A book, a film, a song, a poem, a painting. What is the one work of art that had a lasting impact on your life? International celebrities from the world of arts and beyond, share the art that changed them and their work.
American actor and playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda on the musical Les Mis茅rables.
Composer Max Richter discusses the creative power of Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda
Egyptian-Canadian author Omar El Akkad on the children鈥檚 story Peter Pan by JM Barrie
Nigerian afrobeats star Joeboy on why the music of Burna Boy helps him to stay strong
South African soprano Vuvu Mpofu on why the passion of Verdi's La Traviata inspired her
Actor Riz Ahmed on the song Original Nuttah by Shy FX and UK Apache
Turkish author Elif Shafak on the The Alexandria Quartet novels by Lawrence Durrell
Hong Kong director Yonfan on the political power of the 1965 film Ship of Fools
Nigerian author Oyinkan Braithwaite on her love for anime series Violet Evergarden
Comedian Rose Matafeo on the romantic optimism of The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
South African icon and actor John Kani on the uplifting jazz of trumpeter Hugh Masekela
Actor Emilia Clarke on the work of the British writer Jenny Diski
Artist and activist Rose McGowan on the revolutionary spirit of Frida Kahlo
Skunk Anansie's lead singer on a special performance of Shakespeare's Macbeth
Writer Patricia Cornwell on the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Fashion designer Sir Paul Smith on the Supper at Emmaus by Italian artist Caravaggio
Writer Monique Roffey on William Golding's 1955 novel The Inheritors
Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood on the work of Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki
The photographer and activist Sunil Gupta on The View from Castle Rock by Alice Munro
The photographer Misan Harriman on a powerful scene from the film Crash
The singer Norah Jones on how the classic movie Talk to Her influenced her music
The poet Linton Kwesi Johnson on Poems of Succession by Martin Carter
Musician Stewart Copeland on Jimi Hendrix's empowering spirit
Comedian Maz Jobrani on the transformative impact of the boxer Muhammad Ali
