Quotes About Idolization

I think that most people have experienced a relationship in their life - whether it be romantic, friendships, family, whatever - where there's somebody who you just really, really idolize. You just want them to feel the same way about you so bad that you kind of miss the red flag that maybe this person isn't super healthy for you.

culturally idolized beauty is not only foolproof, but potentially dangerous.

In my mid-adolescence, my friend Terry Martin and I became obsessed with William F. Buckley. This makes more sense when you realize that we were living in Bible Belt farming country miles from civilization. Buckley seemed impossibly exotic.

I knew William Burroughs really well, and I was always star struck being around him. I adored him.

I can remember watching Federer win Grand Slams on TV when I was a kid trying to put myself in his shoes.

I was very young when I saw 'Gone With the Wind,' but I fell in love with Clark Gable. And when I got to work with him, I couldn't believe it. I still had a crush on him. He was quite an old man by then; he must have seen that I was head over heels, even though I was married.

He worshiped her; she idolized him.

What sense or thought do they have? They follow the popular singers, and they take the crowd as their teacher.

Each one of a pair of lovers fashions himself to meet the other's requirements—endeavors by a continual effort to resemble that idol of himself which he beholds in the other's heart.... Whoever really loves abandons all sincerity.

Bons ou maus, os homens acham todos que por qualquer façanha deles tens de lhes erguer um altar, como o São Jorge a matar o dragão.

Drag queens, our whole art form is about taking inspiration from artists we adore.

Celebrity is seen by a huge amount of people and certainly myself for a while as the pinnacle of society, of success. It is revered almost religiously, both the institution and its quickly growing member base.

I was a huge Radiohead fan growing up.

Children ran up to me shouting, 'Columbo!' At first, it gave me great pleasure, but later, I said to myself that those children should have had their own heroes instead of admiring a cop from Los Angeles.

All of us growing up, if you're a professional player or a college player, you're molding your game after guys. You see guys, you see things guys do. Like Randy Moss, I'm a Randy Moss guy.

Actors geek out over athletes. Everyone knows that.

What do I geek out over? I mean, totally, I geek out over Hanson. Duh.

People cross the road to give me their autographs.

When I was growing up, I wanted to be my half-sister Lucy. She was 14 years older than me and was impossibly glamorous. I grew up in awe of her.

I think Kristin Bauer is a goddess.

We are making gods out of global celebrities.

To meet someone who you look up to like they are gods and goddesses, sometimes that person can disappoint you a bit.

Honestly, I hated Dirk growing up. As I got older and wiser, obviously I was really able to appreciate his greatness as I learned the game of basketball.

I think a lot of people secretly wish they were a rock star, and I'm no exception.