Sound Bites

''I wound up losing my bucket completely. They were like piranhas.''
— Jon Stewart, on the container of Twizzlers he was handing out at the show

''We got to meet Frances McDormand. She introduced us to Joel and Ethan [Coen]. It was great because I got to test a few Lebowski theories on them.''
— Best Song winner Glen Hansard

''I didn't picture it as a catchphrase at the time, but it certainly made an impression on me when I first read it.''
— Daniel Day-Lewis, on his famed milk-shake line

''I'm realizing I'm really hungry. I'm realizing I could use a drink. A little bit of me is going back and trying to retrieve my memory of what I said on stage in front of a billion people. Trying to figure out if I said something sue-able. I'm sure someone will tell me at some point.... I'm aware that I did say 'buttocks' and 'nipples' in my acceptance speech. That might be a first.''
— Tilda Swinton

''It's more nerve-racking coming to the Oscars as a nominee, but this is nice.''
— Amy Adams

''Look at that guy's mustache!''
— Jonah Hill to Seth Rogen on the red carpet

''That's awesome! I hope I'm not sitting next to him.''
— Seth Rogen

''It's like the Super Bowl, only unlike the Super Bowl, I can't show up and be like, 'I'm bringing my A game, I really think I'm gonna do it tonight.' I can't really change the result.''
— Jason Reitman

''This isn't the first time I've left my baby at home, but it's definitely the longest.''
— Keri Russell

''I've been on this street a lot, but never on a red carpet. Just behind a wheel.''
— Jason Bateman