Famous Quotes & Sayings

Little Richard

I never accepted the idea that I had to be guided by some pattern or blueprint.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

Salma Hayek

They offered me that film before I did Frida and I said, no, I'm not capable of directing. Then after seeing Julie direct, I was inspired by it. She motivated me to do it, because we don't have role models as woman for directors.

Caitlin Moran

I was brought up in the '80s. I was born in 1975. So by the time I got to 10 and I kind of knew that I probably was going to have to be a grown-up lady at some point, the feminine role models that I had were kind of the cast of "Dynasty" and "Dallas." And I just found that terrifying.

Cathy Freeman

I like looking feminine and I enjoy being a role model. I enjoy being a woman. It all comes down to having the confidence to be who you are.

Blu Cantrell

I am a role model, definitely and I definitely support women.

Benigno Aquino III

I remove a lot of the pressure from myself by saying I'm not competing with my parents. They are the persons who taught me my ideology. They actively practiced what they preached. They're the exemplars and the role models. So how does one compete with a mentor?

Brian J. White

The trailblazers are my role models in this industry: Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, James Earl Jones, and Billy Dee Williams. I keep their pictures in my trailer and try to measure to their standards every time I act.

Jamie Campbell Bower

I feel responsible for certain fans, but I've never said I'm a role model.

Miley Cyrus

They're not role models. So for me it was a bad decision, because of my fans and because of what I stand for.

Carnie Wilson

I understand that I'm a role model.

Charles Barkley

I'm not paid to be a role model, parents should be role models.

Alan Rickman

The directors you trust the most are the ones, when you ask them a question, they've got the guts to say, 'I don't know.'

David Wain

I hope I don't just do the exact same thing my whole life. I also feel like it's really hard to make comedy. It's almost impossible for comedy filmmakers and directors to stay relevant as they get older.

Denzel Washington

I'm not interested in being a celebrity; I'm interested in being a better actor and a better director.

Ludivine Sagnier

What I'm looking for is the variety of choices and the opportunity to work with great directors - that's what I'm looking for.

Paul Lewis

We are looking toward students being disc jockeys and program directors in the near future. Who knows, the next great radio personality could come from Union County.

Bill Mumy

I have great respect for directors who know what they're doing.

Charles Bronson

Maybe I'm too masculine. Casting directors cast in their own, or an idealized image. Maybe I don't look like anybody's ideal.

Chad Lowe

Adrian Lyne is such an incredible director.

Norman Wisdom

Don't get me wrong: I'm overjoyed with my career to date. But perhaps I could have done more. Mostly, I just did whatever the directors told me to do.