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Daily Inspiration Quote by Jordana Brewster

"Oscar night is a ridiculous night where you go to these parties and you see everyone that you've ever wanted to work with and admire"

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Oscar night, in Jordana Brewster's telling, isn’t a coronation so much as a social obstacle course. Calling it “ridiculous” does double duty: it punctures the glamour myth while quietly admitting she still shows up, still feels the pull. The word lands like a protective shrug, a way to name the absurdity before it can embarrass you. In an industry built on longing - for roles, recognition, proximity to the powerful - “ridiculous” becomes a survival tactic.

The quote’s engine is the collision between fantasy and logistics. “These parties” is deliberately generic, flattening the supposedly rarefied space into a series of rooms with drinks and badges. Yet inside that banality sits the electric premise: “everyone that you’ve ever wanted to work with and admire.” Brewster captures Hollywood’s real currency: access. The Oscars aren’t just an awards show; they’re a marketplace of future collaborations, where taste and ambition are forced into small talk.

Subtextually, she’s describing a peculiar professional vertigo: being both peer and fan at once. You’re not watching icons from the couch; you’re standing three feet away, trying to be cool while doing mental math about introductions, timing, and whether admiration reads as authenticity or neediness. Her line recognizes that the night’s promise is less about trophies than about proximity - and that the spectacle is most intense precisely because everyone knows it’s a little ridiculous and still can’t resist it.

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Brewster, Jordana. (2026, January 16). Oscar night is a ridiculous night where you go to these parties and you see everyone that you've ever wanted to work with and admire. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/oscar-night-is-a-ridiculous-night-where-you-go-to-107206/

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Brewster, Jordana. "Oscar night is a ridiculous night where you go to these parties and you see everyone that you've ever wanted to work with and admire." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/oscar-night-is-a-ridiculous-night-where-you-go-to-107206/.

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"Oscar night is a ridiculous night where you go to these parties and you see everyone that you've ever wanted to work with and admire." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/oscar-night-is-a-ridiculous-night-where-you-go-to-107206/. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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Jordana Brewster (born April 26, 1980) is a Actress from USA.

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