A Quote by Hal Needham

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

Hal Needham

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Hal Needham
American - Director
March 6, 1931 - October 25, 2013

For a lot of filmmakers, their first goal is to be successful and make some money. But once people start doing that, the real goal is then to win an Academy Award. Because when they do, they know that their obit is going to start out, 'Academy Award winner so-and-so.'

Robert Osborne

A new kind of award has been added -- the deathbed award. It is not an award of any kind. Either the recipient has not acted at all, or was not nominated, or did not win the award the last few times around. It is intended to relieve the guilty conscience of the Academy members and save face in front of the public. The Academy has the horrible taste to have a star, choking with emotion, present this deathbed award so that there can be no doubt in anybody's mind why the award is so hurriedly given. Lucky is the actor who is too sick to watch the proceedings on television.

Marlene Dietrich

It was never an ambition to grow up and win an Academy Award, so when it happens, you go, 'Weird!'

Ethan Coen

I feel like regardless of whether or not I win this award or I win that award or I don't win this award - I'm still Sam at the end of the day. And that's what defines me.

Sam Bradford

Not everything's made to win an Academy Award.

Samuel L. Jackson

I'd rather win a pennant than an Academy Award

Laraine Day

I'd rather win a pennant than an Academy Award.

Laraine Day

Obviously it was an out of body experience to win an Academy Award.

Roger Ross Williams

My dream was to win an Academy Award. But my other dream was to win the Super Bowl, and there's a chance that might not happen, either.

Brian Dunkleman

I want to become a movie director and win an Academy Award. That's what I'm trying to do.

Ryan Garcia

It is true I'd rather get a hole in one than win an Academy Award.

Malcolm McDowell

I came from a very poor family. And I was able to rise up and actually win an Academy Award. And if I can do it, then any kid can do it.

Roger Ross Williams

The best thing that winning those Academy Awards things are - the best thing of it is that when I say some of my ideas, somebody's going to listen to it, and they'll preface what I say, 'Academy Award winner da-da-da-da-da.'