George Porter Quotes

It really hit home that my parents felt as though they didn't have to worry anymore. They realized if you could win an Oscar, that was a good sign.

Having your work honored nationally is a great morale booster.

It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar.

I do not equate productivity to happiness. For most people, happiness in life is a massive amount of achievement plus a massive amount of appreciation. And you need both of those things.

Trophies and medals have never meant much to me. I've had amazing experiences, which let you feel like you've accomplished something.

When you are proud of something you have done, and you have made a film you feel has merit, and it's found an audience and is critically well received, that's a pretty pleasurable place to be. I mean, you don't want it gathering dust at the bottom of someone's DVD collection.

It's nice to walk into a club and see your picture. Then you know you've done something good.

I don't get recognised that much yet in London, but when I do I get a real sense of achievement.

I still need practice in enjoying the fruits of success.

Being named among the best at something is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won.

Awards are wonderful. I've been nominated many times and I've won many awards. But my journey is not towards that. If it happens it will be a blast. If it doesn't, it's still been a blast.

I want to do something that people can really say, 'Hey, man, that was good, I'm proud of you, I'm proud of that.' 'Pride' and 'Transformers' and things like that.

As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.

I know the Hall of Fame is the more sought-after thing. But I'm getting a bigger charge out of my uniform number being put away. Everything I worked hard for and wished for came true.

I'd love to win trophies, be in movies, have a body of work I'm proud of and find a way to enjoy it along the way. Success is probably a more of a complicated thing than that.

Awards mean absolutely nothing if you don't get it. If you do get it, they're the best thing in the world.

Success unshared is failure.

An Oscar clears the deck of envy and resentment. You think, 'Well, I've got that. I can relax now.'

I want to do something that I'm proud of and that I can look back on with pride of accomplishment.

I used to be so excited when I saw my name in print.

It's always just nice to see your hard work paying off.

My parents got to see all my hard work pay off.

When I released 'Veteran' and the reception was good, it was the first time I ever worked really hard on something and had that hard work reciprocated back to me.

I won almost everything there is to win and I look back with great memories.

More than anything else it pleases me to know I've made people back home in Bihar proud of me.