“I've been singing for a really long time and I love a lot of genres, but country just seemed like the best fit. The people in that genre are just so nice and welcoming. And that seemed so appealing. Also my voice fit it and seemed like the way to go.” PeopleWayLongCountryVoiceNiceFitLong TimeSingingWelcomeGenreReally Long Author:Sasha Pieterse
“The more country that my music gets, the less it fits into the country world today. It's almost like there needs to be two genres, modern country and... country?” WorldNeedsTwoCountryTodayModernFitGenreWorld Today Author:Kacey Musgraves
“I never had a problem with genre because a genre actually is like a uniform - you put yourself into a certain uniform. But if you dress up in a police officer's uniform, it doesn't mean that you are an officer; it can mean something else. But this is the starting point, and the best way is to not to fit into this uniform but to make this uniform a part of yourself.” IfsWayMeanProblemCertainFitPoliceDressesStartingBest WayGenreOfficersUniformsPolice OfficerStarting Point Author:Wong Kar-wai
“To seek out making films that are unique and insightful, boundary-pushing and genre-bending, and not films that fit into the neat, little boxes that people "want" (expect) women to be making. In some ways, I guess for me, any filmmaker should strive to be a good director first, regardless of their gender, race, sexual orientation etc.” PeopleWayWantShouldFirstsLittlesFilmRaceFitDirectorsUniqueStriveBoxesGenderBoundariesGenreFilmmakerEtcPushingInsightfulNeatOrientationBendingGood Directors Author:Rania Attieh
“I think our particular sound has come by just not adhering to any specific sound. For us, it's about the song, and being able to fit in to what is appropriate. When we sit down, we're not talking about what type of band we're gonna be within a specific genre - there's a uniqueness to all of us individually that throws putting anything in a box out the window.” ThinkingAbleSongSoundTalkingParticularTypeFitBandWindowBoxesGenreAppropriateUniquenessNot Talking Author:Nate Ruess
“It's difficult to make the interesting feature films that don't fit easily into a genre, even on modest budgets. It's tough to get those films made, but I'd rather try to get those films made than compromise too much.” TryingMadeFilmDifficultInterestingToo MuchFitToughCompromiseGenreBudgetsFeaturesModest Author:Julian Jarrold
“I am genuinely into soul, R&B and hip hop - all these genres that get slapped under the 'soul' genre. That spoke to me more than it did to my punk-rock friends. And punk spoke more to me than it did to my soul friends. I basically didn't fit comfortably in either world.” WorldSoulRocksFitHip HopMy SoulHipsGenreHopsSpokesPunkPunk Rock Author:Patrick Stump
“[Brion calls his working relationship with West a natural fit.] His knowledge and understanding of records across the board is great, ... That's the reason why we got along: We don't see music as something that happens in one genre.” ReasonHappensUnderstandingNaturalRecordsFitWestGenreReason WhyBoardsKnowledge And Understanding Author:Jon Brion
“Basically, this industry is mostly run by men, and I think women have a harder time...I've had enough of the "Women in Rock" issues of magazines and all of that. There's no reason why we should have our own separate little genre; that's just ridiculous. Besides, what is the genre? I certainly don't fit into the whole "Lilith" thing (thank God), but I am a female musician. And there are enough other great females in music that don't have to fit into it, either.” ThinkingMenShouldLittlesReasonEnoughWholeRunningIssuesRocksIndustryFitMusicianFemaleShould HaveHarderRidiculousMagazinesGenreReason WhyNo ReasonThank GodHad EnoughLilithGreat FemaleFemale Musicians Author:Princess Superstar
“I don't really worry about whether things fit into a genre or not, it's whether I like it and whether the two things sit well together, that's my main criteria when I write.” WritingWellsTwoTogetherWorryFitGenreTwo ThingsCriteria Author:Thighpaulsandra
“Every once in a while a messy character who manifests a REAL body emerges, for instance, Lisbeth Salander - and certainly commercial genre fiction is full of examples of real bodied sexual encounters or violence encounters - but for the most part, and particularly if you are a woman or minority author, your characters' bodies have to fit a kind of norm inside a narrow set of narrative pre-ordained and sanctioned scripts.” IfsKindRealCharacterBodyFictionViolenceExampleFitScriptsInstanceNarrativeGenreEncountersMinoritiesNormMessyLisbeth Salander Author:Lidia Yuknavitch
“You're often looking at writing from writers who, for the most part, are working in forms that traditionally fit into other genres. But sometimes, in the midst of their better-known stuff, there's this wayward thing, and because it's wayward it isn't considered representative of their work, so it falls through the cracks.” WritingSometimesFormFallStuffKnownFitGenreMidstCracksRepresentatives Author:John D'Agata
“The funny thing is just the collision of genres, taking one medium and trying to ram it into another medium, whether it fits or not.” TryingFitMediumsGenreFunny ThingsCollisionRams Author:Tom Scharpling
“I come from a nation where fantastic fiction has a very low status, unless it fits into some very specific categories or is written by already established authors. I don't by any means try to hide what I write, but the way people think in categories here is pretty extreme: it blots out discussing the actual work on its own terms. That's made me loath to talk about my own work in terms of genre, because once you get a label, it sticks and poof go a slew of potential readers and reviewers because eww, fantasy cooties.” PeopleThinkingWayWritingTryingMeanMadeNationsTermMy OwnFictionFantasyWrittenReaderFitLowsSticksExtremesFantasticLabelsGenreCategoriesDiscussingReviewersCooties Author:Karin Tidbeck
“There has to be the popcorn genre element, or I don't engage the same way. I like action and vehicle design and guns and computer graphics as much as I like allegory. It's a constant balancing game. I want audiences to be on this rollercoaster that fits the Hollywood mould, but I also want them to absorb my observations.” WayWantActionGamesAudienceDesignFitElementsComputerGunHollywoodConstantObservationGenreVehiclePopcornMouldAllegoryRollercoasterComputer Graphics Author:Neill Blomkamp