YouTube has always been a diary for me. I’m here to share what I do, share my life, and if people want to watch, more power to them. But regardless of my intention, if people are looking at what I do and am treating it like I’m a role model, it doesn’t matter whether or not I want to be.
My wife may be the role model for our daughter in some ways, but I think I represent what she’ll put up with. You know, I think one day she’ll say, ‘OK my dad behaved this way, so if whoever I happen to fall in love with behaves this way it’s got to be OK because I love my dad.’
And I can’t tell you how many women from a certain age group – they would be in their 30s now, 20s and 30s – tell me about how I was their role model when they were young girls.
I don’t think Bill is a role model for anyone.
Jurgen Klopp is the perfect role model. He has won so much at Liverpool and for Borussia Dortmund but also he worked for a long period at Mainz 05.
There are very few things that I love more than being on stage and performing, but more than anything, I want to be a positive role model for teenage girls.
I always said that if I had the platform and the opportunity to share my story and make it easier for others, I would – so that, in a way, I can be the role model that I was looking for as a kid.
Sportsmen just do what they do. I’m not trying to be a role model. If there’s any inspiration people can take from me, take as much as you can – from my good and my bad.
For me, I just want to be a role model, put a positive impact on the kids that are watching the sport, that want to be a part of the sport, and leave a good everlasting impact on the sport, continue my legacy down the road.
If I’ve inadvertently become some sort of role model for failed comedians, then it’s really backfired very badly on me.
I want to be the best professional and the greatest role model I can be.
I think a role model is a person who says, ‘This is who I am.’
I had three intentions when I became a wrestler. One was to keep my integrity. Two was to give pro wrestling a more respectable image. And three was to be a role model to Jewish kids, who may not have thought they could do what I do.
I suppose I’m a healthier role model than, say, Slash of Guns N’ Roses.
Although I’m sure she’s completely charming and delightful, I’m not sure if Kate Middleton might be the best role model. This is a person who has got where she is by marriage, a person whose weight, clothing, hair we worry about – we don’t worry about what she’s thinking.
I never thought a role model should be negative.
I just want to be that role model that the kids can look up to, and say, ‘I want to be like him. I want to be just like Mookie Betts.’
My dad is a good role model for me, and then I had a high school coach that really helped me out when I was struggling and made a big difference in my life.
I think we always look up to legends and people who not only win but give us a larger than life role model… I think Michael Jordan is this, someone who became bigger than his sport.
I’ve always been an outgoing guy. But I know as an athlete, I have an obligation to be a role model.
I have a responsibility as a potential role model that I take very seriously.
I don’t want to be a bad role model.
For Zidane to say he’s impressed – well, that’s the greatest compliment! He was my role model, I just loved to see him play, and I used to try and imitate his moves when I was young. I think he was by far the best footballer of his generation.
I enjoy being a role model for kids.
People should look up to me. Young kids. I am a good role model. I’ll show them how men should really be. And kids can take note from that. I am a good role model. Lots of kids look up to me.
When girls feel bad about their looks, 60 percent avoid normal daily activities like raising their hand in class or even going to the doctor. That means that girls do not show up for life when they don’t feel good enough or pretty enough. A role model can help girls see beauty as a source of confidence, not anxiety.
At the risk of damaging the ‘First Take’ ratings, the God’s truth is I do not hate LeBron James. I actually like the man, who seems as close to being a role model as any superstar can be. He seems to be a good father and husband with a sharing, caring heart.
I wasn’t trying to be a role model with ‘The Dutchess,’ but suddenly, seeing little girls in the audience with their moms made me think about what I do onstage a little bit more. I had to watch my mouth, because it can be filthy. It changed things for me.
I’m a role model.
Vermaelen is like a role model to me. His life is all about football and he’s extremely disciplined. I’m more laid-back than he is. Thomas isn’t the type of person to go out for a drink on a regular basis, unlike me.
My mother fiercely valued education. She entered college the same year I did, in 1979, and graduated eight years later. She was a remarkable role model for all of us.
I don’t want to say I’m a role model because I’ve not been the most clean-cut person, and there were times I could have gone the other way.
Female success stories from sporting events like the Olympic Games have played a role in shifting the Indian perception to see the female athlete as a hero and a role model for young Indian girls.
In terms of pure acting, my role model has always been Philip Seymour Hoffman; I really always loved what he did. I love what Mark Ruffalo does. When I was younger, I liked Cate Blanchett a lot. These are all actors who are given stories and allowed to carry the whole story.
I think anyone who is ever on TV is a role model for somebody.
I certainly think Halle Berry’s a wonderful role model. She’s a terrific stepmother and has shown that in so many beautiful ways and has made such enormous strides for women culturally and such great successes as an actress and philanthropist.
Beyonce is my role model. You know how people say, ‘What would Jesus do?’ I always say, ‘What would Beyonce do? In her career, what decisions would she make?’ And I really think it helps me guide my career and be really nice to every fan and every person that I work with.
I think I could be a role model to people growing up.
Guess what, I’m the opposite of a role model!
One result of An American Family was that I became a gay role model.
I’ve long said that if Canada has a role on the world stage, it’s principally as a role model, a demonstration that people of all types can get together and live in peace and harmony, which is something we really do most of the time here.
I was my own role model.
I feel like people put too much on the title of a role model.
I want to be less of a role model and more of a mentor. I don’t ever want kids to put me on a pedestal and feel like they can’t talk or reach out to me. I want to be there for them.
It’s great to be somewhat of a role model. I want to be a positive and good role model and lead by example and try to do the best I can. Playing good golf definitely draws attention, but I want to have a good attitude on the course and do the right things.
Even if I never registered my YouTube channel with the intention of being a role model, if I am that for somebody, I can’t help it. So I need to be conscious of it and realize that influence can be used for good or bad, and just try to do my best.
I put it on myself to be a role model for all Australian kids, especially indigenous kids.
And to this day, my Mom is my role model.
I would love to be at a place where a girl character can also be a role model for young boys.
I know this is going to sound cheesy and like I’m trying to be Miss America, but the most important responsibility a celebrity has is to set an example and be a role model.
The coolest thing to me, and especially now that our program is PG-friendly, and we advertise that to the hilt, but fathers and mothers come up to me and tell me to keep doing what I’m doing because I’m a good role model for their kids.
If I were to think of myself as a role model, I would say that it’s really important to realize when you are a role model and to be willing to give advice, share how you do things.
In my town, I had only one adult American male role model: my father. I grew up taking it for granted that missionaries were what American boys grew up to be.
Making me into a role model is placing too much importance on what I see as a work in progress.
I don’t know if I’m necessarily a role model, but hopefully I can inspire any artist – Latin or otherwise – to do this thing for a living.
I’ve been a role model in terms of discipline, and I have always been rigorous and professional.
Definitely my ‘why’ in WWE is the representation and being a role model for everyone out there. Anyone who looks to me as an inspiration is why I do this.
I’m very conscious about the way I treat people because I was never really taught to treat people in a respectful or kind way. I never really saw that role model, so for me, that made me just want to be the opposite of what I had and treat people the opposite of the way I saw other people treat other people.
I always wanted to become a good role model for kids as a professional football player. Unfortunately, I didn’t attain that through football, but I was smart enough to realize that professional wrestling provided another opportunity for that.
