'The Dick Van Dyke Show' was a huge influence on me as a kid. It looked like a really fun job.
I loved David Lean, he had a huge influence on me when I was going to film school.
We've never been shy to admit that Metallica is a huge influence in our lives and on our music.
Toni Collette has been a huge influence. She was my absolute number one idol, and then I got 'United States of Tara.' I was pinching myself. I couldn't believe the first day I was on set, and I got pages of dialogue of real stuff to do with her.
Greg Ginn was certainly a huge influence on my guitar playing. I put him up there with people like Eddie Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen changed everything; I don't necessarily like everything he did, but he definitely changed everything.
Sound is a huge influence on peoples' attention.
Tennessee Williams was so adept at portraying characters who are both fallible and vulnerable. Women were a huge influence in his life, his mother and sister in particular.
