Being Quote by Chris Meledandri

I grew up with probably three different authors having a seminal influence on my childhood, Dr. Seuss being one and Maurice Sendak being another.…

— Christopher Meledandri

Mom was the greatest influence of my childhood. She wanted to save me from the vice, lust, and drinking that was all about me.

— Ethel Waters

“As the childhood leaves a deep mark in a person’s life, there is a strong influence of childhood in choosing the favourite writer. Say,…

— Md. Ziaul Haque

The most important influence in my childhood was my father.

— DeForest Kelley

When you're chasing story lines, it's very challenging. It's hard enough to have a relationship in any case, let alone one where you're trying…

— Spencer Pratt

I grew up watching different kinds of shows and films and read so many different authors.

— Sanya Malhotra

Different authors have different points of view. You can't just say, 'I believe in the Bible.

— Anonymous

The diplomatic thing for me to say is that if publishers are dressing up other authors as Terry Pratchett clones then they are doing…

— Terry Pratchett

Different authors write different ways, have different relationships with their audiences, and those are all legitimate.

— John Green

“Lay down a method also for your reading; let it be in a consistent and consecutive course, and not in that desultory and unmethodical…

— Earl of Chesterfield

'James and the Giant Peach' magnificently starts out Dahl's career as a blithe and droll Bad Uncle corrupter and affirmer of youth. Its influence…

— Paul Di Filippo

I was lucky enough to know Maurice Sendak, and talked to him about doing the movie. For a while, I was really apprehensive of…

— Spike Jonze