When I am convinced of any principle, it is only an idea which strikes more strongly upon me. When I give the preference to one set of arguments above another, I do nothing but decide from my feeling concerning the superiority of their influence.
I'll put it frankly - Britain has more influence in China than Norway or Switzerland, with all respect for the other countries.
I'm way more influenced by my children than I was by my parents.
I have never really sensed any of Miyazaki's artistic influence on Ando. If there is an influence, it's more in his attitude to his work.
When I have been told that my films remind people of Ozu, I have never been too convinced.
I think watching TV has influenced my books, but I don't think writing TV has.
He thinks that Schiller and St Paul were just two Partisan Review editors.
