Yes, definitely. I'd call it my major leisure activity.
But most of those who I idolize or "look up to" (trying to make it sound more moderate ^^) are musicians and artists.
AlexDeLargeisHere wrote:
I used to idolize Stanley Kubrick after I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey, however; I've recently developed a stronger and more mature admiration for him based on the stylistic techniques he employs in his films. I even appreciate films which I regard as his lesser efforts (Full Metal Jacket).
Yeah, Stanley is great. His work is timeless.
IdahoRose wrote:
I idolize Tim Burton, his right-hand man Johnny Depp and his would-be wife Helena Bonham Carter.
But see, I have a tendency to put people I admire on a pedestal and expect them to be "perfect". My idea of "perfect" is the way my parents are - married to a single person their entire lives, no tattoos, no premarital sex or children out of wedlock. Given the nature of the relationships of Depp, Burton and Boham Carter, I was disappointed in them. It was almost as if they had let me down. It was in that moment that I came to the realization that no one is "perfect", not even my own parents (for other reasons).
I remember once that a therapist told me to stop looking for "perfect" people, because I would find no one to live up to such high standards other than Jesus. It's only now that I realize how true that is.
That being said, I still admire my three favorite celebrities despite what I perceive to be their flaws, and I'll stand by them no matter what. Still, I wouldn't want to get to know them personally, because I am unsure if they live up to their images in their everyday lives, and I want to keep envisioning them in my mind the way they come across in their movies.
I sometimes wonder whether I admire the flaws in people more than what they are capable of. OK, let me put it this way... If someone reflects on what he or she does and does things differently, it will make them more interesting to me. People who can see their own flaws instead of pointing their finger at others.
"Perfection" is not real. I don't even want perfection because something that has no flaws is boring and ugly. As in... people. People, by definition, have flaws, and that is what makes them human. I was often told of for not being perfect as a child. Of course, no one phrased it that way, but criticizing everything I did wrong meant the same thing, I guess. I always thought I'd need to be more perfect because other people certainly were perfect. Which, of course, wasn't true, but if people give you that feeling often enough, you start to believe it.
Every musician, every actor that I admire has flaws. Perfection is something created by human beings. I think it's also one of the reasons why Capitalism is possible. Because everyone aspires to become even better, as if there was a final goal. Of course, it is infinite. And then you hit the limitations of your capabilities and you melt down.
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"It's how they see things. It's a way of bringing class to an environment, and I say that pejoratively because, obviously, good music is good music however it's created, however it's motivated." - Thomas Newman
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