I've always been a huge Butthole Surfers fan. The first time I saw them was in the early '80s when all they… — Buzz Osborne Copy Share Image
Tennessee Williams was so adept at portraying characters who are both fallible and vulnerable. Women were a huge influence in his life,… — Kim Cattrall Copy Share Image
I could start with Mandelstam, who was a huge influence on my early writing. — Helen Dunmore Copy Share Image
R Stevie Moore was obviously a huge influence and is still a very big influence in my life. — Ariel Pink Copy Share Image
To understand something, whether we are aware of it or not, depends on choosing a model. We get to understand what we… — Iain McGilchrist Copy Share Image
My paternal grandfather Rustom Mehta had a huge influence on me because of his ethics and his values. — Zarin Mehta Copy Share Image
Yeah, Dizzee Rascal is a huge influence on what I'm doing. I learnt a lot from him even though he's younger than… — Danny Brown Copy Share Image
With my father and uncle so involved in racing, it was the only thing I ever knew, so I'm sure that had… — Jacques Villeneuve Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to Teenage Fanclub and Eugenius. Scottish music cast a huge influence on me. — Withered Hand Copy Share Image
People such as Hunter S. Thompson and the Beats were a huge influence on me, not just in what they were saying,… — Corey Taylor Copy Share Image
I love cartoons, I love comic books and graphic novels. 'Batman: The Animated Series' was a huge influence on me when I… — Kari Wahlgren Copy Share Image
Greg Ginn was certainly a huge influence on my guitar playing. I put him up there with people like Eddie Van Halen.… — Buzz Osborne Copy Share Image
I think that 'Mr. Show' was a huge influence on me. It was literally the reason I started doing comedy, because I… — Scott Aukerman Copy Share Image
While Hollywood has had a huge influence on the Indian industry, Bollywood and its actors, too, are garnering a lot of attention… — Madhur Bhandarkar Copy Share Image
As a kid, I loved Paula Poundstone and Richard Pryor. But my mother was a huge influence on my comedy. — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
I have always been very good at being able to structure my time. My mother had a huge influence on me. My… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
You always want to break away from your parents, and you always think, 'I'm never going to be like that guy.' What… — Loudon Wainwright III Copy Share Image
Deep Purple definitely belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 'Cause they had great songs, great musicianship, they had an… — Kirk Hammett Copy Share Image
P.G. Wodehouse was a huge influence on me when I was younger, as were Edgar Rice Burroughs and George Bernard Shaw. — Michael Moorcock Copy Share Image
It was my love for the guitar that first got me into music and singing. Growing up, I was inspired by The… — Ed Sheeran Copy Share Image
'Rock n' Roll Animal,' the live album, is one of the greatest live albums out there. It was a huge influence on… — Al Jourgensen Copy Share Image
I learned to be a regional writer by reading people like Flannery O'Connor. She was a huge influence. — David Almond Copy Share Image
I'm sure my mum was a huge influence on my wanting to be an actress: just seeing her doing it, seeing her… — Hattie Morahan Copy Share Image
