Music:
Ocie Stockard and the Wanderers, Hank Penny, Mississippi Sheiks, The Heartbeats Rhythm Quartet, Gillian Welch
Movies:
The Conformist, Greed, any vampire movie, Ivan the Terrible
Television:
Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Simpsons, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Rome
Books:
???? Books?
Heroes:
You mean people I look up to? I'll have to get back to you.