“American cinema tends to express a patriotic relationship to national identity on a regular basis.”
Tom Hooper

“Everyone clung to the idea that if you worked hard, you would have gotten a piece of the American dream.”
Phill Lewis - Narrator

“I've already received an Academy Award and I made a lot of money for the studios and enough for me too. I want to try television because I can control the product.”

Loretta Young

“I don't think I ever expected anything like an Oscar ever, to tell you the truth. That is not my motivation when I do these roles. I really am motivated by being able to work with great people and create a body of work that I can look back and be proud of.”
Leonardo DiCaprio

“The bottom line is, when it comes to an actor and his performance, whether nominated or not, it simply has to do with whether that character had enough resonance with the audience.”
Leonardo DiCaprio