Biggest Influence Quotes

‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ is my number one biggest influence artistically in every way.

The Grateful Dead were an influence on our music but they weren’t by a long shot the biggest influence.

I definitely love kimchi. The biggest influence that eating so much Korean food growing up had on me was that I have no limit for spiciness. The hotter the better.

I think having kids has been the biggest influence on my work since I started publishing.

My biggest influence is Tupac. He was a poet, and listening to Tupac is what inspired me to start rapping.

Without a doubt, Dana White is my biggest influence.

Someone asked me the other day, ‘What’s the biggest influence on your filmmaking career?’ And they started naming filmmakers. I went ‘Naw, it’s Jesus actually.’

My biggest influence is my city. There’s so much there. We have our own lingo, food, music and culture.

I would say Triple H is the biggest influence on my career. He’s almost like a father figure. If I slip up, or there’s a problem, he lets me know.

Maybe the worst thing is not caring what people think. That came from my mother. She was the biggest influence on my life.

Bobby Cox had the biggest influence in my career and probably the second- or third-biggest influence in my life.

I discovered the 7th art at home when I was kid, through Charlie Chaplin’s movies and those of my father who shot documentaries. He was my biggest influence. So I took his camera and started shooting.

In terms of fashion, I think the biggest influence that I had was my father. My pops, he was really into men’s fashion and read all of the magazines.

My soundtrack to life would have to be ‘TT.’ It has gained a lot of love since we debuted it in Japan. I would say overall that it’s the song that had the biggest influence on Twice.

It was really my grandmother who was the biggest influence because she’d talk back to the celebrities and politicians on TV. She was a combination of Joan Rivers, Elaine Stritch, Betty White, and Bea Arthur rolled into one.

I think the biggest influence on my stand-up would be Chris Rock, in that I love that Chris is basically an essayist, in that he’ll take a subject and just try and attack it from as many different angles as he can.

My mom was probably the biggest influence. She cooked dinner every night. We sat around the table every night. It was a very traditional family.

When they ask who is your biggest influence, I always say Pharrell: whether it is music or fashion, I’m a big fan.

Probably the biggest influence on my career was the late John Hersey, who, while he was at ‘The New Yorker,’ wrote one of the masterpieces of narrative non-fiction, ‘Hiroshima.’ Hersey was a teacher of mine at Yale, and a friend. He got me to see the possibility of journalism not just as a business but as an art form.

Coach Spurrier, without question, has been the biggest influence to me, next to my father.

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.

My dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring.

‘Jaws’ was the ultimate man vs. nature movie, and it was a movie that was basically three people against the elements, so that was the biggest influence on ‘Frozen.’

As far as actual playing, Clapton – by far – is my biggest influence, and you can tuck Jeff Beck underneath that.

Emmylou Harris is just the biggest influence of mine musically, her and Dolly Parton.

Dylan’s relationship with Johnny Cash was the biggest influence on Nashville in my lifetime – they opened up country music.

When I was growing up, I always liked playing football, and my mum always took me to football games. I owe her a lot. She was my pillar. She was the biggest influence on me.

Des Bulpin discovered me and, along with my dad, would be the biggest influence on my career. I remember him telling me when I was 15 that Jermain Defoe and I would play together for England when we were older, and he hasn’t been too far wrong.

Personally speaking, I think the Beatles were our biggest influence.

Bowie’s obviously my biggest influence.

My biggest influence is rap. It spoke to me, probably because of my upbringing in Christiania. You listen to ‘The Chronic’ and you can hear that anger and frustration.

Dianne Reeves, a famous jazz singer, would be my biggest influence.

I really like Calvin Klein for his classic simplicity. I also think Prabal Gurung designs some great pieces that work well for me. My mom has such great style; she’s my biggest influence.

Bud Powell’s probably the biggest influence on my piano playing.

My dad’s the one who’s always been there; he’s my hero, you could say. Even when he was working, he’d do anything for me. He’s been the biggest influence in my life.

The people that you have around you are your biggest influence.

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!

We’re not Seattle East. We’re our own Atlanta, and there are definitely things I learned from Coach Carroll. He had probably the single biggest influence on my coaching career.

Michael Landon was the biggest influence. As a child, I watched him write, direct, star, and produce a TV show every week. He showed me what was possible.

I think my uncle was probably the biggest influence in my life. We grew up in the same house, and he was just a really great, hard-working, honest, ethical person.