Spencer Kayden Quotes

See, the SAG awards caught me totally by surprise.

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

I didn't really expect to be coming to the Oscars.

If you buy a lottery ticket, you really don't expect to win. However, if you do win, it's a different story. The same is true about getting an Oscar. Of course I knew I was nominated, but I never expected my name to be called. When it was, I'm still at a loss to describe the feelings that I experienced.

I found out I got 'The Little Drummer Girl' and my BAFTA nomination in quick succession, and I just didn't expect it to be like that. I thought there would be a lot more time in between. It's been an overwhelming experience.

I was excited to be nominated for the Grammy, but prizes are a little strange.

People ask me, 'Is there pressure to win a Tony for your next one?' I've got three on my mantelpiece; I'm good. If that's the end of the story, I'm fine.

I didn't expect this award [the 2008 MVP] would come to me. I'm surprised. I've played pretty well in other seasons. Our team hasn't been as good. Things just fell into place.

I got nominated for a Tony, which was a complete surprise. It was an experience that I will always cherish.

All my life, I was even just wanted to attend the Grammys, like, just be there, so the fact that I'm nominated for Best New Artist, it feels like a dream.

The idea that the Tony committee and the New York theater community as a whole have embraced 'Billy Elliot' is very, very exciting.

I can't say that winning the Pen/Faulkner was a dream come true because I would never have dared to dream it.

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

I'm awkward at these things. Just being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Karate Kid was a real surprise and I was a little uncomfortable.

Are you kidding? This is crazy, man. I thought I was Mr. Pre-Televised awards.

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

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

I hadn't given much thought to the prospect of a Hugo nomination at the time it happened, but obviously once you're nominated, winning one seems a bit less far-fetched than before.

I'm not sure whether I could win a Nobel Prize or not, but the Nobel Committee called me, and, 'You got the Nobel Prize.' So, I was so, so happy, and I was so surprised.

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.

Don't get me wrong: I would not say no to an Oscar!

It's worth turning up to an awards gig if you know you've won one but, since you never do know, it's not worth it.

People think you know beforehand when you win an Oscar - I can assure you you don't.

Awards are always a pleasant surprise. They are the candy-floss parts of our job - a lovely added extra to attract people's attention. The bottom line is that you want to sell tickets.

I think it's my nature to - every time I hear about an award or a nomination, it makes me realize how much I must've been losing before, because I was not aware that every major city had these critics' awards.