Shura Quotes

Thank you so much for supporting me from the day I stepped foot into the music industry. It really means something to me to have Maya Angelou speak on my behalf. It also means a lot to have Oprah on my speed dial!

I always looked up to so many people before me and was lucky to become such good friends with them. I learned so much hanging out with those cats.

We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too.

It is still a surprise when people tell me that I've had an influence on them, particularly when it's someone I really respect.

Admiration of great men, living or dead, naturally evokes imitation of them in a greater or less degree.

You look at the pioneers that have paved the way for players like myself. Sometimes, you just sit back and scratch your head.

In my whole career, all I wanted was acceptance from Kid Cudi. I don't care about nothing else! This dude saved my life.

It is an honour and it's flattering that people refer to me as someone they trust or get inspired from.

It's an honor when someone writes for you. That means they can hear your voice in their head.

I'm constantly humbled.

I owe Mr. Bergman so much.

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

From the first instant I met her, I wanted to be Nora Ephron. I just really wanted to please her.

I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.

When you admire someone's work, you are amazed by who you think they are.

I'm just so grateful and astonished that I'm still respected and listened to.

There are a couple of teachers I have had without whose influence I would not be as happy with who I am.

How much more must this be so in my own case for I am conscious not only of the great names and achievements of those who have preceded me, but also of the living presence of many of my masters and teachers.

Nancy Lopez has always been a role model of mine... so to have the opportunity to play for her and spend time with her has been amazing.

I don't think I look up to any players. Obviously you respect everyone.

I've met Oprah Winfrey twice, but I want to spend some quality time with her. I want to sit her down and talk at her for a minute about what she means to me and why she means that. Then I have some advice for her, too... I have an idea or two.

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

I love Tom Wilkinson and Tommy Lee Jones as well as Jessica Chastain. But the person I look up to most, not because I identify with her roles but because of who she is as a person, is Sissy Spacek.

My idols are all older.

And I tell my audience, you know, give the real stars a round of applause. Because without them I'm nobody. So I learned so much from people like that.