Quotes about Big Influence

Women's cooking has always had a big influence on me personally. Votes: 1

T-Bone Walker was a big influence on just about every guitar player around. Votes: 1

Sergio Leone was a big influence on me because of the spaghetti westerns. Votes: 1

A guy called Arthur Brown... was a big influence of mine... and also Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull. Votes: 1

I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians. Votes: 1

David Bowie is such a big influence to me. Everything about him as a person is intriguing to me. Votes: 1

Childhood didn't have a big influence on me, really - in fact I spent most of it plotting how to escape. Votes: 1

I'm a big fan of Beyonce and Rihanna. I've listened to Beyonce all my life, and she's a big influence on me. Votes: 1

As far as heroes thorough the years, I'd say definitely Alabama and Randy Owen, Conway Twitty was a big influence of mine, George Strait, Lionel Richie. Votes: 1

Don Knotts was a really big influence, especially on the Steve Allen show. I mean, look at the guy, his entire life is in his face. Votes: 1

'Lord of the Flies' is one of my favorite books. That was a big influence on me as a teenager; I still read it every couple of years. Votes: 1

Malcolm X made me very strong at a time I needed to understand what I was angry about. He had peace in his heart. He exerted a big influence on me. Votes: 1

Musically, New York is a big influence on me. Walk down the street for five minutes and you'll hear homeless punk rockers, people playing Caribbean music and reggae, sacred Islamic music and Latino music, so many different types of music. Votes: 1

My dad has been a big influence on me, because he's always had his own business. He really taught me business sense and how to be a focused individual, but also how to have fun and make everyone around you have fun. Votes: 1

Musicians like James Blake were a big influence on me. How he uses his vocals is amazing. And then Yeasayer and Animal Collective, who aren't pop bands exactly, but they do something that is so catchy and undeniable and so much fun. Votes: 1

Johnny Carson was a big influence on me - all of those shows I did with him over the years, like, 100 of them, they made a bit of a name for me at the time, so that part of my life was very good. Votes: 1

There were musicians that influenced me, but they weren't all women. Teena Marie was a big influence because she wrote and produced her own music, which let me know that women could write and produce their own music, which was an empowering moment for me. Votes: 1

Yeah, Kubrick's a big influence. In something like 'A Clockwork Orange,' he is trying to use the practical light - I mean, at least he says that in his interviews, like they're not using traditionally Hollywood lights. In 'Elephant' we basically used no lights; we never really adjusted. Votes: 1

Britney Spears is a big influence. Huge. I think people thought I was joking about that for a long time. But when I was a teenager, there was a genuine connection with this sweet girl who also had this very sexual side that people didn't really want to accept. Votes: 1

Connecting with my daughter is the most important thing in my life - the priority. I want to be a man who shows up for her. I want to have such a big influence on her, so that she knows she can call me about anything, which she does. Votes: 1

Your parents are always a big influence on you. They help you make you who you are. The main thing my parents taught me is just to be a nice person - to be generous, kind and happy. I hope it comes off when I work and meet people. Votes: 1

Growing up in northern California has had a big influence on my love and respect for the outdoors. When I lived in Oakland, we would think nothing of driving to Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz one day and then driving to the foothills of the Sierras the next day. Votes: 1

I don't really have a favorite bass player. I listen to a lot of bluegrass. But then again, I'm not a typical bluegrass bass player. I was really into the Grateful Dead, and I still am - I don't listen to them too much, but for me they are a big influence. Votes: 1

I'm a huge Bob Hope fan, up until about the late '50s. I've seen so many of his movies up until then, and they're a big influence on me and a big influence on Woody Allen, who is basically just ripping off Bob Hope for his first five or six movies. Votes: 1

It's all about the mood I'm in and the scene I'm writing. 'Cause work controls my life, writing controls my life, performing controls my life. So I don't listen to any music that's not an influence on what I'm working on that day. Music is a big influence in my work and sometimes drives the energy of where I want to go. Votes: 1

Country music in the mid-'90s was a big influence on my career, and I played all the songs that are referenced in '94' back in my club days. Joe Diffie was rocking a sick mullet, and he was hotter than ever... just putting out monster hit after monster hit. It totally takes me back to those days, and it makes me smile every time I hear it. Votes: 1

