Dee Rees Quotes

I love awards, especially if I get them.

I've trained myself not to put too much emphasis on awards, only because I never got into acting to win an award.

I don't concern myself with award. I'd been to the party enough times to know it really didn't matter.

I don't bother about awards.

I don't value prizes of any sort.

Awards don't really mean much.

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

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

I could have a roomful of awards and it wouldn't mean beans.

I'm not a great believer in awards-of course the fact that I've never won one has nothing to do with it at all!

I don't really care about awards.

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 thing is, for artists who are having success, being given an award shouldn't be the thing that defines you in the first place.

Well, I think awards are pretty meaningless.

Awards are an encouragement. An award is not something we aim at while making a film.

I'm not interested in awards. I never have been. I don't think they are important. Don't get me wrong, if somebody gives me a prize, I thank them as gratefully as I know how, because it's very nice to be given a prize. But I don't think that awards ought to be sought. It encourages our business to be competitive in absolutely the wrong way. We're not sportsmen; we're not trying to come in first.

When they say you're the best, I always remember that the majority of the audience probably thinks someone else should have gotten the award.

The reality is that we have all these awards and all these festivals that give out awards, so you sort of go, 'okay, well, people liked the film, and I think it's a good film, and it's up for an award - well, I guess it should win the award then.'

Of course awards matter.

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

Some quality performances and movies have a chance to be rewarded, but it's not like it's a bible.

When people recognize your work and want to reward you for what you've done, that's a good feeling.

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.

Awards are not something that I measure my work by. I've been so fortunate and I've gotten to do such terrific things that it seems petty to look back and say, 'Oh, I should have gotten that prize.' I don't look at it that way.

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