You don't just win an Oscar because you're a great actor. You campaign for that Oscar: you engage with it; you go on the David Letterman show, and you do the interviews, and that's how you get out there.
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I've trained myself not to put too much emphasis on awards, only because I never got into acting to win an award.
Winning an Oscar is an honor, but, between you and me, it does not makes things easier.
The Oscar made me a star, and I'm grateful. But I feel had I not won the Oscar I wouldn't have gotten into the messes I did in my personal life.
I will never win an Oscar, and do you know why? First of all, because I'm not Jewish. Secondly, I make too much money for all those old farts in the Academy.
I think for most actors, because we sort of have to tell ourselves this, we always say, 'Oh, it doesn't mean anything to win an Oscar!' It certainly isn't a goal that you want to set yourself up for, because then you're just setting yourself up for disaster. Because how many people actually win an Oscar?
I feel like acting is something I've been working towards longer. And it would be great to win a Grammy, of course, but for some reason, an Oscar speaks more to me.
An award doesn't necessarily make you a better actor.
There's a lot of great movies that have won the Academy Award, and a lot of great movies that haven't. You just do the best you can.
I guess I really haven't thought much about winning an Oscar, but if I had the opportunity, I'm sure I would like it.
I've been nominated for Academy Awards, I know what I'm doing.
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