for you when you're up for an Oscar. It seems once you are nominated, it validates you as a serious director, and you become someone that people want to work with.
Well, it was the beginning of my film career. It was amazing to me that I got nominated for an Academy Award.
I've been working every year since I started acting, and I got many awards before I won the Oscar for 'The Queen.'
I never dreamed I would be producing the Oscars. That was a huge deal for me.
I've been nominated for Academy Awards, I know what I'm doing.
I've trained myself not to put too much emphasis on awards, only because I never got into acting to win an award.
I'm officially retired as the refuser of Academy Awards.
The first time I was nominated for an award for professional acting, I was in my mid-twenties. I was married and the mother of my first two daughters. I had been working for near to 15 years.