Facts Quote by Lukas Foss

Stravinsky used Mother Goose. He was influenced by Mother Goose, indirectly, but very beautifully

— Gyorgy Ligeti

My major influence is Satyajit Ray; his film 'Shatranj ke Khilari' was set in Awadh and it gave us memorable characters. Ray's musical scores…

— Shoojit Sircar

As an undergraduate, I took two writing workshops taught by Elizabeth Hardwick. She was certainly a major influence, though more as a writer I…

— Sigrid Nunez

I liked actions movies. Jean-Claude Van Damme was a major influence on me at that point in my life.

— Seth Rogen

Smokey Robinson is one of my heroes as a singer and songwriter; a major influence on my own music from the very start.

— Daryl Hall

Method acting has had a major influence both in writing through the eyes of other people, and seeing through the eyes of other people,…

— Jello Biafra

I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.

— Julius Erving

I did not grow up around films. So, I would say books have been my major influence.

— Divya Khosla Kumar

China and the United States have major influence in international affairs and shoulder important responsibilities in upholding world peace and promoting common development.

— Hu Jintao

I went through a big Alice Cooper phase, which was probably a major influence on my writing style later, especially after Plastic Surgery Disasters.

— Jello Biafra

My major influence was my ten years older sister.

— Willa Ford

Disco is a major influence in the world of fashion.

— Neil Bogart