Ruth Negga Quotes

I've been competing my whole life. Who cares about the spotlight?

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

I wanted to be successful, not famous.

It doesn't matter who you are, how many awards you've won, how popular you are, or how much critical acclaim you've had.

Sometimes I say to myself, 'Oh, I wish I could win a Tony Award', although I'm not that bothered.

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

I'm not going to turn down an Oscar, but I'm not strategizing for one.

I used to only worry about the #1's and all of the awards. But that was a long time ago.

I don't need material things like gold and platinum records on my wall, Grammys or Hall Of Fame nods.

Just wanna have plaques on plaques. That's what we goin' for.

Most people would snap your arm off to do what I've done, but for me to be able to say my career was successful, I need to have some trophies and some medals in my cabinet when I finish.

I was not driven by fame and fortune.

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

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.

Entertainer of the Year, to me, there's never been any question that that's one on my bucket list that I want. I'm not going to sit here and lie to you. If there's one that I ever could get - I would trade all the rest of them in for that one.

I've won many awards and I want more. If you want to call it hunger then I'm hungry for awards.

Awards don't really mean much.

Awards are meaningless to me, and I have nothing but disdain for anyone who actively campaigns to get one.

Ambition is sneered at by some bands. It seems like a pretty good thing to me.

I do not care for the money, just for the glory.

I have had quite a lot of prizes, but I don't think it makes any difference to the ease or difficulty to the writing process.

The fame and reputation part came later, and never was much of a motivator, although it did enable me to work without feeling guilty about neglecting my studies.

I have never thought of winning an Oscar. Rather, I never thought I would get the Padma Shri. I think God has been kind to me. I think getting Oscar award is not too far away.

But the thing is, I was never looking at a strategic way of gaining fame. That's not why I'm doing this.