Demian Bichir Quotes

When it comes to the awards and everything, and the press, the publicity, this is all icing on the cake to me.

I think they're an incredible honor. I'm grateful and flattered by them. But I have no control over winning awards - I have no control over any of that.

Being acknowledged for your work is always a great accomplishment, whether it's people in my city, kids in the street, all the way up to the Grammys.

I don't expect to win awards while working in films.

This is why it's hard to talk about winning awards. You can't do it without sounding like a tool.

I have received many awards, love, and recognition.

I am completely grateful and pleased for the attention and the recognition I've received for playing the roles that I've played.

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.

I love awards, especially if I get them.

I'm thrilled when I get nominated. I don't count how many and I don't remember how many I've had. I just know it's a lot.

An Oscar means a lot of things because it's like the ultimate award for a filmmaker so it feels great. But I think you have to consider awards with some distance and not get obsessed with it. When you're creating you shouldn't think about it.

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

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

You don't really work for awards, but when they come it's... nice.

I've trained myself not to put too much emphasis on awards, only because I never got into acting to win an award.

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

I'm not a great believer in awards-of course the fact that I've never won one has nothing to do with it at all!

Being nominated is a great thrill, and we like to say that all four of us were nominated, which means that our director, Anthony Page was nominated four times.

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

I've always said about awards that they're meaningless until you win one, and then they're best thing in the world. The other thing about awards is that they engender respect from areas where it might never have come from without it.

I remember when I first won the Academy Award and how much I loved it. I just wish there was an award around that you could really believe in again.

I've always found it embarrassing to receive awards.

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

I feel a bit uncomfortable talking about awards.

I don't think you can ever get bored of winning awards.