Trent Reznor Quotes

It's a trip now that other bands are saying that they look up to us. In my mind, I'm still 18 years old trying to emulate Pantera in my bedroom.

I felt connected with Madonna from a very young age. I think I share a lot of qualities from her personality. I really respect her.

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

I grew up trying to be like my idols, and one of the main people in my life was my father. He played football, and when your father is telling stories about the game he played... Everybody wants to be like their father.

Jackie Chan is like a big bro to me.

I've never wanted to be like anybody. That's something that my dad taught me growing up: 'Never want to be like someone; be the next you.' But I am a fan of the game, I'm a fan of the position, and I watch everyone.

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

Annika's my role model, and I wish in the future I could be like her.

When I hear him sing and see what he can do, though, it's always a reminder of why I look up to Usher as my mentor and why I will always be an Usher fan to my core. But I'm lucky to say that he's an even better friend to me than he's a mentor. He's truly the real deal.

I want to make him the proudest dad to have me and I want to show everybody and nearly be as good as him because he was the best.

I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me.

Even though James Burton was my idol, I didn't think I could carry his shoes back then.

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

I would love to be like a Brian McKnight. Shoot, I'd love to be Brian McKnight.

I will always desire to play with Bruce Springsteen. He's the most inspirational, most dedicated, most committed and most focused artist I've ever seen. I like to be around people like that.

We all wanted to copy Vivien Leigh.

I always did have a kind of candle shining for Peter Green. I mean, he was my god.

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

You're always attracted to someone you want to learn from.

I've patterned myself after my musical heroes.

Working with Jamie Lee Curtis has changed my life. I grew up adoring her.

Reese Witherspoon made me better. Just working with her, being with her, I learned so much. I want to be like her.

I've got massive respect for Marta, I've loved watching her play, and I love seeing what she does on the ball. If I can try and emulate that in any way, then I'm going to be happy with it.

There's nobody taller and cooler than Will Smith. He's the coolest tall person, so I'm trying to be like that.

I played with Baggio when I was young. I grew up with his myth, and to actually play with him was like being in a dream. I tried to hang out with him, to study how he played and to learn from him.