My role, or anyone's role in network news, is to make the person on camera look good. You don't do that, you don't work there.
I want to be a good role model for girls and show them they can do whatever they feel passionate about and still live a healthy life.
It never really worked out for me in my own country. They said, 'You're not famous enough for the lead roles, and you're too present for the supporting roles - you'd overpower the lead.'
No one teaches you how to be a famous person; no one teaches you how to be a role model. It's something you have to do on your own.
Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.
When you're younger, the mental strain of being a successful actor, jumping from role to role, and trying to have some kind of personal life, can really be terrible.
People - especially white people - they want me to be a role model just because of the life I lead. The things I say in my songs, they expect it of me.
I think a role model is a mentor - someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.
For me, my number one Hollywood role model is Jennifer Lopez.
The moment you say, 'I want to do a role,' the story suffers. I don't set priorities in terms of roles or scripts.
Scientists and engineers ought to stand side by side with athletes and entertainers as role models.
How come we play war and not peace?" "Too few role models.
I don't personally feel a responsibility to be a role model, but as the actor, I do.
The first time someone called me a role model, I remember thinking, 'What does that mean?' But I feel aware of it when I'm reading scripts.
There's been a lot of role reversal going on in the band. The roles people have been playing for a long time will always be there, but everybody's willing to try on different outfits.
I don't want to do romantic roles where I have to lip sync to a song. A role that explores romance on a new level would suit me.
Inspiration, in its rich variety, must be present in any discussion about Africa. We need role models - they are essential to the advancement of our society.
I think everyone needs to be a role model, period.
The reason most of the children are having problems in any inner-city neighborhood is because they don't see enough positive role models in their own environment.
My mother was my biggest role model. She taught me to hate waste. We never wasted anything.
If you look at my body of work, my characters drastically vary, and so I typically don't play the same role. It makes me feel reborn with each role.