Nat King Cole was a really big influence. Votes: 0

The paintings by Van Gough and Chagall had a big influence on me. Votes: 0

Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well. Votes: 0

My oldest brother was a big influence on the films I watched as a kid. Votes: 0

My oldest brother was a big influence on the films I watched as a kid. Votes: 0

The radio was my big influence. Comedy came from the instinctual feel I had for language. Votes: 0

Experience in other countries shows how big money, rather than the best political candidate, can influence politics. Votes: 0

I don't see myself as being as big of an influence as other people seem to think. Votes: 0

Agnes Martin is a big influence in my work actually, when I first saw her, these fine grids. Votes: 0

Music is a big influence in my work and sometimes drives the energy of where I want to go. Votes: 0

Money has too big an influence on our politics in Washington and somehow we need to do something about that. Votes: 0

I'm trying to influence the next generation or two generations or three generations behind me. That's a big ambition of mine. Votes: 0

Godzilla. The big, green G-man has had a profound influence on my creative endeavors and imagination since I was blueberry-avoiding kid. Votes: 0

Faust seems to have exerted a big influence on Star Wars. You know, the "give up your soul for immortality" or something. Votes: 0

China is in its own category - too big to ignore, too repressive to embrace, difficult to influence, and very, very proud. Votes: 0

A digital camera does have many advantages and I was a believer that digital video would be a big influence on film-making. Votes: 0

I went through a big Alice Cooper phase, which was probably a major influence on my writing style later, especially after Plastic Surgery Disasters. Votes: 0

I think the martial arts tradition has a big influence on our generation - we all read these novels when we were very young. Votes: 0

My father was a big influence - it was very important to him that we traveled, and he gave me my strong work ethic. Votes: 0

This [the earthquake] was a very big influence on me, and the issue of life and death from then on does recur in my films. Votes: 0

The big influence on me was Robert Altman, who, especially in 'Nashville,' transformed my sense of dramatic structure and showed how you could handle overlapping stories. Votes: 0

I don't pay that much attention to sales figures or awards. To me, the big question is: 'Did you influence the next generation?' That's my goal. Votes: 0

Tal's combinations often exert a sort of paralysing influence on the opponent's play. It would seem that the element of surprise plays a big part in this. Votes: 0

I'd like to do a pop album with an R and B influence. I definitely want to have those big ballads with the uptempo hits as well. Votes: 0

Big business depends entirely on the patronage of those who buy its products: the biggest enterprises loses its power and its influence when it loses its customers. Votes: 0

When you have corporate influence on our government outweighing the influence of citizens, that's terrifying. This is something we have to make a big, big noise about. Votes: 0

My parents, especially my dad, had a big influence on my hockey career. He introduced me to the game when I was younger, and I stuck with it. Votes: 0

At least on the domestic side of things that you`re seeing, [Mike] Pence has that influence big time. But when it comes with what political fights to have? Votes: 0

I wouldn't call myself a woman in bluegrass. I haven't really been a part of the world for a while. It's just been a big influence on who I am today. Votes: 0

I think guitar-wise, Eric Clapton was a big influence on me. I got to spend time around him. He's kind of strange, mysterious, serious and he always has played such hot guitar. Votes: 0

I always loved horror, but I read all sorts of books. My favourite as a child was 'The Secret Garden' which has a big influence on Lord Loss, believe it or not! Votes: 0

My all-time favorites that I always go back to are films by the director John Cassavetes. The movies he made, the work he left behind, have been a big influence for my work. Votes: 0

My dad was a soul fan and a singer himself, and he loved vocal harmony, stuff like the Beach Boys and Motown like the Four Tops, which was a big influence on me. Votes: 0

Nature is a big influence on my work. That's where the cosmic element comes in, an awareness of the relevance of what we do as a species, why we do it, and its implications. Votes: 0

Lily Tomlin...I used to watch reruns of Laugh-In and she was always my favorite part. She's this very unique talent and the way she does things has been a very big influence on me. Votes: 0

[Akiro] Kurosawa, no doubt, was a big influence. Movies sometimes more than directors have influenced me: The Grapes of Wrath, by John Ford, was an extraordinary discovery. Sergei Eisenstein, of course. Later on, [Ingmar] Bergman. Votes: 0