Peter Berg Quotes

You don't make pictures for Oscars.

Sometimes in entertainment, when people have done the Academy Awards - like, for example, in 'The Bodyguard' - I just didn't believe it; it didn't feel authentic.

I would be surprised if they gave Meryl Streep her third Oscar for a film as light as 'Julie and Julia,' although, of course, Katharine Hepburn's third Oscar came with a very light performance from her in 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.'

If Martin Scorsese calls, I am available. And then there the ones, well, you can just run down the list - any of those Oscar-nominated films, they have amazing directors across the board.

To me, an Oscar movie has to have some type of emotional pull.

I pay attention when the Academy Awards come around. I haven't watched them in a while, but I used to watch them religiously when I was a kid.

The truth is, there are probably eight more 'Snow White' scripts floating around out there. And once one 'Snow White' script got hot, other people started pulling out their 'Snow White' scripts.

To go to the Oscars for 'Moneyball' - that was pretty amazing.

Well, the way things are going, aside from wheat and auto parts, America's biggest export is now the Oscar.

There are always at least five good films at the end of the year to get nominated, but generally speaking nowadays, it's more of the independent films that are recognized.

I'm very enthusiastic about the Academy Awards because if there were no Oscars, we wouldn't have as many good movies as we do have.

I was very disappointed that Denzel didn't win Best Actor for The Hurricane because I thought he deserved it.

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

The truth is, a director wins an Oscar for a writer's script and actors' performances.

I have to remember that winning an Oscar is an almost unbelievable goal and that it is an honour just to be nominated.

The BAFTAs give the British point of view, and the Oscars give the American point of view, but the truth is we're all working in an international industry.

We are going to have a huge Oscar issue, you are going to see everything in such beautiful detail.

Going to the Academy Awards is something I remember since I was six, when I went with my mom for the first time, 14 with my dad, you know, and there I am, at 22, 23, whatever I was, sitting next to my mom. You know, and then again, there with my dad. Like, there's a beauty to it, and I care deeply about film history.

I loved all awards shows growing up, but of course, the Oscars was the biggest one.

If you've been nominated for an Oscar, it would be ridiculous to say you didn't want to win. It would be lovely to have one of those statues.

I met two of my movie heroes. I met Tom Hanks, and I met Steven Spielberg. Oh and Quentin Tarantino.

The Oscars are a lot different when you are a nominee. You walk around with this big smile on your face, and everyone, even people who work for rival film companies, tells you they voted for you.

Awards season is big for me - I love following all the films and who might be nominated.

I'm a member of BAFTA, so I vote in all the films that come up for the Academy Awards.

I know one thing; I'll never win an Academy Award.