Marcus Samuelsson Quotes

My mother was a great inspiration to me to always do my best. My father has always been my mentor and friend. They taught me the basic principle that guides most all that I do: faith, focus, finish.

My Father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic.

Shout-out to my dad - he influenced my style when I was 17.

My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.

My father has been my role model. And I always looked up to him - be it his management philosophy or his approach towards life.

I have always been very good at being able to structure my time. My mother had a huge influence on me. My dad was my coach. He was a hugely influential figure.

Most definitely, my dad was my biggest influence.

I come from a family with a really strong work ethic - not just my parents, but my aunts, uncles and cousins. It rubbed off on me. I have a cousin in The Bronx who says I'm like the longshoreman of actors. I am a worker.

I think for everything that people say about me as a person today - whether it's about being disciplined and grounded or whatever - I think a lot of it is a credit to my father, who has been a massive influence in my life both professionally and personally.

Role models should be people that you know. Like your mum.

My parents are definitely my biggest role models.

I always had a work ethic. And I think I very much got that from my father and my mother.

I think my dad is definitely my biggest role model, personally, just in my day-to-day life.

My dad taught me everything. It's been fun walking in his footsteps. He played for his whole life and traveled the country and had a great career. He taught me everything about life and playing golf and how to act. Just everything. I learned so much from him and those days hanging around the driving range.

My grandfather has a big influence on me; without him, I wouldn't be where I am now.

My mom, Latha Sriram, is my first guru.

My father has always been a big influence in my life.

Mum has been the biggest influence on me.

My father has been an inspiration - he instilled his work ethic without ever having to hammer it home. He was also very encouraging.

I'm proud of my hard work. Working hard won't always lead to the exact things we desire. There are many things I've wanted that I haven't always gotten. But, I have a great satisfaction in the blessings from my mother and father, who instilled a great work ethic in me both personally and professionally.

My dad had a huge influence. He's my idol, and I'm following everything he did, looking for something I can use myself.

I was a hostess in a restaurant in New York when I was 21, and I was too good of an employee. I was putting most of my energy into that instead of acting. But my father told my sister and me to look at whatever needed to be done and do that job well, no matter what it was.

My mom wasn't so much such a great cook. But I don't know, I think I have a very strong mother, and it's funny, because both of my sisters - I have two sisters, and I'm the baby, but they all work hard. I'm not sure where I get it from, and I'm not sure where they get it from, but they must get it from somewhere... I like to work.

My father worked on assembly lines in Detroit while I was growing up. Every day, I watched him do what he needed to do to support the family. But he told me, 'Life is short. Do what you want to do.'

My role model is my dad.