American Quote by Takashi Miike

I wasn't attracted to American cinema, but I fell in love with Los Angeles the minute I arrived.

— Agnes Varda

As a rapper, I was heavily influenced by American rap albums. But for songs that are more melody-driven, I get my inspiration from Korean…

— G-Dragon

'The Villain' doesn't really have any heroes, as such, but as someone I looked up to more than anyone else and was influenced by,…

— Marty Scurll

Even though we were influenced by American culture and music, we like the rest of Europe have been colonized with that in the post-war…

— Stephen Mallinder

There is a definite Chinese pop sound developing, but I was shocked at how influenced it is by American music.

— Paul Oakenfold

For me, being an 'American Latina' means identifying with and being influenced by both my American upbringing and my Latin heritage, and I have…

— Camila Mendes

I was influenced by American movies of the '60s and '70s, especially Don Siegel's 'Dirty Harry' and the films of Sam Peckinpah. And, of…

— Shinichiro Watanabe

I used to drive up from theatre in Michigan to Stratford, Ontario to watch every show. I idolized the actors from Stratford. I was…

— Robert Englund

When I first envisioned 'Funny Games' in the mid-1990s, it was my intention to have an American audience watch the movie. It is a…

— Michael Haneke

Hollywood films have become a cesspool of formula and it's up to us to try to change it... I feel like a preacher! But…

— Alexander Payne

The main difference I'd say is that European cinema has always used less music than American cinema for historical reasons.

— Alexandre Desplat

Boxing is a big part of American cinema.

— Justin Lin