Consider Quote by Malcolm Gladwell

Robert Jordan... is a lot of writer

— Piers Anthony

I'm not sure we're presenting ourselves as real role models. I don't think literature has ever been a real place for role models.

— Mac Barnett

When I was writing 'House Of Suns,' there were a few writers I had in mind as role models, the main being Gene Wolfe.

— Alastair Reynolds

You have actresses like Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, who have roles specially written for them.

— Leslie Caron

I am looking for different roles as many writers are coming up with the same kind of characters.

— Rao Ramesh

Carl Lewis was definitely a role model.

— Justin Gatlin

“The term 'role model' is so odious, but the truth is it's a very strong writer indeed who gets by without a model kept…

— Zadie Smith

If the story is strong, who plays the lead role becomes secondary.

— Sargun Mehta

You don't have to know people personally for them to be role models. Some of my most important role models were historical or literary…

— John Wilson

Authors I've longed to write like - but realize I actually can't even begin to - include Poe, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Kafka, Daniil Kharms,…

— Helen Oyeyemi

As an actress I am always interested in the new writers.

— Donna McKechnie

Look at the vast range of roles portrayed by Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, or say Halley Berry. Their works are now my inspiration.

— Rituparna Sengupta