Quotes About Influence

I didn't have a father figure in the house.

I dropped chemistry because there was a cute boy, and I figured out if I dropped chemistry, I would be in his drama class.

When I was younger, I thought that straight hair was, like, the only thing. So I was trying to be like Naomi Campbell or Tyra Banks. I didn't know that people would add hair for more length. I'm like, 'Oh all these people just have natural hair like this.' I obviously grew up and figured out that everyone does something to their hair.

I knew in my heart that I wasn't cool, but I figured I could at least be cool by association.

I used to study 'Hunky Dory' - and be mad that I hadn't figured out anything that cool!

Men know what they want when we help them figure it out. We make them think they figured it out by themselves. They really didn't. We know we did it, and that's a woman's job.

For more than two decades, Barry Diller has been among the most respected - and feared - figures in the entertainment industry.

I've always respected the authority figures in my life, including my coaches.

As actors, you are social figures, and you are setting an example for people to follow, so I feel very blessed that my work has allowed me to influence people in some way.

My father figures were my coaches.

People are so afraid of authority figures and doctors are authority figures.

Mayors of New York are almost automatically national figures.

Few living figures could contribute as much as Castro to our understanding of the second half of the 20th century.

Andre Agassi is one of the world's most popular and admired figures. He has lived an extraordinary life, and he has a great story to tell.

I am convinced that 100 years from now, people will talk about Elliott Carter as one of the most important figures in the second half of 20th-century music.

I had a lot of trouble with my coaches. Your coaches are father figures - you look to what they say. Well, the reality of it is, they are just shmucks.

I'm 19. I'm in the process of growing up and figuring out where I'm supposed to be in my life. But it is kind of weird when I realize that other people look to me as inspiration.

Capitalism and people who control the market have a large hand in everything. It doesn't have anything to do with figuring out what the crowd wants to hear. It has to do with the media deciding what they think people want to hear.

You have to find the balance of figuring out how can I be effective? How can I use my platform for good, you know, without jeopardizing everything so that I don't have that platform anymore.

If we get you in the early years of your life and we fill your head with all of the Catholic stories, then it's very hard for you to stop being Catholic. Catholics are Catholics because they like being Catholic.

In this age of consumerism film criticism all over the world - in America first but also in Europe - has become something that caters for the movie industry instead of being a counterbalance.

The film industry is incredible, and it's inspired a lot of people in the game industry.

I entered the film industry because my family forced me into it.

Digitization has altered the nature of the film industry. Social media, especially, has become a decisive factor in determining a film's box office success.