Nas Quotes

I think Hollywood has always, you know, there's always been glamour associated to it. And especially in the last ten years there has been a growing sort of obsession with celebrity life and celebrity culture.

It's so crazy in Hollywood.

The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job.

Hollywood has nothing to do with real life.

In L.A., the waiters think they're stars. Everybody's always trying to pretend that they see stars every day, so there tends to be a false blas' about celebrity sightings in L.A. In some ways, that's a good thing, because it allows you to walk around.

I remember being at the premiere of 'Beverly Hills Cop II' and the tremendous reaction from the crowd outside, then going to a party at a hotel afterwards where the speakers were blasting 'Shakedown,' a song from the movie. That felt like a show biz moment to me.

I'm kind of irritated by the Hollywood scene.

Just as many people flee Hollywood as those who flock to it. Hollywood can be an acquired taste.

Hollywood is a place of great irony at all times.

Hollywood is a sewer with service from the Ritz Carlton.

The hoopla with all the award season is kind of mind-boggling. It kind of puts you on your heels.

And I wasn't crazy about Hollywood in those days.

I just don't like the whole Hollywood thing.

I'm not into the whole showbiz scene.

Unfortunately, all the cliches we see about Hollywood are true.

Hollywood is a strange place.

The Oscar is the most valuable, but least expensive, item of world-wide public relations ever invented by any industry.

It was pop culture, entertainment, Hollywood, award shows - these are the things that really captivated me as a kid. I would watch the Oscars and every award show with my parents. I would make lists of who was going to win.

I'm not a movie guy. I don't know all this stuff that comes with celebrity. I don't know who the actors will be and stuff like that. But anybody who wants to talk about the issues - that's great.

In some ways, the most rewarding thing I've done were the two times that I did the Oscars, particularly the first time because it was really like the ultimate "Let's put on a show," with every great movie star in the world available.

I've found that Hollywood's a really honest business. They don't pull any punches. They tell you exactly what you want-I want the fake breasts and the flat car and the big pool. You know, they're real up-front about it.

I always wanted to be a movie star. I thought it meant being famous and having breakfast in bed. I didn't know you had to be up at 4:00 a.m.

I don't go to premieres. I attend film openings I'm in, and that's about it. Fame and celebrity doesn't matter to me. The longevity of my career does.

I never liked the Oscars. They didn't do too much for me at all. I felt like a big, vulnerable hunk of baloney being used to sell some products.

As an actress, one of the perks is having access to ridiculously expensive clothing and prancing around on the red carpet. Who wouldn't want to have fun with that?