Quotes About Guidance

Rooney has to remember he is an icon and an example to youth.

My mum is one of my style icons!

As a parent I know how challenging it can be to identify the right books and how rewarding it can be when you do find the right fit.

I never really had an idol.

My dad had a huge influence. He's my idol, and I'm following everything he did, looking for something I can use myself.

My dad has always been my idol.

Christopher Plummer showed this 14-year-old aspiring actor what acting really was. I idolized him as my film father, he was my role model for the years that followed.

You can only learn from the best players out there, the best people, best idols, role models, whatever you want to call them.

I have good idols and I definitely look up to good people.

Listen to the works of your idols, not your teachers.

My idols are not in tennis.

If I could give my teenaged self any advice, it would be 'Calm down!'

That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.

If I could say anything to aspiring writers, it's to keep your own counsel, first and foremost.

If I could help someone somewhere, help a young manager, I'd love that. I did it at Derby with Darren Wassall and had a great time.

Being a role model was part of my life and I could either ignore it or take responsibility. I chose to take it.

I like to go with the energy because when you ignore it that's when you start doing things wrong.

My dad tells me to ignore any expectation.

I know what it's like to be ignored; when I got to L.A., I longed for somebody who looked like me to show me the ropes.

I try not to give too much advice, really, because people have to do their things their way. I got lots of advice when I was young, and I ignored most of it - the good and the bad.

One longs for a director with a sense of imagination.

For a young player, it's important to have people around you other than yourself. You're immature as an 18- or 19-year-old.

If you seek my help and guidance, I will immediately give it to you.

I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.