I am inspired by both Japanese Samurai films, in particular the films of Kurosawa, and how they share the spirit of American Westerns, with the influences running in both directions, and including the 'Spaghetti Westerns' and films of Sam Peckinpah.

- Ann Nocenti

The thing that influenced me most in relation to 'Nanny McPhee' were the Westerns I watched with my father. All the Spaghetti Westerns; all the Virginians; all the High Chaparrals. Because if you think about the form, it's a stranger from out of town.

- Emma Thompson

A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end.

- George S. Patton

Spaghetti is love.

- Mario Batali

Sergio Leone was a big influence on me because of the spaghetti westerns.

- Quentin Tarantino

I am a genre lover - everything from spaghetti western to samurai movie.

- Quentin Tarantino

I felt I'd earned the Good Housekeeping Seal when I designed an oval-shaped spaghetti pot, because spaghetti is long.

- Rachael Ray

Spaghetti can be eaten most successfully if you inhale it like a vacuum cleaner.

- Sophia Loren

Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.

- Sophia Loren

My favorite thing is Spaghetti with white clam sauce anywhere on the Amalfi Coast or the Tuscan Coast.

- Todd English