Quotes About Inspiration

I love Stanley Clark. I love George Duke and Stanley Clark.

Coming from Montreal, Patrick Roy was the guy that everybody looked up to. He was consistent and successful early in his career; he won the Stanley Cup when he was really young and he played with a great organization. For me it was also a French thing, like one of us had made it that big in the NHL, and you tried to follow in his footsteps.

I honed in on a great time, the Motown era, the '60s and '70s. That type of music has always been a staple in my life.

Oh, man, I love the Staple Singers. I love Pop Staples' guitar playing, too. He's one of my favorite guitar players.

Women in country music have always been a staple and always been important.

I grew up on a staple of films where I saw actors like Waheeda Rehman, Smita Patil, Shabana Azmi, Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi playing very powerful parts in films.

Don't let the insecurities of others dull your sparkle. Shine like the star you are born to be.

When I was a kid, I loved Elvis, and Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. But I had no connection to Hollywood - and being a movie star was such a far-fetched idea, growing up in Hawaii.

Being a star just means that you just find your own special place, and that you shine where you are. To me, that's what being a star means.

I wanted to be Jon Bon Jovi and Bono. But I'm not that cool. I don't need to be. I'm not a rock star. I am who I am.

You get to choose how you perceive your reality. So why, when it comes to perceiving yourself, would you choose to see anything other than a super-huge rock star of a creature?

My father is a big fan of Amitabh Bachchan and always wanted to work or star in a remake of any of his film. But he didn't get the opportunity.

I have always been active and into sports my entire life, and I've always wanted to be a star and inspire others.

America is looking for answers. She's looking for a new direction; the world is looking for a light. That light can come from America's great North Star; it can come from Alaska.

I had always seen myself as a star; I wanted to be a galaxy.

A movie star is someone people look at and go, 'I want to be like that person'. There's the responsibility of desire. It's not something I'm interested in trying. I would fail miserably at it, so why even bother?

I just want to be an inspiration. I'm a rock star, I'm Future Hendrix.

Everybody is a star. It's true. And if you've got a light, don't let it go out. 'Cos some people sink under.

For as one star another far exceeds, So souls in heaven are placed by their deeds.

I never dreamt of being a pop star or being on stage - makeup was always my true passion.

'Gravity' is a great example of a movie that we hope they're going to do more of. It's really entertaining, with a female star. It's not the kind of film you typically see, and gives me hope.

Being a rock star is like being a cult leader - you really have to be in your own religion.

'Bright Star' has been designed and the songs have been formulated around the way that I sing. That is the biggest gift of anything.

People think if you're a movie star, you're the boss. But first of all, I'm not a movie star, I'm in a very different place. I'm not looking to do what I want - I am looking for what we can find. It's a creative process.