February 26

So I treat the Oscars with the seriousness I think it deserves. Most of the Academy members probably take their voting seriously, but I doubt most of them have seen everything. Most probably handle their ballots the same way Samuel L. Jackson once told me he handles his: When it arrives in the mail, he rips it open and "votes for (his) friends." Then he leaves it on the kitchen counter for his wife to fill in what she wants. And finally, he said, his maid would complete the ballot. - Phillip Martin