Idolized Quotes

I started out as a guitarist in the early `80s. I hooked up with a guy who idolized James Dean and he gave me a copy of the Dean biography, "The Mutant King", which I thought was really interesting. While reading the book I watched Rebel Without a Cause (1955), and I thought, "Wow, this guy really has something", and I was hooked. I wasn`t really into acting at the time - but James Dean was the catalyst.

(on her brother) If he listened to music, I listened to music. It was unconscious but I idolized him so much and we were so close even though we were three years apart.

My inspiration, I`ve had many, again, starting with Julie Andrews at a young age. But, growing up, I sang Whitney Houston songs in talent shows. But, when I discovered Mariah Carey and "Vision Of Love", that was a breath of fresh air and I adored her from that moment on and idolized her. It`s really amazing that in articles I`ve been compared to her. It`s truly unbelievable because, whenever I was younger, I would ask my mom, "Do you think I`ll ever be as big and sing as well as Mariah Carey?" And now that it has happened, my mom says, "I knew it would happen".

I started out as a guitarist in the early Eighties. I hooked up with a guy who idolized James Dean and he gave me a copy of the Dean biography, `The Mutant King`, which I thought was really interesting. While reading the book, I watched Rebel Without a Cause (1955), and I thought, `Wow, this guy really has something`, and I was hooked. I wasn`t really into acting at the time - but James Dean was the catalyst.

I worked with everybody, the best, and they actually paid me money to stand next to the people I idolized.

I have always idolized eccentric people.

I can see why my films remind people of computer games, but I`ve never played one. Actually, I was approached by a Japanese designer of a PlayStation game called Metal Gear Solid. When I met him, I found that there was nothing really to talk about. But I was told that I was idolized in the world of computer games.