Film Quote by Anonymous

I've always said I'm more influenced in what I do by artists, and how they work, how they think, and the freedom they're given…

— James Frey

I'm more influenced by novelists than I am by filmmakers.

— Billy Bob Thornton

My style of songwriting is influenced by cinema. I'm a frustrated filmmaker. A fan once said to me, 'Girl, you make me see pictures…

— Joni Mitchell

I suppose I'm most influenced by any good, commercial writer. I learn from everyone.

— Nicholas Sparks

I think I'm more prolific in the songwriting.

— Ringo Starr

I have been as influenced by music and films as by books.

— Kevin Barry

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

— Don DeLillo

I'm not inspired by songwriting at all; that took place years ago. I'm pretty well established, as far as my influences go. I don't…

— Mose Allison

My songwriting is very personal. The music that influenced me was so impactful that had I grown up somewhere else, I know I would…

— Phoebe Bridgers

As songwriters, we can go in and write for other artists in a time where you aren't necessarily feeling inspired for yourself.

— Jessica Origliasso

I've been influenced by poets as diverse as Dylan Thomas, Lewis Carroll, and Edgar Allan Poe.

— Jack Prelutsky

People writing about me have said that I've influenced a lot of people, and there are some artists who have credited me with influencing…

— Harvey Pekar