Well, the way things are going, aside from wheat and auto parts, America's biggest export is now the Oscar.
I want to let you know that there is a definitive blueprint that you can follow to achieve success, prosperity, longevity and peace of mind. I've followed it my whole career. It's very simple, just do these three things: pay your taxes, mind your business and keep Will Smith's wife's name out of your f*cking mouth!
Eddie Murphy - January 2023
White boys always get the Oscar. It's a known fact. Did I ever get a nomination? No! You know why? Cause I hadn't played any of them slave roles, and get my ass whipped. That's how you get the nomination as a black dude.
Love will make you do crazy things.
Will Smith - März 2022, Oscar accepting speech
Is there a movie I think I should have won the Oscar for? Yeah. All of them.
This great imperialistic world called the United States has made us believe that an Oscar is the most important thing in the world for an actor. But if you think about it for five minutes you realise it can't be.
I think that we've become very disconnected from the natural world, and many of us, what we're guilty of is an egocentric worldview.
Joaquin Phoenix - Acceptance Speech, Oscars 2020
There was a theft! But, of course, if it was up to me, every two years I would win an Oscar.