Valerie Azlynn Quotes

If I modeled myself after anybody, it probably would have been Richard Pryor.

Diane Keaton is good for women in and of herself. She's smart and funny and real.

Kristin Chenoweth had been my personal idol since I was, like, 6 or 7.

I worked on this Showtime series called 'Beggars and Choosers,' this was like 2000, and Bea Arthur guest-starred on our show. I always loved 'The Golden Girls,' and thought she was a supreme comedy actress, supreme actress period.

Joan Rivers was a role model to comics everywhere, but especially to women. She got the first laugh and the last laugh.

I would love to work with Kristin Wiig one day. I find her hilarious, and I totally idolize her.

Michael J. Fox was my idol. I always wanted to be Michael J. Fox.

I wish I was this dark genius artist - like Richard Pryor or something.

Wonder Woman was my favorite superhero as a little girl. I still have a huge girl crush on Wonder Woman; I think she's amazing.

I was a little girl who grew up idolizing musical-theatre stars.

We all wanted to copy Vivien Leigh.

Fiona Shaw is one of my idols. She's phenomenatastic. I just make up a word for her - that's how much I love her.

Revathi madam is a legend, and I have seen young actresses set her performance as a benchmark.

Bette Davis is my hero. I'm obsessed with her. I base everything I do on her.

Just to be a part of anything that Queen Latifah is involved in is an honor, because she's such an amazing person and an amazing actress.

If there's one person I looked up to obsessively, it was Will Smith. There wasn't anyone who looked like me on TV in England. 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' was my touchstone.

Keira Knightley remains one of my mentors. I absolutely love her and will turn to her for industry advice or reassurance or validation at any time. She is very classy and elegant and lovely. I have a bit of a woman-crush on Keira.

I don't feel like an idol to anybody. I don't feel anybody should look up to me.

It's like Christians who want to be like Jesus. We're just trying to follow in someone's footsteps. Might as well be The Beatles.

As the years went by, working on Broadway, I started seeing that I had a fan base and that they were mostly young girls. They are looking for someone that they can look up to, that they see as a role model. And I don't take that lightly; it's a big responsibility.

America Ferrera is definitely one of my biggest role models, and she has been for the last three years. Like a big sister, someone I can look up to and aspire to be.

I was a huge Ann-Margret fan, and I wanted to be like her.

When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie.

If you've ever made up something on the spot and made somebody laugh, you can credit Jonathan Winters with inspiration.

I want my daughter to see a strong woman who goes after what she wants.