Rachel Kushner Quotes

It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar.

I've won all the prizes in Europe, every bloody one. I'm delighted to win them all, the whole lot.

I'm not even aware of my success. Success is such an illusion.

Winning the BAFTA for 'Young Apprentice' felt great. It's really nice to be part of the winning team.

Success is not two cars or a swimming pool. It's the approval of your peers.

It surprised me, the feeling I got when I won the Oscar for 'Scent of a Woman.' It was a new feeling. I'd never felt it. I don't see my Oscar much now. But when I first got it, there was a feeling for weeks afterward that I guess is akin to winning a gold medal in the Olympics.

I was never much of a one to win prizes... and certainly never placed too much value on their acquisition.

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

Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.

I still need practice in enjoying the fruits of success.

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

I want to do something that people can really say, 'Hey, man, that was good, I'm proud of you, I'm proud of that.' 'Pride' and 'Transformers' and things like that.

As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.

Awards mean absolutely nothing if you don't get it. If you do get it, they're the best thing in the world.

Winning the Oscar was like winning all the prizes in one single night that I never won as a kid.

I don't think about awards when I set out to do something. If that happens, it's great.

I feel like I'm on the inside for the first time. Inside the castle. I have an Emmy nomination!

When I won the Emmy, the profound sense of gratitude when my name was said I cannot express enough. It was one of the most beautiful moments, hands down, of my life.

I am beyond blessed and humbled to be named the Paul Hornung Award winner.

I have an impact and people look up to me now. It's more than the money.

Success isn't about things we acquire.

I won almost everything there is to win and I look back with great memories.

More than anything else it pleases me to know I've made people back home in Bihar proud of me.

I'm grand once I keep winning trophies. That's all that counts.

It is one thing to be successful on the field, but to be recognized for something off-field is a completely different and inspiring feeling.