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One of the greatest listeners I know is Bob Tishman. That has probably had the greatest impact on my life than any other thing.

Working with Rosshan Andrews has been wonderful.

Well, Jeff Buckley for me is one of the greatest singers I've ever heard. And the reason why is he has an amazing range, amazing emotional power in his voice. And the music he put around it also just had this passion and this soul to it and this spirit to it that very few artists have, and he passed at a very young age.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

I love Andy Warhol!

My dad wasn't the best speaker like a Bill Clinton, or a Henry Kissinger, but he had character.

There's always a host of voices you're inspired by. I love Don DeLillo, and I love Isaac Bashevis Singer, and I love Beckett, and I love Pinter. He's one of the funniest voices in English literature since Dickens.

I've always been a fan of Andy Kaufman.

When I go and speak now at all sorts of conferences, later in the night there's always a better Maxie Walker than me. Billy Birmingham's legendary for basically being able to verbally kneecap any of a number of Australia's characters, particularly in the commentary box.