Quotes About Influence

I remember famous people coming in to speak to me when I was in school and being inspired by them.

I grew up in celebrity world, so I know what famous people are like, and I've never looked up to them in that way.

I don't want to name drop, but Russell Crowe is the most famous person in my phone.

I have always been an Amitabh Bachchan fan.

My dad was the biggest Alabama fan ever, and I was brainwashed.

I was a huge Rick Astley and Bananarama fan.

Everyone knows that Badshah is my big fan, but nobody knows about me being his biggest fan!

My music and my fan base is really built off of my lifestyle.

I guess I'm not that aware of such a big fan base. I have a few core people who write me no matter what I'm doing, but I hardly have sacks of mail being dropped on my door!

I love how Duran Duran had the female fan base, then it grew until males started to like them, too.

When I came up with KRS-One and Rakim, everybody had to step their lyrical game up to build a fan base.

At the end of the day it's the fans who make you who you are.

I like Hilary Clinton. I think she's - she's a fantastic leader.

I had a fantastic mother who taught me self-confidence.

Look, I am in the establishment because my dad, the greatest man alive was president of the United States and my brother, who I adore as well as fantastic brother was president. Fine, I'll take it. I guess I'm part of the establishment Barbara Bush is my mom. I'll take that, too.

If I can be a role model for kids, then that's fantastic. That's what I want to do.

My parents were Beatle fans, but my mom was especially a Lennon fan, so I was exposed to him more. I remember her playing 'Double Fantasy' quite often.

As a kid, I always liked reading stories where I had a power-projection fantasy. I wanted to be inside of a story where I had power and influence, was going to rise to power, was going to somehow influence my society.

I think we are just so far away from the political elite. Whether you are on one side or the other, you're still part of that group.

At least three times a week, I'm approached by someone who says something about 'Fargo.'

Those are the things that are in me, even going farther back, to Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. I dont consciously pull from them, but they tend to come out in different ways in everything I do.

My father was a lawyer. I was fascinated to become a lawyer, too.

Movies have only fascinated me; they've cultivated me, made me the person I am today.

'Coriolanus' deals with the birth of democracy. And that has been fascinating because I've been talking about politics so much because of 'Borgen.' It's a nice bridge.