My success was due to good luck, hard work, and support and advice from friends and mentors. But most importantly, it depended on me to keep trying after I had failed.

The biggest difference is in the leadership. It was better for us. We had more coaches and mentors to help us. A lot of the younger players today suffer from a lack of direction.

And I'd watch George C. Scott from backstage. He was one of my mentors.

You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.

Context begins with other artists - seniors and mentors.

Dr. Cox mentors the rookie doctors with a spoonful of dirt and then a cup of sugar. I see him as an archetypal descendent of two of my favorite curmudgeonly characters: Lou Grant and Louie De Palma.

My mentors are people like Cameron Crowe and Carrie Fisher.

I was lucky that I met the right mentors and teachers at the right moment.

Mine were informal mentors. They were all in my working life.

We've never performed the song live outside of recording it in the studio. That was a dream come true because Whitney, she's an icon and she's been one of my main mentors in this business.

I'm proud of my mentors. Ray Charles is the strongest influence on me as a singer.

You treat characters like people you meet in life-friends or mentors.