Anjelah Johnson Quotes

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

I never thought that I'd be a role model. Everyone kind of just made me a role model, and I hated that.

I think once you're in the public eye, whether you're a boss, a teacher or whatever you do, that you're automatically in the position of role model. You have people looking up to you, so whether you choose to accept it or not is a different question.

You get held to a high standard, almost an unmaintainable standard, in the public eye that you don't even come close to touching.

I could completely do without the fame. It makes me self-conscious. It is a responsibility. I believe that if people look up to you in any way, especially kids, then you have a responsibility to inspire them, both in your work and in your life. So, for me, that is a weight.

I hear people say, 'I'm not a role model' all the time, and it's like, 'Well, of course you're not!' It doesn't mean that people aren't going to look at you as one, though.

It's crazy that people are looking to me as a symbol like, 'Oh, he's the voice of the youth. He's this and this and that.' I feel like there's a lot of pressure that comes with it, when people look to you as the face of something.

I came back from the Olympic Games, and straightaway, I'm this role model. So that means I can't mess around with my mates like I used to because, if I do, people are going to use it to knock me down.

I think I am a sportsperson. A lot of people look up to me, so I have the responsibility to set the right example for them.

I know everything I do is going to be magnified.

The difficulty with any sort of esteem is that more is expected of you.

It surprises me how much children like me, you know? If they look at me as an example, I have a big responsibility.

I take being a role model very seriously.

Making me into a role model is placing too much importance on what I see as a work in progress.

That's true, you don't want to let anybody down and here are millions of people who've been waiting for their favorite characters to be brought to life and you don't want to disappoint.

I understand that I'm a role model.

I'm aware that if the ball is thrown in my direction, I'm expected to catch it because the media is going to be on my back.

I don't choose projects according to the idea of being a role model. To be considered as one is definitely an honor.

It gets old, all of it. People putting a lot of hopes and dreams on you. Telling you they put money on you, and 'you're my kid's idol.'

When you play cricket for India, you are always under the scanner. You are always judged by others; you have to live up to it all.

I didn't ask to be a role model. I don't like that responsibility. But if you see something in me that you really adore, thank you.

Once you have had success there are always people focusing on why it happened. Inevitably, there is a lot of scrutiny when you don't achieve the same again.

It is important for me, no matter whether I lead or not, that I continue my form even in the World Cup. It is important that you get runs because people look up to you, and the team also expects you to get runs being a senior member of the side.

A lot of people say second seasons are harder than the first because people are now expecting you to do stuff, so yes, that's down to me to work hard and try and improve and, like I say, just letting my football do the talking.

It's special to me, a privilege being a role model. I take pride in being a good one.