Quotes About Idol

When I was 8 years old, I saw 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' in Charlotte, North Carolina. I walked out of there and was so inspired. I loved the movie, and I knew I wanted to be that guy.

The political hero is not like the sports champion or matinee idol or daring inventor; like the war hero, he is born only of tragedy.

For Napoli's fans, I went from an idol to a traitor; people did not love me anymore.

Now celebrity has taken on a holy status all of its own, and we look to the stars to provide us with the transcendental experience that was once achieved through religion.

The triumph of my art is in thoroughly examining whether the thought which the mind of the young man brings forth is a false idol or a noble true birth.

You can't discover one foot of clay on an idol without suspecting the other.

We make an idol of truth itself; for truth apart from charity is not God, but His image and idol, which we must neither love nor worship.

I don't like asking for an autograph, but I would like to take a picture with Jessica Simpson because I love her style!

I love Frank Sinatra. He is one of my biggest all-time idols.

Elton John is a huge influence and an artist I've listened to since I was a little girl.

Hendrix was the first person I had come across who seemed completely free, and when you're nine or 10, your life is entirely dominated by adults. So he represented this thing that I wanted to be. Hendrix was the first person who made me think it might be good to be a singer and a guitarist - before that I wanted to be a footballer.

When I was 8 years old, it mattered what my favorite singer said and wore and expressed opinions about.

I do watch 'American Idol' sometimes. It's not really that pleasurable... I take that back. It is the epitome of a guilty pleasure. Sometimes there's some good singers on that show.

I won because I was the people's favorite dancer, and that's what I work with these Idols on. There have been 1,000 singers before you that are as good or better than you, but you're not trying to be the best singer ever. You're trying to be the people's favorite singer.

I like the way Billy Idol sings. Mommy turned me on to him.

Rajini sir has always been a part of my life from childhood. And I entered into filmmaking because I was influenced by his films.

It was a dream come true to meet GR Viswanath sir, who is a legend in the game.

I have always looked up to Rajesh Khanna sir's work. And when I think of biopics, his is the first name that comes to my mind.

I'm a huge Sissy Spacek fan.

Conway Twitty was always our local hero while I was growing up. He had a series of good bands. I wanted to sit in, if Conway would let me. And he did a couple of times.

I actually had a Bobby Orr action figure. You could put the pads on him and skates and all that. I was 7, and he was still playing.

Give me someone I can look up to, show me someone I can love.

I would love to just talk to Paul McCartney. That would be incredible, but that is definitely like a dream.

I know he is younger than me, but I absolutely love Zac Efron. His hair is always so pretty.