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But when it became an international hoopla where careers lived and died on whether or not you did or didn't get an Oscar, then it got out of hand.
I did not decline the Academy Award.
I know what he (Oscar) stands for... and it's terrific... I think when people used to hang around and pat each other on the back over drink and dinner, it was wonderful.
There is no question you get pumped up by the recognition. Then a self-loathing sets in when you realise you're enjoying it.... (more George C. Scott quotes)
Scott's TV series East Side, West Side was critically acclaimed but lasted only one season on NBC.
Scott is buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetary in Los Angeles. His grave is next to Walter Matthau's.
Once played a man who thought he was Sherlock Holmes in the movie They Might be Giants. Joanne Woodward played Dr. Watson.
Favorite baseball team was the Detroit Tigers.
Wa... (more George C. Scott trivia)
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