“I would love the day when I can have a mortgage-burning party… but I think I’ll relish the opportunity to have an Oscar even more so. We just want to take it home just to give it to our mom, but then I still want to be able to build my mom a home.”–Oscar nominee Terrence Howard on the dilemma of starring in Oscar-worthy films versus blockbusters.
“I miss the free wings.”–Oscar nominee Amy Adams on what she misses about her old job as a waitress at fast food chain Hooters.
“I went to the Golden Globes and it was a bit like being in a dog show–you kinda get trotted out as sort of Britain’s prize poodle… and they give you marks out of 10.”–Oscar nominee Keira Knightley isn’t a fan of awards shows.
“I have to say that several times a day, I turn to my husband and I go, ‘Oh listen, I forgot to tell you something,’ and he says, ‘What?’ and I say, ‘I’m going to the Academy Awards.’ I think it’s getting a little bit old.”–Oscar nominee Felicity Huffman is convinced her husband William H Macy will be glad when the Oscar celebrations are over.
“We named him Andy and I don’t know why, except the wardrobe supervisor said, `My boyfriend’s name was Andy and he was a real d**k.'”–Huffman on why she called her Transamerica penis prosthetic Andy.
“I got my tuxedo from a place where they rent tuxedos to certain mariachi orchestras–it went with a different shirt.”–Oscar nominee Matt Dillon left his tuxedo rental for the Oscars until the last minute.
“I sketched this myself and spent the last month in Melbourne (Australia) hand stitching and cutting.”–Oscars presenter Eric Bana joked about how he designed and styled his own Academy Awards tuxedo.
“I beat up somebody on the way to his wedding and just made a few changes and stole his clothes… This is the only tie I own.”–director Tim Burton on his colorful Oscars look–complete with a skull and crossbones tie.
“I try to exercise, drink water and eat desserts.” Oscars presenter Jessica Alba on how she achieved her Academy Awards look last night.
“We’ve been rather unburdened by success at most of these awards shows so we’re pretty good at losing… I’ll be the drunk in the back.”–George Clooney didn’t fancy his chances of taking home Oscar gold at the Academy Awards last night. He won for Best Supporting Actor.
“Is this about Ang Lee? I don’t like that guy. I’ve seen him about a lot. I’ve caught him stealing at award ceremonies.” Gracious Clooney jokes after missing out on the Best Director award.
“I’d like to thank the Academy for seating me next to George Clooney at the Nominees Luncheon.”–Corinne Marrinan (corr) already felt like a big winner even before she picked up the Best Documentary Short Oscar last night.
“There are a few names. Oscar isn’t one.” Oscar-winner Rachel Weisz has no plans to name her unborn baby after her Academy Award win last night.
From Oscar Host, Jon Stewart
“Tonight is the night we celebrate excellence in film with me, the fourth male lead from Death to Smoochy.”
“I get nervous for contestants on American Idol. You don’t need to egg me on in terms of anxiety.”–on his nerves before hosting the big night.
“I got up at 5.30 this morning, ate half a melon, then did some jazzercise.”–reveals his preparation for the awards ceremony.
“I’m a little surprised Cinderella Man didn’t win that category… Imagine the difficulty in making Russell Crowe look like he got into a fight.”–jokes he’s surprised Cinderella Man didn’t pick up a Best Makeup Academy Award last night.
“If Russell Crowe gets mad at me, it’s not like I work at the hotel he’s staying at, anyway–he can’t throw anything at me.”–convinced he’d be OK, even if he was a flop at the Academy Awards.
“Schindler’s List and Munich… I think I speak for all Jews when I say I can’t wait to see what happened to us next.”–pays an odd tribute to Steven Spielberg‘s movies.
“Right now, around the world, we are being watched by hundreds of millions of people, nearly half of whom are in the process of being adopted by Angelina Jolie.”–makes light of the Academy Awards’ worldwide audience.
