Golden Globe Nominee Quotes

"The nomination is so exciting and surprising at the same time. Never saw it coming ... It's strange to continue to feel a character in your blood long after it wraps. I am so proud of 'The Brave One,' of where Neil Jordan took the character of Erica Bain. The experience of playing her has moved me deeper than anything I can remember. I can't wait to have some rubber chicken and listen to the unscripted banter with all of those fine actresses." Jodie Foster, on her Best Actress in a Drama nomination

"What an honor to even be mentioned alongside such a talented bunch. Very excited for Tim and Helena and the film! Super-flattered and immensely thankful to the HFPA for the nomination." -- Johnny Depp, Best Actor Musical or Drama nominee, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

"It's a great honor to receive this nomination from the HFPA. I couldn't be more thrilled for Johnny, Helena and the film." -- Tim Burton, Best Director nominee, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

"I'm very happy! I am fairly globular at the moment as I am about to have a baby. Tim (Burton, her partner) wants to paint my belly gold!" -- Helena Bohnham Carter, Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy nominee, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

"It's just nice to get some praise. Anything to get through the contractions." --Bonham Carter, who is nine months pregnant, on being nominated for best actress for "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

"I'm very proud of John C. Reilly and even more proud of Dewey Cox. Dewey would have loved this if he wasn't dead." -- Judd Apatow, producer/co-writer, "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story"

"I was making waffles for my kids, then my phone rang and my publicist called saying I was nominated. And I noticed this strange smell, and the waffles were burning, and the smoke alarm went off." --Mary-Louise Parker, nominated for Best Actress in a Television Series, Comedy or Musical

"I was sitting in my living room actually nursing a hangover when my agent sent a text saying congratulations." --Keira Knightley on how she learned she was nominated for best actress for "Atonement."

"Let's face it, when I was first proposed this role, I thought, 'What was it about me that made you think I could pull this off?' They said, 'You sing, you dance, you're the only one that could probably do this."' --John Travolta on being nominated for supporting-actor for his role as an overweight, homebody housewife in "Hairspray"

"We're all jumping around at the moment. It's just fantastic. I'm working today, so I don't know whether I'll be able to celebrate, but we'll probably have a nice dinner when we get home from work." --Saoirse Ronan, 13-year-old best supporting-actress nominee for "Atonement"

"I'm on a plane to L.A., so I'll be celebrating with my fellow passengers." --Jason Reitman, director of "Juno," nominated for Best Picture Musical or Comedy

"I was screaming and crying. I actually threw a table. I was freaking out." --Nikki Blonsky, Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy nominee for "Hairspray"

"I haven't even thought of that yet, celebrating. I haven't really spent time with my family for Hanukkah. We were bad Jews this year. Coming from an acting family, and being an actor that has work, is truly enough. Being nominated continues to surprise me." --Jeremy Piven, nominated for best supporting actor in a TV series, miniseries or motion picture for "Entourage"

"A few years ago, my dad passed away, and I share this nomination with him." --Piven on his Best Supporting Actor nomination

"To be the little engine that could, it's sort of nice. It's more than sort of nice. It's very gratifying." --Julie Taymor, director of "Across the Universe," Nominated for Best Picture Musical or Comedy

"This is a movie about protest. It's about the '60s. It's a beautiful love story but it's also about transforming your life. And it's done with an extremely positive nature ... You can still be serious and have a feeling of hope and a positive nature, and a musical can do that even if it has some dark moments." --Taymor on the film "Across the Universe"

"My least favorite part is trying to figure out what to wear. Everything else is pretty much wonderful." --Glenn Close, nominated for Best Dramatic TV Actress for "Damages"

"I'm going to work at 8 a.m. with Mr. Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie, so maybe Angelina and I will have a holler and a hoot together." --Amy Ryan, nominated for supporting actress for "Gone Baby Gone," who is currently at work on Eastwood's "The Changeling." Jolie was nominated in the dramatic actress category for "A Mighty Heart"

"It's kind of amazing to know you're going to be in rooms with people who've really inspired you and who you really admire. That's kind of a crazy thought that makes my brain explode." --Ellen Page, nominated for her starring role in "Juno"

"It's a little bit weird. I have to kind of wait for the dust to settle and then I'll know exactly how I feel. Right now I don't really feel all that much." --Casey Affleck, supporting actor nominee for "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"

"When they said my name, I just started shrieking like a little schoolgirl." --Diablo Cody, nominated for her screenplay, "Juno"

"I'm in pre-production for my next picture, so I just get on with the work." --Joe Wright, director of "Atonement," on being too busy to celebrate his Best Director nomination