Steve Toltz Quotes

I think there's a lot of factors that go into the whole awards thing. I've never been that big a fan of it.

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.

Awards are only a publicity gimmick.

I'm not really an awards person. I've got a couple of gongs over my time, but I tend to be snubbed anyway for some reason.

Well, I think awards are pretty meaningless.

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.

I am still the same person doing the same science. Why are people so impressed when some academy in Sweden gives an award?

Awards don't really mean much.

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

I have not won far more awards than I have won.

Awards shows mainly publicize the people giving the awards.

It's an honor to be awarded the Liberty Medal.

When you do what I do, there are a lot of institutions that give you awards. I've gotten maybe 20 medals. They're glorious, and there's a spirit behind them. But sometimes they give you this dreadful modern glass thing. I wish everyone could afford a loving cup.

The Nobel Prize is not very important for the winners - they are usually pretty successful people already. But it is valuable as a way of drawing the public's attention to important work in economics.

This is the thing I have with awards: If awards would make your movie more pretty, I would really get super excited about it. But your movie's done. You get awards, you don't get awards... They don't make your movie more ugly or pretty.

I don't really care about awards.

For me, awards are a token of respect that people are giving me. So no matter how many awards I am receiving, I always feel emotional.

It would be great to be recognised for my achievements, but Sports Personality isn't about that.

I don't believe in awards, and I think only film fare awards are faring.

I personally am not very interested in awards or the awards circuit.

I don't bother about awards.

I am not doing films for awards.

It would mean a lot, but it's weird, because what's the title? It's an extra line on your Wikipedia page and a medal that says you won on that particular night. It obviously symbolizes more than that, but those are the things people think about.

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.

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.