#influence

Their films would probably be better if they'd seen a few more films, which runs counter to this idiotic theory that you run the risk of being influenced if you see too much. ↗

— Jacques Rivette

#better #counter #few #films #idiotic

Van Morrison is probably, at this point in time, my biggest influence as a vocalist. When we were making our last album I had a vinyl copy of 'Veedon Fleece' in the vocal booth in front of me, in the dorky sense. I think there were candles around, which is really tacky, but hey, I needed to channel Van the Man! ↗

— Nate Ruess

#around #biggest #biggest influence #booth #candles

My mother and my grandmother are pioneers of Mexican cuisine in this country, so I grew up in the kitchen. My mom, Zarela Martinez, was by far my biggest influence and inspiration - and toughest critic. ↗

— Aaron Sanchez

#biggest influence #country #critic #cuisine #far

Music’s the soundtrack of my life and has been since I was a teenager. There’s always music. If I’m not playing it, I’m listening to it. With my writing…sometimes it inspires a story, sometimes it highlights something I’m working on, sometimes it simply helps me stay in the narrative mood. ↗

— Charles de Lint

#music #narrative #inspirational

It's hard for me to show work while I'm writing, because other people's comments will influence what happens. ↗

— Donna Tartt

#comments #happens #hard #i #influence

There are just hundreds of people that have inspired and influenced me in a number of different ways. First of all, you can't forget your parents and all they've done to help you to get here. ↗

— Michael P. Anderson

#different ways #done #first #first of all #forget

I, talking about my children, of course I wanted them to succeed in life, they have to choose whatever job or occupation that they want, I will not try to influence. ↗

— Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

#children #choose #course #i #influence

The point of my work is to show that culture and education aren't simply hobbies or minor influences. ↗

— Pierre Bourdieu

#education #hobbies #influences #minor #point

We are always going to be influenced by America... I watched the word 'bum' go out and 'butt' come in. And part of me says, oh that's a shame, but Aussie boys are still Aussie boys. ↗

— Bryan Brown

#america #aussie #bum #come #go

I knew I could not maintain that leadership in open struggle against Moscow influence. Only two Communist leaders in history ever succeeded in doing this - Tito and Mao Tse-tung. ↗

— Earl Browder

#communist #could #doing #ever #history