In no particular order: Al Pacino, Tom Hanks, Robert DiNero, Jodie Foster, Sean Penn, Denzel Washington, Tom Cruise, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, Don Cheadle, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Halle Berry, Dustin Hoffman, Russell Crowe, Johnny Depp, Daniel Day Lewis, Jet Li, Ziyi Zhang, Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman, Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Kiera Knightley, Uma Thurman, Rachel Weisz, Dakota Fanning, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Matt Damon, George Clooney, Natalie Portman, Topher Grace, Tobey Maguire, Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessica Alba (Yummy!), Peter Jackson, Steven Speilberg, Francis Coppola, Ang Lee, Ron Howard, Quentin Tarantino, The Fugees, Enya, The RZA, Guru, DJ Premiere, Talib Kweli, Wu-Tang, Sarah Brightman, Kenny G, Andrea Bocelli, Grant Hill, Dwight Howard, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Michael Jordan, Mia Hamm, Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders, Michelle Kwan, Kristy Yamaguchi, Becky Hammon, Martin Luther King, Jesus, and so many others.
De La Soul, Wu-Tang, Fugees (making a comeback!!), Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples, Outkast, Pharcyde, Lootpack, Slum Village, Roots, Busta Rhymes, 2 Pac, Biggie, A Tribe Called Quest, Roots, Lost Boyz, Mos Def, Common, Talib Kweli, Nas, Ras Kass, Saafir, Mr. X to da Z Xzibit, Tash, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre (he got beats!!), Red Man, Freestyle Fellowship, Aceyalone, Mystic Journeymen, Living Legends, Immortal Technique, Jeru da Damaja, Mystic, Antibiotics (much love!), Bob Marley, Chaka Demus, Damien Marley, Supercat, Shaggy, Elephant Man, Thw Whailers, Enya, Sarah Brightman, Sarah McLachlan, Loreena McKinnit, Charlotte Church, Nikka Costa, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Utada Hikaru, Keiko Matsui, Yo-Yo Ma, Kenny G, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, .... diversifying now huh, haha, and the list goes on....
Kill Bill 1&2, Last Samurai, Good Will Hunting, Scent of a Woman, Pirates of the Carribean 1 - 3, Finding Neverland, Braveheart, Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, Saving Private Ryan, Aviator, Million Dollar Baby, House of Flying Daggers, Oceans 11, Oceans 13, Harry Potter 1-5, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Shrek 1 & 2, The Other Conquest (La Otra Conquista), Downfall, Being John Malkovich, The Usual Suspects, Fight Club, Resevoir Dogs, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Road to Perdition, Interview with a Vampire, Gladiator, Glory, A Beautiful Mind, Anger Management, Collateral, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Kiss of the Dragon, Hero, Restoration, Seven Samurai, K-Pax, Get Shorty, Be Cool, Whale Rider, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Hercules, The Emperor's New Groove, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Life is Beautiful, Swordfish, Face Off, Schindler's List, Batman, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Searching for Bobby Fisher, Dead Poet's Society, Shall We Dance, Tombstone, G.I. Jane, 6th Sense, The Others, Snatch, In Good Company, Enemy at the Gates, Contact, Green Mile, Amadeus, Scarface, Last of the Mohicans, Quills, Old School, Sin City, American Pie 1-3, Harry Potter 1-4, Gangs of New York, Rounders, As Good as it Gets, The Shining, Cold Mountain, Big Fish, Man on Fire, The Professional, Training Day, The Pianist, Bourne Identity, Wedding Crashers, Serenity, Jarhead, Munich, Memoirs of a Geisha, The New World, Brokeback Mountain, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, V for Vendetta, Thank You for Smoking, United 93, The DaVinci Code, A Prarie Home Companion, Scoop, World Trade Center, Little Miss Sunshine, The Illusionist, Babel, Borat, Casino Royale, Blood Diamond, The Departed, Pan's Labyrinth, Letters from Iwo Jima, The Last King of Scotland, The Last Mimzy, 300, Grindhouse, Sicko, 3:10 to Yuma, Transformers, Ratatouille, Surf's Up, Samurai Champloo, Scrapped Princess, Chrono Crusade, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Ranma 1/2, Tenchi Muyo, Wolf's Rain, Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the Shell, Bubblegum Crisis, Ah! My Goddess, Appleseed, Nausicaa, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Castle in the Sky, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Grave of the Fireflies.... yea, there's more :oP.
Don't watch alot of TV cuz its all "Reality" now and takes away from us actors, but umm.... Family Guy, Friends, X-Files, ER, LOST, Supernatural, Heroes, House, Simpsons, ESPN, Monday Night Football, Whose Line Is it Anyway, Iron Chef, Most Haunted, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel... yea, don't watch it much :oP
DaVinci Code! Harry Potter series, Chronicles of Narnia, The Prydain Chronicles, Lord of the Rings, Watership Down, Canterbury Tales, The Historian, Of Mice and Men, Wicked, Angels and Demons, Where the Red Fern Grows (so sad), Labrynth, Peter and the Starcatchers, Peter and the Shadow Thieves, Christ our Lord: Out of Egypt, The Expected One, Helen of Troy: A Novel, The Looking Glass Wars, Seeing Red, The Religion, Mythology, Shakespeare's works, Moliere's works, Jeff Goode's works, Expertise in Sport and Performance, Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning..... I need to read more it seems, haha
Mom, Dad, my brother and sister, my closest friends from the Roots, LA and around the nation and globe, those who continue to make beautiful art, Shakespeare, Moliere, Al Pacino, Tom Hanks, Robert DeNiro, all those who can see both sides of the coin, all those who have questioned what we are fed each and every day by the media and gov't, all those who have strived to make this world a better place for us to live and for our future children and their children, all those who take the time out of their busy lives to step back and reflect on the beauty the world has to offer, all those who strive to make peace and not war, all those who strive for an utmost good in this world, all those who take the time to lend that helping hand while others may turn a blind eye to the situation and so many others I have met or witnessed and will meet and witness in my short lifetime who make this world a more enjoyable and better place to live