Henry Rollins Quotes

It's an honor to be able to tour with somebody I grew up listening to and somebody I look up to. When you're around somebody like E-40, all you can do is watch and learn, and soak up game.

I respect Soulja Boy.

First of all, I respect The Game. He's trail-blazed for artists like myself. I appreciate him, having - living in L.A. myself and knowing what he stands for and what he stood for.

I learned so much from listening to Jay-Z, M.O.P. and Gang Starr.

I listen to Jay-Z, Nelly, Nas, Ludacris and all the young kids out there. I listen to them, and I have mad respect for them.

If anyone wants to know what the definition of 'dope' means, it's: 'Definition of Public Enemy.'

My father was a trained accountant, a BCom from Sydenham College and a self-taught violinist. In the 1920s, when he was in his teens, he heard a great violinist, Jascha Heifetz, and he was so inspired listening to him that he bought himself a violin, and with a little help from an Italian teacher, he learned to play it.

I'm pretty obsessed with Sara Bareilles. She is so talented, and I feel like I would learn so much from her.

I understand there are a lot of people looking up to me.

The drama teacher that I had in high school, back in Texas, was the only teacher who didn't kick me out of his class. He turned me on to 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.' I had picked up Dylan with 'Bringing It All Back Home,' and he turned me on to the first couple of albums, which I hadn't heard.

Hip-hop is more about attaining wealth. People respect success. They respect big. They don't even have to like your music. If you're big enough, people are drawn to you.

I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.

It should be your parents and others in the community that you look up to. For me it was my grandmother, a great woman. She had wisdom and knowledge.

Marian Wright Edelman is a mentor and hero of mine.

You can learn something from everyone in 'Game of Thrones,' whether it is something you learn not to do or something you learn to do.

Oh, I'm impressed with Lorraine Hansberry. She was a genius at whose feet I could sit.

A lot of young actors look up to me, and I wouldn't trade that for any money in the world. I don't want to lose their respect and be a hypocrite.

It was crazy, like I watched him on TV growing up. And you know, I'd be a little starstruck sometimes, because we'd be in a game, and then you know, I'm looking over at Coach for the play. And I'm lookin' like, Man, that's Coach K right there! He's my coach.

Jurgen Klopp is like my father.

Shout out to my boy Guwop. We came in the game, and we learned from the best.

I remember what it felt like when I was young, and I looked up to someone, and they would pay me just an ounce of attention. And some of the bands I listened to when I was young probably never even sold any albums, but it didn't matter to me. If I'd go up and say, 'Great show,' it would be amazing that they even would acknowledge me.

Louie Vega was a huge influence on me.

I loved everything, but it was Kanye West who really changed everything for me.

My mother was this force of nature when it came to both communication with people and the whole of learning music. She's a champion.

I'm a role model.