Academy Quotes - Page 2

• A couple of guys won Academy Awards for the things that I turned down. Today, after coming to terms with everything, after being in therapy for a long time-there are areas where I will compromise.

  Mickey Rourke

  Couple, Awards, Long

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• I get cassettes near Academy Award time of every movie that's made that thinks it has some kind of chance for a nomination - that's when I watch my movies

  William Peter Blatty

  Thinking, Awards, Watches

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• Well, it was the beginning of my film career. It was amazing to me that I got nominated for an Academy Award.

  Sally Kellerman

  Awards, Careers, Film

  Interview with Kenneth Plume, www.ign.com. January 10, 2002.

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• I went to the London Academy Of Music and Dramatic Art and returned to New York where I started my career.

  David Naughton

  Art, New York, Careers

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• 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.

  Cuba Gooding, Jr.

  Apology, Night, Awards

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• Between Clive Owen winning at the Golden Globes and the British Academy announcing its nominations, of which Sideways received only one, I'm feeling pretty humbled these days.

  Thomas Haden Church

  Winning, Feelings, Nominations

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• If you are looking for smart judging based on merit, skip the Academy Awards next year and pay attention to the Independent Spirit Awards.

  Annie Proulx

  Smart, Independent, Years

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• The academy awards in England; it's a classy affair as well.

  Brenda Blethyn

  Awards, England, Affair

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• I wanted to start a proper academy and recruit juniors from all over Pakistan following my retirement after the World Open in 1993 but there was no support.

  Jahangir Khan

  Retirement, Support, Pakistan

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• I'm awkward at these things. Just being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Karate Kid was a real surprise and I was a little uncomfortable.

  Pat Morita

  Real, Kids, Awards

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• When I first encountered the name of the city of Stockholm, I little thought that I would ever visit it, never mind end up being welcomed to it as a guest of the Swedish Academy and the Nobel Foundation.

  Seamus Heaney

  Cities, Names, Mind

  Seamus Heaney (2014). “Opened Ground: Selected Poems, 1966-1996”, p.415, Macmillan

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• I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.

  Elia Kazan

  Generosity, Want

  "Praise and silent protest greet Kazan's Oscar", www.theguardian.com. March 22, 1999.

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• You will also allow me to thank the Academy for inviting me to lecture in Stockholm, for its hospitality, and for the opportunity afforded me for admiring the charm of your people and the beauty of your country.

  Guglielmo Marconi

  Country, Opportunity, People

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• I am glad to have this opportunity of expressing my high appreciation of the honour extended to me many years ago by the Royal Swedish Academy of Science by enrolling me amongst its members.

  Guglielmo Marconi

  Appreciation, Opportunity, Years

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• The Academy is paranoid about its image.

  Roger Ebert

  Paranoid

  Interview With Matthew Rothschild, progressive.org. August 1, 2003.

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• 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.

  Clint Eastwood

  Movie, Winning, Awards

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• You've probably noticed already that I'm dressed like a grown-up... I apologize to the Academy, and I promise that I will never do it again.

  Cher

  Apology, Promise, Apologizing

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• I count myself fortunate to be able to contribute to this work; and the great interest which the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has shown in my work and the recognition that it has paid to my past successes, convince me that I am not on the wrong track.

  Pieter Zeeman

  Work, Past, Track

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• Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Inspirational, Graduation, Sports

  Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.10, University of Georgia Press

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• I was at an acting academy for seven years prior to the trial.

  Kato Kaelin

  Years, Acting, Trials

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• I became an actor by doing school plays and youth theaters, and then National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. And then I did study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. For me that was a good way to enter the field, to work in the theater.

  Chiwetel Ejiofor

  Art, School, Play

  "Talking With Chiwetel Ejiofor". The Washington Post Live Q&As, www.washingtonpost.com. April 1, 2008.

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• I fought against her, trying to mount some kind of defense, but it was like fighting Dimitri on crack.

  Richelle Mead

  Fighting, Rose, Vampire

  Richelle Mead (2013). “Vampire Academy: The Complete Collection”, p.173, Penguin

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• I love pity parties. I wish I'd brought hats.

  Richelle Mead

  Christian, Party, Wish

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• Naturally, I was thrilled but being the first year, the Academy Awards had no background or tradition, and it naturally didn’t mean what it does now. Had I known then what it would come to mean in the next few years, I’m sure I’d have been overwhelmed. At the time, I think I was more thrilled over meeting Douglas Fairbanks.

  Janet Gaynor

  Mean, Thinking, Awards

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Music is my life, professionally, for nearly 60 years. To be recognized by the academy is still the highest honor.

  Ray Charles

  Years, Honor, Music Is My Life

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