Elijah Wood Quotes

I'm not aiming for an Academy Award.

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.

I've been nominated for Academy Awards, I know what I'm doing.

I think that no matter whether you're Quentin Tarantino or any other kind of a rebel, or whatever, everyone who makes movies still wants to win an Academy Award, because it's like the Pulitzer Prize or the Congressional Medal of Honor.

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

I do know there are a lot of people who seem to be in my corner, and that's, of course, wonderful. I'm really more interested in the nomination than in the award, because I think the nomination just puts you within a group of outstanding actors.

I always wanted to go to Sundance.

I would be happy if they just gave out nominations and there weren't any Oscars. But winning them is definitely an experience - to get up there and make a speech. Every film is hard work, and a few lucky people do get Oscars for what they do, and it's recognition for all that hard work on a certain level.

I felt privileged to be a facet of such a jewel in the crown of American cinema.

I have an Oscar on my mantel.

I don't have any artifacts of my profession in my house; the Oscar is in storage.

I love working with Oscar winners.

To win Best Director at Sundance was beyond anything I could have imagined for myself. It's still an incredible feeling to know I won. But as happy as I am about winning, I also know many other women of color have directed amazing films over the years that were equally deserving and didn't win.

The fact that I've been nominated for a BAFTA is insane.

I went to the Independent Spirit Awards and won.

Actually I walk around with the Emmy wherever I go, but I'm very casual about it.

I'll never get a Humanitas Award, but I'll have fun.

Changes your life, getting into the Hall of Fame. For the rest of my life, I'll be known as Hall of Famer George Kell.

I never went out looking for glory.

Yes, I won the Bafta. I thought the British were very intelligent.

I've got a Grammy and Emmy, I'd like to have a Tony.

The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.

I've got a portrait in the Smithsonian. Who ever thought that would happen?

These opportunities don't come around too often. It's quite an honor and a privilege to be able to sit here today saying that I'm a part-owner of an NFL team.

I was overwhelmed by so many interviewers and then messages of congratulations. So many congratulation messages. I feel this shows the authority and the greatness of the Nobel Prize.