Ifs Quote by Ai Weiwei

Warhol was definitely an inspiration when I was younger. I wouldn't quantify his sort of influence. I've been influenced by nature and science, and…

— Dustin Yellin

Warhol came from an ordinary family and he had a profound understanding about capitalism and material culture. He was probably one of the few…

— Ai Weiwei

You see so many people doing quite nice and respectful work, but nobody like Warhol. Warhol is outstanding. I think he has a value…

— Ai Weiwei

There are a number of contemporary playwrights whom I admire enormously, but that's not at all the same thing as being influenced.

— Edward Albee

I am Warhol. I am the No. 1 most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the flesh.

— Kanye West

The one author who has influenced my writing the most is the English writer John Fowles, who wrote 'The French Lieutenant's Woman,' 'The Magus,'…

— Elizabeth George

I've been influenced by someone or [English artists] work. I mentioned Hans Coper as an example.

— Warren MacKenzie

Leonard Bernstein was probably the most significant formative influence on me - he was such an encompassing musician. I spent my teenage years absorbing…

— Jason Robert Brown

Warhol had resonance because it was high art and low art. And you could argue about it endlessly.

— James Murphy

He [Andy Warhol] engaged people and I think all of that is what helped keep him keyed in to the times beyond all of…

— Bob Colacello

I think probably I've been influenced by Chekhov and Walt Disney, if you see what I mean.

— Tom Stoppard

As for the writers who have influenced me they are many. Hemingway, Chandler, Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, William Goldman, Flannery O'Conner, Carson…

— Joe R. Lansdale