I've never felt influenced by Ernest Hemingway though I suppose there is something inevitable there.
In France, for instance, one magazine writer was convinced that On The Road had been a huge influence on Lost Souls and was crushed to learn that I hadn't read the one until after I'd written the other.
I definitely don't think of myself as being an influence.
Some people have told me they remember the film that one of my images is derived from, but in fact I had no film in mind at all.
I'm not a kingmaker.
I know there's bands that might write something that sounds like The Smiths, and they'll go, 'Oh, it sounds like The Smiths, we've got to make it sound not like The Smiths.'
My father had no influence on my political beliefs, and to imply otherwise is wrong and irresponsible.
It is true I know Buffon well, but I didn't change my style of taking penalties because of that.
I really hesitate to say that any of my shows influenced other writers.
When people ask me my influences and I'm like, "nobody" they're like, "there has to be somebody." People seem to think you have to have an influence.
