A. J. Foyt Quotes

Two of my biggest heroes were my father and John Wayne.

Sometimes I feel like John Wayne.

I respect my dad, and he's amazing. He's my hero. He's the Beatles, man - or one of them.

Let the world admire the supposed wisdom and valor of our great men, Perhaps they may adopt the qualities that have been ascribed to them, and thus good may be done.

I can do a good John Wayne.

I don't think I was ever as fascinated or have had so much respect for anybody like James Cagney.

Duane Jones is a personal hero of mine.

A hero is someone we can admire without apology.

My father has always been my hero.

I'm flattered that other artists consider me a role model.

I admired Marlon Brando as I grew up. I though he was one of the finest screen actors around.

I idolize my father. I mean, he has worked so hard in his life.

Next? Growing up to be Clint Eastwood, I hope.

Sting's my ideal man, because he's a real man.

Clint Eastwood has always been a hero.

The people I really most admire are Robert Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt. If you know someone, it is very hard to revere them.

John Wayne never ever disappointed his fans, because he was a cowboy.

But I don't really see myself as a role model. I'm not a dictator, or someone who wants to be adored!

As a kid, when you're in a film with somebody, you look up to them, you know?

My grandfather is the greatest man I'll ever know.

If I were the blushing kind, I would blush to be called a hero.

If there was ever someone to look up to, it's Tom Hanks.

It's taken some getting used to, that my father actually is a hero.

Every boy needs a role model that he can be proud of and talk about to the other kids in the playground.

And besides, because of all she has accomplished, Barbara Jordan has always been a hero of mine.