I’m very inspired by other cultures and very often use what I perceive to be exotic ingredients. – Eric Ripert
I write when I’m inspired, and I see to it that I’m inspired at nine o’clock every morning. – Peter De Vries
I grew up on Harold Lloyd, Charles Chaplin, and Buster Keaton, and those were the ones who inspired me. – Navid Negahban
As a dancer, obviously, we are all inspired by Michael Jackson, and I always looked up to Gene Kelly. He was a bigger version of Fred Astaire, and he was amazing as well. – Maksim Chmerkovskiy
I didn’t really have a mentor, but I have always definitely been inspired by the ’70s – the Stones, Patti Smith, Anita Pallenberg. – Kate Moss
I’ve always looked up to Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey for their outstanding vocal performances. I’ve always been inspired by them. – Jessica Mauboy
Nobody inspired me more than Julie Andrews, who is a classically trained soprano herself. – Lesley Garrett
I think that standup has always been an acquired taste and there was always only a handful of performers that were really inspired. – Marc Maron
I’m inspired by many different things. Often, I’m inspired by experiences I’ve had, books I’ve read, people I’ve met, stories I’ve heard. – Joseph Bruchac
I’m inspired by people who are unapologetically themselves, from Bill Cosby to Fahim Anwar. Just funny people. – Jerrod Carmichael
I did a film called ‘Days and Nights,’ which is a modern-day retelling of and inspired by Chekhov’s ‘The Seagull.’ – Juliet Rylance
I’ve been hugely inspired by the songwriting of Lauryn Hill and Tracy Chapman – on their albums, they really tell it like it is. – Rebecca Ferguson
I think that my script, if it gets used, would be great. But if it doesn’t, I think it inspired them. – Rae Dawn Chong
If you’re a designer, there’s got to be some films that you’ve seen that have inspired you creatively. There’s no escaping that. – Ozwald Boateng
