Grow Quote by Zawe Ashton

Growing up, I really didn't have a lot of role models.

— Adam Rippon

I come from a city where we really didn't have too many role models.

— Brian Ortega

Some of the most important people in my life would be shocked to learn that they were role models. They weren't celebrities, or even…

— Donn Moomaw

Acting wasn't even in my world at all. My oldest sister worked at 'Glamour' magazine and said I should model, but I had no…

— Laura Prepon

As for my role models... you know, I'm an immigrant, so we didn't grow up with too much TV. My parents were like, 'You…

— Yvonne Orji

I used to be a model, but acting was never on my mind.

— Shaheer Sheikh

When I joined the industry, people were not very appreciative of models turning to acting.

— Rahul Dev

I always wanted to be a model, never an actress. I would see children in ads and stuff and wanted to be like them.

— Anushka Sharma

To me, it's a little odd to ever think 'model into actor.' I modeled once. I was about as far from a decent model…

— Analeigh Tipton

I had no role models from my own community - there was no such thing. Earlier on, there were people like Dolores Del Rio,…

— Rita Moreno

All the adults in my family were actors, so there wasn't much else in terms of role models. I fell in love with that…

— Johnny Flynn

I never had a proper modeling career. It was not something I succeeded in. Once I started acting, that's when the fashion world kind…

— Mia Goth