Quotes About Influence

When I was younger, it was like, 'Yay, lesbians love me!' I didn't know there was a responsibility that came with it.

I love me some Kendrick Lamar, love J. Cole.

You either have to make people love you or you have to make them hate you, it doesn't really matter either way. If you can't bring that emotion out of your audience then you're not going to have them for long.

Not only was it Def Leppard I was into when I was 15, but 'Watermark' by Enya. I loved it.

My parents are very lovely people - the sort of people that one should aspire to be like, really.

People will consider me a part of their lives for however long 'Downton Abbey' lasts. It's a lovely thing to feel as an actor.

I have worked with a lot of kids. Most of them have been really lovely. But there are a lot of trappings.

Acting is not in the blood. My parents weren't actors, but I imagine that if you've been brought up with actors, you have a lovely time at home and just want that to carry on.

I don't want to say it's nice to see people cry, because of course it isn't, but there's something really emotional and lovely about seeing the impact you're having on someone's life.

The thing that's the most lovely to me, looking back at my time on 'Gilmore Girls', was how fortunate I was to be a young actor and to be on a show that made it really cool for girls to be smart.

My parents are both music lovers; they are not musicians.

I grew up loving Walter Payton. My dad used to always show us film of him.

Lucas is living the life that I wanted, but I want to be clear, I don't feel there's been any pressure for him to live it.

You become friends with your kids' friends' parents. That's just the way it's gonna be. And sometimes you luck out, and it's great.

I grew up watching 'I Love Lucy.'

I grew up having a sense of who Luke Skywalker is.

The lure of post-public service lobbying employment needs to be eliminated.

I grew up on Loretta Lynn and Dusty Springfield. I remember lying about it; it wasn't cool to listen to country when I was 12.

Yeah, Lynyrd Skynyrd, I knew all them guys.

I'm really big into lyrics in my own songs, so I look up to Drake in that aspect.

When I first started writing music, it was all really angry, angst-y lyrics. But then there was a point where I realized that people are clearly listening to what I have to say, so if I have the power to bring somebody up, why would I bring them down?

I get my inspiration for my songs and the lyrics from experiences in my life, but I'm also very inspired by the Beatles and Cyndi Lauper, as I really like their music.

The reason 'Fireball' is my favorite album of that period is that without 'Fireball,' we would never have been able to make 'Machine Head.'

What I'd really like to control is not machines, but people.