P. J. Harvey Quotes

I've been inspired by people's work, but I never grew up with posters on my bedroom wall or obsessed with one person.

My idols are Richard Dreyfuss, Michael Keaton, John Goodman. Maybe that's what I want for me.

I've had many idols growing up. The inclination for idol worship comes naturally to me.

Like all children, I spent a lot of time looking for idols.

When I was 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, I had so many people I looked up to and was so inspired by all these different people. It's cool to be in that position.

When I played Little League, I looked up to the big leaguers, too, and collected their baseball cards.

My parents inspire me every day. They are both incredible people that I love and look up to every day. Industry wise, I love what Justin Timberlake has done with his career. He's truly an idol to me, not only as a performer, but as a person as well.

I would switch roles with Madonna for a day. Or if Audrey Hepburn was still alive, Audrey Hepburn. I love Audrey Hepburn. She's one of my idols, also.

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.

I think I find new idols every day - someone that says something really inspiring, is successful, has character.

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.

Never had any idols, ever. I never had any posters, nothing.

I can't picture myself being the people I always looked up to.

I don't idolize anyone or aspire to be like anyone.

I try to reach out to my idols.

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

I never tire of the heroes that I knew growing up.

Paul McCartney and The Beatles in general are my idols. And I love Sting. I got to meet Sting. That was really cool. Dustin Hoffman is my favorite actor. Also, I think of Magic Johnson as an idol.

There's a lot of guys that I obviously admire. The Gary Paytons, me growing up in Seattle being able to watch him play. Even my peers now, the Patrick Beverleys and the Kawhi Leonards, I admire those guys.

In terms of Ray Liotta, when I was a teenager growing up in Colorado, I didn't have pictures of girls on my wall. I had pictures of Ray Liotta on my wall. Along with Mike Patton, he was one of my heroes.

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.

My nana is a real life mentor, and so is Brad Paisley and a few other idols in country music.

There are a lot of people I look up to and respect, but there's nobody really specific I would call a hero.

I've already played against some of my biggest idols.

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.