Quotes About Inspiration

I grew up watching shows like 'Martin' and 'Fresh Prince' and 'Moesha,' and I was inspired by all these shows. When I was growing up, there were so many black people in TV. That's just the world I was around.

I'd love to talk with Martin Luther King, just to hear his voice up close and be with someone who had such faith. He had such power.

I grew up reading Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.

Playing Martin Luther King Jr. was an honor for me on so many levels. It was the most I've ever prepared for a role.

I think if people really read Martin Luther King, Jr., then they would begin to understand what he really represented.

I grew up on Marvel and, like, '2000 AD.'

I've been a fan of the Marvel Universe since I was a little child.

Maybe we can have an all-female Marvel film. We've been talking about it. It's only a matter of time.

I definitely read a lot of Marvel stuff when I was a kid.

I think Marvel is really good at managing, and the thing I love about working with them is that you never feel hindered.

Just being with some of the best athletes in the world is a marvelous experience.

'EIla Enchanted' began in a marvelous writing course at New York City's The New School.

I was always a fan of Groucho Marx as a kid.

You ask any person in the U.S. and they know who Mary Lou Retton is.

I really want to produce a record for Mary J. Blige.

I think Mary Kom should be an international star.

I want to be the female Rey Mysterio. Whether it's with a mask or not, I want to be him.

There's a mass of places, really, where the idea started.

What keeps an artiste going is the adulation of the masses.

It was a difficult second record. I had moments where I couldn't write; had moments where I was writing lots. It was just a massive learning process for me.

I grew up listening to a lot of Massive Attack and Portishead.

Performing for my dad does drive me on. Especially in big games, massive games.

I'm massively inspired by 'True Blue'-era Madonna, but she is absolutely confident and in control of the situation.

For me, watching Sergio Aguero week in week out helps my game massively, and I'm sure the other girls would say the same about various other players.