I've always looked up to Nicole Kidman. I think she's an elegant and talented actress. You can tell how much she commits to her characters, and I admire that.
I don't think that I've had a career like anyone else's, but there are hosts and hosts of actors whose careers I admire.
I don't consider myself an intellectual. And this is not one of my aims. But I admire intellectual people.
I so admire the discipline, the work ethic, and the sacrifices fighters make to master all aspects of mixed martial arts.
If you agree with a critic, you admire him or her. If you disagree, you despise them. We all feel a great need to be confirmed in our opinions.
The people I really admire, like William Blake and John Coltrane and Richard Wagner, had these ridiculously full universes that took their entire lives to describe.
There's a lot of guys that I obviously admire. The Gary Paytons, me growing up in Seattle being able to watch him play. Even my peers now, the Patrick Beverleys and the Kawhi Leonards, I admire those guys.
I love academics, theory and all that. I love and admire that and try to do as much reading as I can.