Joshua Oppenheimer Quotes

The Oscar nomination is great. It's a great pat on the back. And I like that.

I'm thrilled when I get nominated. I don't count how many and I don't remember how many I've had. I just know it's a lot.

An Oscar means a lot of things because it's like the ultimate award for a filmmaker so it feels great. But I think you have to consider awards with some distance and not get obsessed with it. When you're creating you shouldn't think about it.

The accolade of your peers is very exciting, always. There's lots of good stuff on the ballot.

We are very fortunate to be recognized here in such an extraordinary manner for work that we enjoy.

The awards world can be ridiculous, but I'm not one to bash it. I love awards! When I've been nominated for Emmys and when I won my DGA Award, I couldn't have been happier. I always liked getting a gold star in class.

One year, I was nominated for entertainer of the year, and I didn't think I deserved it.

It doesn't matter how many times you win an award, it is always very special.

Being nominated is a great thrill, and we like to say that all four of us were nominated, which means that our director, Anthony Page was nominated four times.

My awards are lovely. I love to show them off.

As a director, you're incredibly proud when an individual steps up to the podium and is acknowledged for their work. But to have an entire company acknowledged, there is just no higher honor ever paid for that company - or for the director, for that matter.

Being acknowledged for your work is always a great accomplishment, whether it's people in my city, kids in the street, all the way up to the Grammys.

My Number 1 Award is going to go on my mantelpiece, and I'll probably kiss it for two weeks solid every time I pass it!

I'm very proud of The Rock.

This is why it's hard to talk about winning awards. You can't do it without sounding like a tool.

It is hard to categorise every accolade you have won. Getting into the Hall of Fame is great. It is fantastic to be recognised by your own country. To be part of the history of our national game is simply humbling.

I'm rather fond of my awards.

Here's the thing - I mean, I don't act for statues. I really don't. The great thing about winning an award is that it creates opportunities.

For me the best thing about winning an award is when the people cheer for your win. When you can see that the people are really happy that you are winning something, that's the most reward thing in the world.

You mustn't take any award so seriously.

I think anytime you get nominated for an award, it's a very humbling thing.

There are some amazing stories from all over this country, where people's work and contribution has been acknowledged. To be part of that is an absolutely fantastic feeling.

Well, I'm certainly glad that I was nominated for an Oscar. There is certainly a respect that comes with that nod. Also, a compliment that comes with it, too. Not that I really know what I'm doing. In a lot of ways I feel like some child on set, or like a kid that snuck in the back door.

You don't really work for awards, but when they come it's... nice.

Awards are lovely and always welcome.