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"Awards are meaningless to me, and I have nothing but disdain for anyone who actively campaigns to get one."

"Between speeches and awards, you can find something to do every other week. It's hard to write. Your focus gets splintered. Once you put one thing in your calendar, that month is gone."

"Smith and Carlos aside, I object to using the Olympic awards stand to make a political statement."

"Up there with my awards, I have a great big statue of Groucho Marx, just to put everything in perspective."

"I have done so much for hip-hop and 'til this day, I haven't received any awards or any recognition for it."

"Awards shows are my greatest inducement to get back into shape."

"Oh yeah, I'm about to host the Genies, which are the Canadian Academy Awards."
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"We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary."


"They still had the Lord Chamberlain, so we had this idiotic censorship. We were allowed three Jesus Christs instead of 10. Why three were OK, I don't know."


"I love going to the movies; I love watching good movie actors. They must know something I don't."


"Once in awhile, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on the stage, and that doesn't happen very often."


"We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre."
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