Mira Sorvino Quotes

You are never too old for applause. What's satisfying is that I'm being appreciated for what I was trained for.

When I got through, Duke Ellington stood up and started the applause.

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

If a Korean artist reaches to the top, we're all ready to stand up and applaud for him or her.

Success listens only to applause. To all else it is deaf.

The Oscar nomination is great. It's a great pat on the back. And I like that.

My Number 1 Award is going to go on my mantelpiece, and I'll probably kiss it for two weeks solid every time I pass it!

I always go for centuries at the end of frames because it gives the fans a chance to celebrate.

I get to share the stage with some of the best.

The thing I crave for the most is appreciation for my acting.

I don't want awards. I am not saying this like it's a case of sour grapes. It isn't. I have been to a couple of award functions, and I soon realised that it doesn't give me the kick that it does to others.

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

First thing I did when I found out I made it into the top 13 is I tried not to faint and you know, I took it all in and I really looked at the crowd and said a big 'thank you'.

The room is full of such talent. It's a beautiful thing about the SAG Awards. It's the most rewarding room to be in as an actor.

I'm not used to getting good reviews.

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.

I've never won an award for anything, and I think it's weird. I mean, that's really cool but it's strange to think you could get an award for acting. I always thought that was strange.

I am highly offended by the total lack of acknowledgement of my contribution to Laker success.

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 think the guys that get to the All-Star Game deserve a lot of credit. They deserve their opportunity to get out there and let the baseball fandom see them.

There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause.

And it was only released in London last week, so when I go back to England Monday or whatever, I am expecting heaps of adulation. I'm hoping there is. If that doesn't happen I will be disappointed.

Applause is a receipt, not a bill.

You know how people say awards don't mean anything? Hello! I think the energy around them makes everyone cuckoo.

To get down to the quick of it, respect motivates me - not success.