Role Model Quotes That Are Inspirational to Encourage You to Be the Best Role Model Possible

Be a role model just because you can and because you care.

I don’t apply [being a role model] to the choices I make. I feel like a role model is not necessarily someone you want to imitate, just someone you admire.

I take it seriously that it’s a privilege and honor to be a role model to young girls, both black and white. It’s not something I take lightly.

It would be too frightening for me to consider myself a role model. But I like the idea of not being afraid of letting your imagination rule you, to feel the freedom of expression, to let creativity be your overwhelming drive rather than other things.

I take being a role model seriously.

I can’t let the baggage of my private life get into work. Artists are more fragile than normal people. But I know that I am a role model for zillions of people, so no matter how deep you are hurting, you need to come out strong.

One of the reasons I always looked up to [George] Carlin is he looked like your grandfather but, acted like your best friend. Most of the adults in my world were adults and acted like adults and had job-type jobs and bills and pressures and stopped playing a long time ago. And George Carlin was a guy that the more he aged the younger he seemed. It was odd because he was still sagely and wise. But he was such a role model for me.

I never feel pressure to be a good role model. I always try to do my best to inspire people to be good and do the right thing, but I just can’t live my life always trying to be a good role model.

I know I touch a lot of people. I don’t call myself a role model. But I am a leader. Leaders are always watched by team members & outsiders.

Although some people will say it’s a cliche, I think not having had a father when I was growing up affect me negatively because I didn’t have a good role model to follow.

I don’t have just one role model – rather, pieces of inspiration from many different entrepreneurs. One of the great things about being an entrepreneur is that it naturally enables you to build a village of advisors and role models.

When you’ve played Buffy – who’s such a strong female role model – it’s really hard for another female character to compare to her.

I want to be a role model.

I don’t personally feel a responsibility to be a role model, but as the actor, I do.

During the second term of the Clinton presidency… I thought, ‘Here is the literal and figurative role model for the United States of America behaving like a perverted little kid.’ I just found it all really unmanly and undignified.

I’ve changed for the better. I’m much more selfless and humble and you’re reminded about what life’s really about. You love your kid so much that you just want to be a brilliant role model for them. It cleans up your act a bit.

I like being a role model – people have told me that I am a role model for empowered women, but I don’t see myself that way.

No matter what role I play, I have a certain image to maintain. I believe I’m a role model and I take my parts accordingly.

Growing up, there wasn’t an exact Hispanic role model that I had. I didn’t realize how big a difference I was making, going to the Olympics and being Hispanic, until I would be in an autograph session, and parents would come up to me and say, ‘You know, our family is so proud of you, you’re really doing Hispanics proud.’

I’m very fond of the British cinema. I’m a big fan of Martin Campbell and Daniel Craig. I actually find Daniel very inspirational, especially on the physical side of things. He really inspired me to get back into shape when I started to add on a few pounds. I think he’s a great role model.

Parents will often thank me for being a good role model for their kids or tell me, ‘You’ll never understand how much you mean to my daughter,’ so then I feel I don’t want to let down the parents, either.

You know, I’ve never believed, in anything, that you had to have role models who looked like you to do something. If I’d been waiting for a black, female, soviet specialist role model, I’d be still waiting.

I had my father, and he was an amazing man and an amazing role model, so I always wanted to mirror that.

I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.

My mom is very confident and she was always a role model of mine.