An icon painter starts not with Jesus Christ but by finding earth and rubbing. Now what is earth, what are you rubbing in directing?
Peter Brook

David Brinkley was an icon of modern broadcast journalism, a brilliant writer who could say in a few words what the country needed to hear during times of crisis, tragedy and triumph.
Tom Brokaw

Dick Clark is an American icon. I am honored that he has entrusted me with such a role in this national tradition.
Ryan Seacrest

Frankly I've never really subscribed to these adjectives tagging me as an 'icon', 'superstar', etc. I've always thought of myself as an actor doing his job to the best of his ability.
Amitabh Bachchan

From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles.
Pat Metheny

Glenn Close is a living icon. You look at the work, and I think it's wild, because she thinks some of her best work was in Dangerous Liaisons and that's what I believe as well.
Anthony Anderson

I do not truly consider myself an icon, but the Cube has been quite successful.
Erno Rubik

I feel very fortunate to be compared to somebody so incredible. Michael Jackson's an icon.
Justin Timberlake

I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people's minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing.
Audrey Hepburn

I was just thinking of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe and how young they were when they died. I would like to be a pop icon who survives. I would like to be a living icon.
John Travolta

I'm more than an actor. I'm an icon, an industry.
Corey Feldman

I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.
Valentino Rossi

I've become this sort of icon for the gay community. I don't like the position.
Sandra Bernhard

It's always intimidating to meet an icon.
Jennifer O'Neill

It's exciting to see a kid at a rehearsal meeting with someone who seems like such an icon.
Michael Ritchie

It's never been my purpose to become an American icon, or more famous or richer.
Juliette Binoche

Most of us see Justice O'Connor as something of an icon, although we do not agree with all of her decisions.
Patricia Ireland

Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's founders and heroes. As the ultimate icon of America's storied history, the Stars and Stripes represents the very best of this nation.
Joe Barton

The bicycle is a former child's toy that has now been elevated to icon status because, presumably, it can move the human form from pillar to post without damage to the environment.
Brock Yates

The Burgess Shale is not unique, but for those who study evolution and fossils it has become something of an icon. It provides a reference point and a benchmark, a point of common discussion and an issue of universal scientific interest.
Simon Conway Morris