Kazuo Ishiguro Quotes

I don't think you're going to get nominated every time you jump out of the box.

I don't measure my success anymore by the Grammys. I can't because I'll just end up crushed.

I hadn't given much thought to the prospect of a Hugo nomination at the time it happened, but obviously once you're nominated, winning one seems a bit less far-fetched than before.

I was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award 19 times before I won. The first nine years, I heard someone else's name called; after that - I think it was a protective thing - I didn't hear whose name was called, but nobody was making eye contact with me, so I knew that it wasn't mine.

It's a lot more fun winning. It hurts to lose...

I am very proud. It is always fun to win such a prize, to be chosen as Swedens best player a certain year.

In my career, I've had people talking about different things many times, but then not get nominated.

I can safely say that no one who has ever won an Oscar didn't want to win an Oscar.

I've never had a chance to go to the Finals, and I don't have a ring - and that would be the only thing that would get me to think about it.

Everyone says, 'It's just an honor to be nominated,' but that's so not true. You want to win.

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

I've been nominated for Academy Awards, I know what I'm doing.

Being nominated is the win. For me, being nominated is winning. It's just unbelievable.

The awards world can be ridiculous, but I'm not one to bash it. I love awards! When I've been nominated for Emmys and when I won my DGA Award, I couldn't have been happier. I always liked getting a gold star in class.

I'll never get a Humanitas Award, but I'll have fun.

Prize lists are out, and you're not on them? Nature of the world - means nothing. Prizes are a lottery.

Don't get me wrong: I would not say no to an Oscar!

I like to win. If I lose, I'm not very happy.

It's worth turning up to an awards gig if you know you've won one but, since you never do know, it's not worth it.

I'd rather have 10 Super Bowl trophies and no MVPs.

I remember when I first won the Academy Award and how much I loved it. I just wish there was an award around that you could really believe in again.

Nominations come and go. It is not going to happen to you every year, and I am very well aware of that.

Boy, oh, boy, people get jaded fast. I got nominated for an Emmy.

Losing is not fun. It's terrible to lose. But in order to have fun winning, you have to go thouigh some pain of losing.

I hate to tell you this, but I did not know what the National Book Award was when I got the call.