Writing/Screenwriting, studying writing/screenwriting, reading articles, biographies, and books (both fiction and non-fiction), music, movies (which is part of studying, whoohoo!), working out (believe it or not), Christian philosophy and theology, mythology, ancient World history, literature, Japanese Haiku.
I few people I'd like to meet are Mel Gibson, M. Night Shyamalan, and Joss Whedon. These men more than any other have impacted the way I watch movies and write.
Snow Patrol, Coldplay, U2, Foo Fighters, Dara Joy, Lifehouse, David Crowder* Band, Jeff Buckley, James Carrington, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails, The Killers, Johnny Cash.
300, Fight Club, Children of Men, Smokin' Aces, Deja Vu, Serenity, Equilibrium, The Lord of the Rings (Trilogy), The Prestige, Saving Private Ryan, Batman Begins, Ben-Hur, The Boondock Saints, 28 Days Later, SAW, Se7en, Gladiator, Walk the Line, Pitch Black, Collateral, The Shawshank Redemption.
All of M. Night Shyamalan's films (Signs, The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, The Village, and Lady in the Water).
Favorite Writers/Directors:
Joss Whedon, Mel Gibson, M. Night Shyamalan, Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, Peter Jackson, Joel and Ethan Coen, Sam Raimi.
Heroes, Firefly, and to a lesser extent Smallville.
I read up on pretty much anything I can get my hands on; screenwriting, text editing, history, mythology, fiction, non-fiction, you name it. I like alot of books because I've read alot of books. Here is a list of my favorite authors and books.
Favorite Authors: Frank Peretti, Ted Dekker, Dean Koontz, J. R. R. Tolkien, Eric Nylund.
Favorite Fiction: The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Circle Trilogy (Red, Black, and White), The Oath, I Am Legend, The Road, The Husband.
Non-Fiction Books: The Bible, Wild at Heart, Captivating, Mere Christianity, Cash: The Autobiography.
Poetry: W. B. Yeats, William Blake, Ovid, Brian Douthit
Currently Reading: The Good Guy by Dean Koontz
Nathan Fillion, Malcolm Reynolds, Bill Pardy.