The whole broad spectrum - writing, poetry, military history, samurai, ninjas, martial arts (esp. Muay Thai), animation, movies, good food, fine drink, and interesting concepts, premises, and ideas.
Friends, Romans, countrymen, and ladies.
Joy Division/New Order (Peter Hook = the best bass player in the world, IMO), Tom Waits, Nick Cave, James Taylor, Carole King, the White Stripes, the Smiths, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Led Zep, Nirvana, 70's Soul/R&B (i.e., Earth, Wind & Fire), Big Band Jazz, Big Beat Dance, Jungle, and a whole host of others.
The LOTR trilogy, Black Hawk Down, Casablanca, the Wild Bunch, Star Wars (Original Trilogy), Indiana Jones trilogy, Wings of Desire, the first Matrix, Blazing Saddles, The Producers, The Big Lebowski, and pretty much any film with the names Mifune or Kurosawa.
Seinfeld, Get a Life!, Farscape, the X-Files (seasons 1-7, not the last two crap seasons), Jake 2.0, Curb Your Enthusiasm, the Sopranos, and anything on the History, Discovery and Learning Channels.
Writings, poetry, and works by: Sam Shepard, Michael Crichton (non-fiction), Richard Marcinko, Dr. Seuss, JRR Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Mary Shelley, W.H. Auden, Maya Angelou (Poetry), and many, many others.
My grandparents.