The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
Know or listen to those who know.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
You never know what motivates you.
Always desire to learn something useful.
It's always too early to quit.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Never complain and never explain.
There have been many different artists that have been inspirational. I suppose the question is directed to what was the reason why I went into fantasy illustration.