I'm not a role model, nor have I ever tried to be a role model. The only thing about me as a role model is I've managed to stay here and be working and survive. For 40 years.
CherIf you are going to wait for someone to encourage you to do something, you just better give up.
CherUntil mankind is peaceful enough not to have violence on the news, there's no point in taking it out of shows that need it for entertainment value.
CherI'm like a bumper car. When I did an infomercial I was fodder for every TV comedy show. I couldn't get a job. People said I was a huge joke. I've been a joke so many times. I've been on my way out since I started, but I'm strong-willed. My mother is so much tougher than I am and my grandmother is so much tougher than my mother.
Cher