In a 2002 interview, when asked what she would do if she won an Academy Award, actress Tara Reid said "I would refuse it. Accepting an award would just make it seem as if I think acting is an important occupation. It's not, we're really just hired monkeys jumping around on stage for the amusement of the audience. I mean it's not fucking brain surgery, it's not developing a cure for cancer." When asked if she thought that this attitude might alienate her fans she said "Fuck them. Dumbasses."