Childhood Quote by Takashi Miike

There was a manga boom, so I read 'Astro Boy,' 'Osomatsu-kun,' and such. But what influenced me the most were things like 'Popeye' and…

— Akira Toriyama

Probably the biggest influence on me, strange though it may sound, was the 70s, a decade of invention. Growing up then had a huge…

— Vic Reeves

Your biggest influences are the earliest ones. When I was young, I was very influenced by the short stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne.

— Brad Holland

I was an avid anime watcher until I was about 10, when I moved to manga. I think I am influenced by Osamu Tezuka's…

— Akira Toriyama

That's it really, at the moment I wouldn't say I was influenced by any one thing in particular.

— Peter Hook

I'm always pretty influenced by stuff from when we were younger.

— Kyle Mooney

I'm mostly influenced by life, what's around me, and my own childhood.

— Jack Prelutsky

I've been immersed in manga since I was a kid. I grew up with this culture.

— Takashi Murakami

The anime that inspired me the most and one that I probably have influence from is the very first series of 'Lupin the 3rd.'…

— Shinichiro Watanabe

I grew up on anime and manga. That's part of who I am.

— Masi Oka

Childhood didn't have a big influence on me, really - in fact I spent most of it plotting how to escape.

— Simon Callow

I was heavily influenced by my first attempt at a novel. I started a fantasy novel back in high school, and... well... it really…

— Patrick Rothfuss