Aesop Rock
Aesop Rock

I had written rap songs in the early '90s and even did a couple homemade rap songs with my brother in like '88 or '89, but it was just like... I don't even know how to say it. Just plain rap. I was just rapping about whatever, there was no real style or direction, it was just semi-braggadocious rhymes that probably imitated 100 other rappers.

Ajith Kumar
Ajith Kumar

I have a lot of respect for people, and I feel they are far more sensible and responsible than to ape or imitate somebody.

Albert Hammond, Jr.
Albert Hammond, Jr.

I was raised to respect women, and I really like them to be strong, independent, and have their own identity. My parents are still together, and I grew up with a lot of love, and I feel that kids imitate what they have at home.

Allan Sherman
Allan Sherman

Well, you might as well imitate your own program because if you don't, someone else will.

Allen Coulter
Allen Coulter

Polanski's 'Chinatown' is a film that I have purposefully and consciously imitated, but 'Vertigo' is one that has got into my bloodstream. Every time I reappraise things that I've done, the influence is there, time and time again.

Andrew Sean Greer
Andrew Sean Greer

You can sort of start to write around 10. You also become a good reader around that time, and you want to imitate the thing that you love. I got praise for it, and then I found that it was a great way of translating my life, so I would write little stories and plays and things. At that point, it was kids' books that I was reading.

Angie Dickinson
Angie Dickinson

I'm hard to imitate because I'm not gifted enough.

Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco

Art may imitate life, but life imitates TV.

Cheryl James
Cheryl James

The best form of flattery is to be admired, imitated or respected. I've always felt proud our fans look up to us or feel we are inspirational.

Chris Lilley
Chris Lilley

I don't like to analyze what I do too much, but I certainly never meet a single person and say, 'You're the next character.' People think that's what I do. They also think that I sit down and observe and try to imitate random people. I've never done that at all.