OSCAR QUOTES
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“I hate getting dressed up. Granny Clampett’s clothes are much more comfortable.”--Irene Ryan, 1966
“This is not an Academy Awards, ladies and gentlemen, it’s a freak-out.”
--Bob Hope, 1970
“Shut up, Bob Hope.”--Shirley MacLaine, 1970
“I’ll never let myself in for another emotional experience like that. Ye Gods, I almost had a heart attack.” --Shelley Winters, 1952
“The academy is only two or three years behind the critics.”
--Gregory Peck, 1971
“(Oscar night) is just another excuse to get drunk or something.”
--Gary Busey, 1978
“Unless someone happens to be looking over my shoulder, I’ll be voting for myself.”--David Niven, 1959 (in a cablegram to Tony Curtis)
“This guy Charleton Heston is a nice fellow, but what a hamola.”
--Aldo Ray, 1960
SOURCE: “Inside Oscar,” by Mason Wiley & Damien Bona
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