Quotes About Influence

I don't want to be someone that, when people look back, they think, 'Yeah, cool, he made us jump around for a bit in 2010.'

Most fads get jump starts because of the media.

My loyalty is to the family. Donald Trump says 'Jump;' I say, 'How high?' Then I give him my opinion of where I should jump to, and he says, 'Go do it.'

Some of my team-mates in the Under-18s used to play 'Call of Duty' and they told me I should jump on it. I have played it ever since, for my first one or two years I played it pretty much ever day, I was mad about it.

When something get hot, everybody want to jump on the bandwagon and act like they created it.

June. June Mathis. No, no one else, ever. She gave me my start. She first, of all people, believed in me.

The sound system influence is undeniable in hip-hop, in jungle, drum and bass, now EDM.

I'm a junior - like Dinosaur Jr.

Hank Junior fans are Skynyrd fans.

I found out a lot of stuff through MTV, and I didn't even have cable, I just saw it at friends' houses. But my culture in junior high was totally influenced by it.

In junior high, some would've seen me as a professional, a lawyer, a doctor, an engineer. Others would've seen me in jail. All depends on who you talked to.

If I can make my mark just a little bit, then great.

I'm just as much into Emperor as I am Alice Cooper.

I think Pac is one of those artists that generations on generations know who this guy is, as an artist, as an activist, as an actor - entertainer across the board. I think the new generations of entertainers and artists can be influenced by him just as much as people in the '90s.

For us to grow globally, it's not enough to just be an exporter. We have to be a creator.

Don't be too influenced by what's 'in fashion.' Just be a bit more individual about it.

When I first got into the entertainment industry, I would always watch Rihanna and all those people, so I was like, 'Ooh, I have to be this.' So my mom was like, 'Just be yourself.'

You can be a catalyst for change but change never really entirely happens just because of one guy.

As the director, you have it in your mind how you want the part done, how you want someone to do it, and so sometimes you just say, 'Why don't I do it myself?' So for a little role, I'll just do it.

Both my parents have been big influences on me wanting to do music. My mum's always been, 'Just do it. Just sing.'

I think it's not just me. I think there is a lot of guys in the NBA that - just kind of big men in the NBA that can affect the game in so many ways.

People always talk about 'Oh, it's so nice that you give back.' It just kind of becomes words. When you see it, when you actually put it together and you see the amount of impact you have on a kid, they're going to remember this for the rest of their life.

Usually when attorneys are assembling a jury, they're just looking for sheep that are easily impressed.

DMX was just one of the figures that I thought no one could ever be better than. I used to look up to him so much. The bikes, the dogs, that's where I come from.