Actually Quote by Andrew Sean Greer

The things I write are combinations of all of the people that have been influences to me.

— Gerry Beckley

I have so many influences, you couldn't write them all down.

— Susan Tedeschi

I'm a writer who likes to be influenced.

— Kenneth Koch

Whenever I give a talk about my work I am invariably asked who my influences are. Not what my influences are, but who.. As…

— Robert Gober

Writing has been one of the most powerful influences in my life and it always has been since I was a little girl.

— Evangeline Lilly

For me, influences really come from everywhere: literature, comics, movies, anime, Internet, science, real-life situations. In fact, I think that writing is just about…

— David Cage

Most of my influences are from the past.

— Boy George

“Your influences are all worth sharing because they clue people in to who you are and what you do—sometimes even more than your own…

— Austin Kleon

I think my real influences are out of my control, which are the things that entered my brain when I was a kid growing…

— Mitski

I read very widely, both non-fiction and fiction, so I don't think there's a single writer who influences me.

— Peter Benchley

I think more than writers, the major influences on me have been European movies, jazz, and Abstract Expressionism.

— Don DeLillo

My biggest influences are strong, creative women that chart their own path, lead their own lives and drive the course of history.

— Rachel Roy