T. J. Perkins Quotes

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.

We all want heroes and we all want somebody to look up to.

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

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

Let the world admire the supposed wisdom and valor of our great men, Perhaps they may adopt the qualities that have been ascribed to them, and thus good may be done.

When I was young, I was looking for people to look up to - role models I could respect.

I didn't have one single hero. Many footballers I looked up to and said, 'Wow, I want to be like them,' but be like them not just as a person but also for their skills.

I would tell the young Francesco Totti to repeat everything that the older Totti did - if he's able to!

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.

I have a lot of role models.

When you work with people you aspire to be like, you pay attention to them.

Some people shun the idea of role models but I think it's one of the most important things people have in life - role models, to look up to.

I think that there are many ways in which people look for heroes, messiahs, things like that in society. I think some people are looking for something that maybe they don't possess. To me, ultimately, you are looking for someone who understands you, or at least you think understands you. It all comes down to understanding for who we look to as heroes.

Watch the one ahead of you, and you'll learn why he is ahead. Then emulate him.

You look up to your heroes and you shouldn't be intimidated by them; you should be inspired by them.

It's not just children who need heroes.

And I believe we need heroes, I believe we need certain people who we can measure our own shortcomings by.

If you want to be like the greats, you learn from the greats.

Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance.

In the past, I had my idols but today I enjoy learning from all the soccer I watch.

Chuck Daly was a man and a coach who everyone had great respect for, and to be recognized in his memory is very special.

I had this sort of idolatry for certain actors who preceded me, people who inspired me, so I'm honored to be that way for young actors.

Guys have to look up to somebody. Everybody needs to have their own role and somebody has to be the star.

When you watch Robin Williams, you can see a lot of Jonathan Winters. Robin is the first one to admit that; he worshiped Jonathan Winters.

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.