Quotes About Celebration

One of my favorite - well, my favorite, favorite, absolute favorite event to go to is Alfre Woodard has a party that I call the blacktress party. It's, like, black actresses that either have been nominated for an Oscar or should have been, and it sort of is just a night where we all get in a room and we get to celebrate each other.

What usually happens on the Oscar telecast is that as soon as best picture is announced, everyone is up out of their seats and running off to their parties.

To go to the Oscars for 'Moneyball' - that was pretty amazing.

I'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real.

When you're up for an award at the Oscars, try as you might, it's hard to concentrate on the show.

Most of an award-show host's job is showing up and keeping a cool head and soldiering through it, whether it's the Oscars or the Hallmark Channel's 'Hero Dog Awards.'

I'm very enthusiastic about the Academy Awards because if there were no Oscars, we wouldn't have as many good movies as we do have.

When I was growing up in the house, we'd watch the Oscars.

I loved all awards shows growing up, but of course, the Oscars was the biggest one.

Makeup contracts are the Oscars of the modeling world.

Even if the Tonys aren't as glitzy as the Oscars, being a part of the ceremony is no less exciting.

Often times I don't watch the Oscars because I say this isn't for me.

I'd love to see a woman host the Oscars.

I really don't think about the Oscars.

When you see the fans all in together - elation and sadness sat next to each other, kids crying and the other half of the family up there, giving it all that - that's just incredible.

I never got a chocolate birthday cake; I got a carob one. And when I went to other kids' houses, I was very covetous of things like Cheez Whiz that I'd find in their refrigerators.

There are a great many colored people who are ashamed of the cake-walk, but I think they ought to be proud of it.

We ought to be bragging about Florida!

On stage, we embrace every ounce of ourselves, we celebrate who we are, we are honest and live our truth - and we inspire people to do the same.

Like Jermaine was saying, it's a beautiful day, and we're just glad all of this is behind us. We can go on with our lives. And Michael can go on with his life and do what he does best, and that's making good music, making his fans happy, people happy all over the world.

This is a great time in our lives and careers.

My object is to make people happy with our music.

We're just a joyous band, and our music is just fun, happy, and nostalgic.

We sing these songs for the everyday occasions of life, and they are very close to the hearts of our people.