Quotes About Art

Generally, I think my work has so much influence because of its reasonableness.

Bowie's obviously my biggest influence.

Mantovani was a great influence on me.

Bowie's been a huge influence on me.

There would never have been a British Ballet without Diaghilev. He had a wonderful influence.

I discovered the 7th art at home when I was kid, through Charlie Chaplin's movies and those of my father who shot documentaries. He was my biggest influence. So I took his camera and started shooting.

I've been asked a great deal about the influence I've had with my work and it's impossible to say, you know.

Don't get me wrong, The Beatles are one of our all-time favourite bands, but there's a lot more we were influenced by.

'The Godfather' has been a film which has influenced me a lot.

I think probably I've been influenced by Chekhov and Walt Disney, if you see what I mean.

I was very influenced by movies; I was very influenced by a world that had a sense of dream.

I was influenced by European movies, old Fellini, old Kurosawa - any sort of foreign film.

I was kind of influenced by the hip-hop culture.

Billions of people have seen and been influenced by movies in the short history of this industry.

I was just going more for what I've always been influenced by, European music.

I have been as influenced by music and films as by books.

The art from the East is influenced by nature and touch. That comes from being more attuned to the environment.

I was very influenced by the films of the '70s.

Most writers have been influenced by Faulkner.

G.O.O.D. Music is on top because G.O.O.D. Music is the culture. When you think of, you know, just every aspect from music, influence, fashion, art level. If it's not G.O.O.D Music, then it's somebody who was influenced heavily by G.O.O.D. Music.

You should be able to be influenced by art no matter where it comes from.

For my rock band, I was influenced by things like 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show.' For me, it's live rock n' roll theater.

I'm definitely influenced by Animal Collective. I watched them early on.

I think jazz is the foundation for a lot of great musicians, and then after that, you know, it's this broad expression of things that really have influenced and addressed your life.