I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired.

- Elaine Stritch

I've probably had my day in the sun. I think I've influenced a lot of comic book writers.

- Harvey Pekar

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

- Gyorgy Ligeti

When I was in high school, I started writing a serial novel, longhand, set in the Arthurian mythos, and influenced not incidentally by Marion Zimmer Bradley's 'The Mists of Avalon.'

- Greg Rucka

Generally, my writing is influenced by living, by absorbing everything that happens to me and my actions.

- Graham Nash

Authors are influenced by everything they've ever read. If you've read widely enough, it helps you create your own mix.

- Garth Nix

I'm influenced by all types of music.

- Flo Rida

Children are easily influenced, and I always want to do things I can be proud to show my kids someday.

- Faith Hill

I don't believe that there is any particular book that influenced any 'career' I might have.

- Edward P. Jones

I have always thought that my ear is also very influenced by my eyes.

- Emanuel Ax

I like Nirvana, but I couldn't say that I was influenced by them. I like to tell a story.

- Art Alexakis

The reason I do what I do is because I was influenced by Steve Martin, by Woody Allen, by Bob Newhart, by Carol Burnett, by Lucille Ball.

- Ellen DeGeneres

I was heavily influenced by Andy Kaufman and Steven Wright.

- David Cross

If I told you all the people that have secretly told me I've influenced them, you'd never believe it, and you'll never see it in print, either.

- Dave Brubeck

In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.

- Carl Wilson

I think people tend to live, whether they like it or not, influenced by what's next door to them.

- Campbell Scott

I've been mostly influenced by experiences in the theater growing up.

- Cate Blanchett

I think all the filmmakers in Hong Kong are influenced by John Woo.

- Alan Mak

I was not influenced by any artists.

- Andrae Crouch

I'm really influenced by so many different things.

- Alex Winter