A long time ago, in a country not so far away, I was eight years old, doing my best Darth Vader imitation.
Hayden Christensen

All art is but imitation of nature.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

All bad Literature rests upon imperfect insight, or upon imitation, which may be defined as seeing at second-hand.
George Henry Lewes

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble.
Samuel Johnson

Anyone who draws attention to himself as an individual, is viewed with suspicion. We acquired this tendency, of course, from America, and we must resist it: levelling, and imitation of what others are already doing.
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation.
Mason Cooley

Art is not merely an imitation of the reality of nature, but in truth a metaphysical supplement to the reality of nature, placed alongside thereof for its conquest.
Friedrich Nietzsche

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Confucius

Fashion is something barbarous, for it produces innovation without reason and imitation without benefit.
George Santayana

For years that may mean imitation. Then, one day, it is like a door opening, and a new thought comes in. Why not try this instead. Suddenly he is doing something original, almost in spite of himself.
Lukas Foss

I don't have to be an imitation of a white woman that Hollywood sort of hoped I'd become. I'm me, and I'm like nobody else.
Lena Horne

I don't know if there is any one secret to successful writing, but one important step is to move beyond imitation and discover what you can write that no one else can - that is, find out who you are and write that in an appropriate narrative and style.
James Gunn

I don't like traditions, I am very personal, very independent, I don't like intimate ladies, I mean in German lieder there's a lot of copy, a lot of imitation, a lot of tradition, and this I have put it aside.
Victoria de los Angeles

I think we always move from imitation to assimilation to innovation, but I can't name you 20 people outside those we've already recognized who ever got to point three: innovation.
David Baker

I'm a very big Notorious B.I.G. fan and I do an imitation of him that always cracks everybody up.
Gene Ween

I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.
Mae West

Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up.
Mary Astell

Imitation is being rewarded. They're learning that if you fit right in the mold, you get rewarded. Music is no longer a form of expression - it's a means to a lifestyle.
Mike Watt

Imitation is flattery, and The Hills Have Eyes is a classic.
Michael Berryman

Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but clones kind of get it wrong because we are promoting individuality and being proud of being yourself.
Brian Molko