Quotes About Idolization

Growing up, I was obsessed with Leonardo DiCaprio.

As a kid, I was obsessed with Meryl Streep, and I still am.

Nastia Liukin, I was obsessed with her. And I say was, but really am obsessed with her. She's just so amazing.

Bruno Mars, I'm kind of obsessed with him.

The ways in which I was obsessed with Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp 20 years ago is completely replicated by my daughters' and my crush on Marshawn Lynch and Richard Sherman now.

Bruce Lee was the guy you worshipped. Older Brother was the guy you dreamt of growing up to be.

Since the beginning of time, we have expected our leaders to be supermen, unlike mere mortals. We want them to be much greater than us so that we can look up to them.

I find fame to be quite unnatural. Humans are not built for extreme adoration.

It's embarrassing sometimes, the way actors or musicians sometimes get made untouchable.

I was and still am a massive fan of [Murphy] Cillian's work - always have been. Obviously he's a great deal older than me, so I've sort of grew up watching Cillian's work. But I'm very much a fan.

When I was a child, I had posters of James Dean in my room. I was a big admirer of his work and was fascinated by him living on the edge. Looking back, my life was kind of the same.

For the same reason we have the Brad Pitts and the George Clooneys, it's just part of human nature to idolize stereotypes.

Growing up watching the league, Allen Iverson was my favorite player. But once I got here, Steve Nash instantly became my favorite.

I really liked Stevie Ray Vaughn, so hey - I tried to look like him.

Celebrity! It's become the most disgusting word on the planet. It makes me sick to my stomach.

While other girls swooned over The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, I worshipped Rudolf Nureyev and Isadora Duncan.

The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Phil Spector. Those were my idols.

I've got an article where my mum says that I used to run home from school to watch the Stones on TV. Right from when I was at college I wanted to be in that band.

When I was growing up, my brother liked the Beatles, and I liked the Rolling Stones. I think if I were a girl, Keith would be the one I fancied.

I find it strange the way human nature wants heroes and yet wants to destroy their heroes. It's a kind of mass insecurity people want something to look up to and get a buzz off but, at the same time, want to destroy it because it makes them feel insecure.

I've had people following me home or standing outside my house. It's strange. I just don't think people were meant to be worshipped or idolised.

The idea of celebrity has always been very strange to me because it's taking the focus away from the music and attaching it to a person. When we put someone on a pedestal or idolize them, we're giving our own power away.

People want me to do the strangest things. They want me to sign their arms or chests.

I made up my mind that I was going to be just like Elvis. It never occurred to me that Elvis was a man. I just wanted to be him. He had a huge impact on me, right down to that black leather jumpsuit he wore on the '68 Comeback Special.