I am a true believer of the concept that man ‘ape’s’ another quickly and never realizes that he/she lived not their lives but someone else’s.
I am referring to the role models available around us; starting from Popeye “the sailor man” to strong characters like Howard Roark from fountain Head, Dr. House – T.V Series, Michael Scofield- Prison Break, Dr. Nash – A Beautiful Mind, Dr. Spencer Reid – Criminal Minds, and many others. We might have different role models, but the concept of aping is for ‘real’.
I am a die hard fan of all these characters, by now I guess you must have arrived at a conclusion on how I must be thinking? Yea, that’s correct; and that’s me. 
‘Ape-ing’ is one thing, I think ‘processing, re-processing,synthesizing and improvizing’ is more the real deal. Consider this; Dr. House’s no-nonsense approach, Scofield’s ingenuity, Nash’s crazy genuis and Roark’s clarity used in a variety of permutations and combinations with your unique approach to life, is gonna make it a lot more fun!