John Dryden Quotes

You have to win and especially, as I have, you have to win a trophy for the first time.

We all have that moment when we think, 'Hand me that Oscar now - you don't even have to have the ceremony'.

I slept with my gold medal.

What comes after victory? Why do people value victory so much? What is 'glory'? What kind of victory is 'glorious'?

Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.

I might not come home with hardware, but I'm winning.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

It surprised me, the feeling I got when I won the Oscar for 'Scent of a Woman.' It was a new feeling. I'd never felt it. I don't see my Oscar much now. But when I first got it, there was a feeling for weeks afterward that I guess is akin to winning a gold medal in the Olympics.

I've won all the prizes in Europe, every bloody one. I'm delighted to win them all, the whole lot.

Being champion is all well and good, but you can't eat a crown.

Who tracks the steps of glory to the grave?

The man who brings victory is prized above all others.

I want to win trophies in the summer and not accolades in the winter.

Rankings aren't that important to me. I want a winners' medal.

It's always good to win a title.

Of course, I can't wait until I get the medal and I can walk around the house and say, 'Daddy, I got you.'

Getting three gold medals is something I'll really cherish.

I'm grand once I keep winning trophies. That's all that counts.

I wanted to be champion. I know fame comes with that.

It is about winning a trophy. It doesn't make any difference to me who lifts it; I would just rather win.

All I care is I've got the belt.

I'm so proud, and it feels brilliant to be a world champion.

I want to win trophies. That's the most important thing.

I feel very honored and special really. You can't imagine, to arrive at the Oscars when you arrive so low, and you can't go further than the Oscars.

Min be the travaille, and thin be the glorie.