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Yes, I Did Say That! Quotes

A look at who’s saying what in the awards race
Compiled by Pete Keeley

“I feel like in virtually “The nominees
are so white that
every movie that I made, this year’s Oscars

there was a connection are being held

to River in some way.” at Pottery Barn.”
JIMMY FALLON
The Tonight Show host, joking
JOAQUIN PHOENIX
The Joker actor, in a rare interview on 60 Minutes, discussing about the fact that 19 of the 20 acting
nominees in 2020 are white.
the death of his actor brother, River, of a drug overdose in 1993.

“I’ve been a cop
and a robber and “You know “My oldest just
a doctor and a you’re in trouble went, ‘Well, this
professor. … I’ve when someone can sounds like a
been a donkey. throw shade by waste of time.’ ”
I even played a congratulating you.” CHARLIZE THERON
spaceship once!” TREVOR NOAH The Bombshell star, on Jimmy
Kimmel Live!, recounting
EDDIE MURPHY The Daily Show host, reacting to her kids’ reaction to her best
The Dolemite Is My Name Issa Rae’s comment after actress Oscar nomination
star, accepting the lifetime announcing the five male Oscar after she told them there was a
achievement award at the nominees for best director: chance she wouldn’t win.
Critics’ Choice Awards, riffing “Congratulations to those men.”
on his long and varied career.

“When you wake up,
meditate, stretch,
reach for your “You’ve shown
phone … and see a “You were great sensitivity
tweet from someone robbed Sandman. to foreign
you admire that Hell of a culture, in
is so backward and performance.” contrast to your
ignorant you want to MILES TELLER government.”
go back to bed.” The Top Gun: Maverick actor, PEDRO ALMODÓVAR
on Twitter, offering sympathy
AVA DUVERNAY for Uncut Gems star The Pain and Glory director,
criticizing the Trump
The When They See Us Adam Sandler, who did not administration while accepting PHOENIX: JAMIE MCCARTHY/GETTY IMAGES. NOAH: DIMITRIOS KAMBOURIS/GETTY IMAGES. DUVERNAY: STEVE GRANITZ/WIREIMAGE. ALMODÓVAR: DANIELE VENTURELLI/GETTY IMAGES. CHERRY: SEAN MATHIS/WIREIMAGE.
director, on Twitter, reacting to receive an acting nomination. an award from the Los Angeles
a controversial tweet by Film Critics Association.
Stephen King in which he said he
would “never consider diversity in
matters of art. Only quality.”

FLASHBACK!
JUNE 1, 2012
Did I “I’m gonna be nominated for an Oscar one day.

Really Already claiming it.”

MATTHEW CHERRY
Say The writer-director, on Twitter. “You just gotta believe!” Cherry tweeted Jan. 13 after Hair Love,
That? his Kickstarter-funded animated short film, earned an Oscar nomination, his first.

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