James Maddison Quotes

It's always fun to think about winning an award. I thought about winning awards when I was a little girl. Everybody wants to win an award for something.

I don't like to sit and bask in my own awards. Awards represent artistic death to me.

I have received many awards, love, and recognition.

I have awards right now that I do not remember walking on stage to get.

I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be honest.

Now I know the difference between a rousing reception and a pat on the back. Now I know the difference between a gold in Commonwealth Games and a bronze in Olympics.

Also, I've already won all the awards.

I never went out looking for glory.

I think they're an incredible honor. I'm grateful and flattered by them. But I have no control over winning awards - I have no control over any of that.

There is no greater medal than to be acclaimed for your style.

Any time you are in a position where your peers plus the people who paid your bills all your life are honoring you, it doesn't get a hell of a lot better than that.

To be the best you have to win trophies.

I can't think of anything in my profession that would mean as much. You can talk about Emmys or Super Bowls. Fifty Masters Tournaments, that would be the ultimate.

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

When you score, you are a hero.

I am completely grateful and pleased for the attention and the recognition I've received for playing the roles that I've played.

I can safely say that no one who has ever won an Oscar didn't want to win an Oscar.

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.

I've won several Emmys, a Tony and a Grammy, so maybe somebody will let me have an Oscar, and then I'll have a full set.

I'm not aiming for an Academy Award.

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.

I've never won an award for anything, and I think it's weird. I mean, that's really cool but it's strange to think you could get an award for acting. I always thought that was strange.

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.

Everyone says, 'It's just an honor to be nominated,' but that's so not true. You want to win.

Well, you know the old line - to be nominated is what it's all about. I think that I've done pretty well - I've had about 46, or 47 nominations from my movies, and my films have won about 12 awards in total, so I don't really have any complaints.