Oscars 2013: Quotes from the stars

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Quentin TarantinoBen AffleckAnne HathawayAng LeeJennifer LawrenceDaniel Day-LewisAdelePaul N.J. OttossonDirector Malik Bendjelloul, left, and producer Simon ChinnDirectors Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman'Curfew' writer-director Shawn ChristensenTommy Lee JonesJohn KahrsVFX supervisorActor Dwight HenryChristoph Waltz

"The Beasts of the Southern Wild" actor was low-key about his introduction to the Oscars: "It's all good, just happy to keep doing this," said the actor, who also operates a bakery in New Orleans. But surely there's a star who he's excited to see at the show? "Well, there is one," he said, after some prodding. "Wolfgang Puck. Because, you know, he's a comrade."

Actor Dwight Henry

( Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times / February 24, 2013 )

"The Beasts of the Southern Wild" actor was low-key about his introduction to the Oscars: "It's all good, just happy to keep doing this," said the actor, who also operates a bakery in New Orleans. But surely there's a star who he's excited to see at the show? "Well, there is one," he said, after some prodding. "Wolfgang Puck. Because, you know, he's a comrade."

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