Quotes About Influence

'Female Convict 701: Scorpion' is based on a manga as is 'Lady Snowblood.' I saw 'Lady Snowblood' in the theater between writing issue three and issue four of the first arc of 'Pretty Deadly,' and I was really surprised how much I was influenced by it.

I would not be at all surprised to find out... that the dimensions of buildings affect us in ways we don't guess.

I was mostly surprised by the rap artists, actually, that were influenced by Sabbath. That was a surprise. But it's very nice and I'm very honored. It's nice to know after 27 years now that what I said in the first place has stuck, and that was the belief in it.

You'd be surprised how many doors flattery can open.

I will interview bigwigs if I get the chance, but you are seldom surprised by people in power - you've got to get awfully damn close to get anything new.

I'm always surprised at how many people seem to like reading about what hardware and software I use.

As a citizen of a community, if you never vote or engage, don't be surprised when the outcome doesn't serve your interests; you've never done anything to push things in the right direction.

I was reading an article about Kings of Leon's bass player, who said that he was directly influenced by Joy Division and by me. I was like, 'Woah!' It surprised me. It's a great compliment.

It surprises me how much children like me, you know? If they look at me as an example, I have a big responsibility.

Nothing surprises me about Berry Gordy.

It is surprising how many professional athletes, along with their families and friends, are gaga over movie and music stars, and the reverse is true with entertainers and sports stars.

I guess the most surprising discovery was how long Gandhi remained loyal to the ideal of the British Empire, even in India.

So many things influence me in one way or another. Some might be surprising, but that's OK.

I find it remarkable. It's surreal for me that I've gotten to work with so many people who are not only great filmmakers but whose films have had such a direct effect on me.

People tell me I'm their idol and a huge inspiration - that's really surreal.

Pretty surreal experience to see the impact football has had globally.

I went to many games with my dad, Kevin, and looked up to the players. It's surreal that now young fans are looking up to me.

I remember when I was that girl crying because I was so excited to finally meet Lita. To have girls crying over me is surreal.

It's very surreal. It seems like everywhere I go, people always talk about 'Indiana Jones,' and I realized over the years it has made a huge impact on their childhoods... I feel very fortunate to be a part of this.

I've done stuff in the past and followed in the footsteps of my heroes, and each time, it felt a little bit surreal.

It was pretty surreal because The Allman Brothers' 'Eat A Peach' and 'Live At The Fillmore East', and the Eric Clapton 'Layla' record was the music I grew up hearing all the time.

When Prince is into what you're doing, it's just surreal.

Low' was probably the album that influenced me more than any other, because of how it combined humor and impressive, glamorous, driving energy with this totally surreal soundscape production.

It can feel a bit surreal. Sometimes you're talking to famous people and you think, 'Oh gosh, I'm talking to Lewis Hamilton.'