Albert Quote by Paul Theroux

I was influenced growing up by everything from Harlequin romances to Fedor Dostoyevsky and Albert Camus, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, and later Lydia Davis,…

— Danzy Senna

My father, obviously, and my mother were inspirations. My uncle, Frank Harper, he was an absolute mentor for me.

— Hill Harper

I grew up on Harold Lloyd, Charles Chaplin, and Buster Keaton, and those were the ones who inspired me.

— Navid Negahban

Various different people have inspired me throughout my career. From Francis Bacon to Vassareli, Coco Chanel to Christian Dior, Cecil Beaton, musicians, architects... the…

— Dries van Noten

Ben Franklin and Samuel Johnson, he credits their wisdom for his success. "They were both utterly brilliant men. And powerful communicators. Both have helped…

— Charlie Munger

My father in his way influenced me and my sister to educate ourselves and to try to do things in life.

— Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki

The influences I had were all people with versatile interests who had a large world view.

— Robin Lopez

I went to work with George Miller on game stuff, but to also learn every possible thing I could from somebody I admire so…

— Cory Barlog

The most influential people in my life are deceased. These include my parents, George Dunne, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., my minister in…

— Jesse White

Who influenced you? When did they influence you? How have they influenced you? What have you done with their influence?

— Johnny Hunt

A guy called Arthur Brown... was a big influence of mine... and also Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull.

— Bruce Dickinson

I was heavily influenced by Andy Kaufman and Steven Wright.

— David Cross