Sky Ferreira Quotes

I would switch roles with Madonna for a day. Or if Audrey Hepburn was still alive, Audrey Hepburn. I love Audrey Hepburn. She's one of my idols, also.

I was shaped by the heroes in the films I saw, which you always want to emulate and be like. I wanted to be like Alan Ladd, Gary Cooper, Jimmy Stewart.

I think I find new idols every day - someone that says something really inspiring, is successful, has character.

Like all children, I spent a lot of time looking for idols.

When I was 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, I had so many people I looked up to and was so inspired by all these different people. It's cool to be in that position.

There's a lot of guys that I obviously admire. The Gary Paytons, me growing up in Seattle being able to watch him play. Even my peers now, the Patrick Beverleys and the Kawhi Leonards, I admire those guys.

My favorite player growing up was Wayne Chrebet, and the day I met him was one of the best days of my life. It's something I'll never forget, no matter who your role models are, no matter who you look up to.

I grew up on WWE. Eddie Guerrero is my everything. He's my hero, as are Shawn Michaels and Tiger Mask. I tried to model myself after them.

I've been inspired by people's work, but I never grew up with posters on my bedroom wall or obsessed with one person.

When I was young, I had idols that I thought were wonderful. I wanted to be just like them.

I've already played against some of my biggest idols.

Back when I was a freshman-sophomore in high school, I was saying that I was going to Michigan once I saw the Fab Five come through - I was just mesmerized.

Growing up with videos and YouTube, being able to see content from the '90s - music and games - that really helped me stay connected with the time before me.

My mom gave me 'Anne of Green Gables' as a present so that was my first introduction to Anne, little did I know.

I grew up watching 'TRL.' I had older sisters who got me into it!

I loved Mia Hamm, and I really looked up to Julie Foudy as well, who is one of my mentors.

I'm a '90s music kid.

Every time I met any of my heroes I was disappointed - the exception was Joe Strummer, who was like an uncle to me.

When you are young, you admire the people you see on TV and you want to have the same gestures and the same attitudes and behave in the same way. It is a responsibility.

Apparently, when I was really little, I watched the film version of 'The Secret Garden' and thought it was, like, the best thing ever.

I'm not saying that maybe there isn't a kid out there whose behavior hasn't been influenced by me in some way. I'm sure there is. But I can only speak for myself, and if you'd asked if my behavior had ever been affected by people I'd admired from afar, like musicians or footballers, that'd be a yes, totally. Right down to their hand gestures.

I grew up thinking Margaret Cho and Lucy Liu were my idols because that's it.

I think we all grow up with idols and things like that.

There were three people I always wanted to meet: Michael Jackson, Muhammad Ali, and Nelson Mandela.

I am a huge fan of the Siddique sir's Malayalam comedies. I grew up watching them. I am also his daughter's classmate in school.