“I root for all movies, but I especially root for good comic book movies. It's the best, most interesting genre going right now.” BookInterestingRight NowRootsComicGenreComic BookMost Interesting Author:Scott Derrickson
“I know that for category purposes, people have to lump certain artists in with genre that they make their name or their bones in. Nobody can tell me that Taj Mahal is pure blues. Nobody can tell me that Mike Bloomfield was pure blues. It was a lot of other things going on as well.” PeopleKnowsWellsPurposeArtistCertainNamesPureBonesGenreCategoriesMikeLumpsTaj MahalMahal Author:Joe Louis Walker
“I personally feel that there's a lot of music journalism that is dominated by genre, because you need a language in which to write, but actually the things that strike people about music, are very hard to write about, and its sonic connections, it's a sense of harmony that I think we all have even if we don't know how to express it - it's something musical, it's synapse connections in our brain.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsNeedsFeelsWritingHardLanguageBrainKnow HowConnectionsHarmonyMusicalStrikesJournalismGenre Author:Ben Watt
“Be true to what you want to say, or whatever style it is that you've chosen or genre you've chosen. Do it well! My criteria always has been that the piece must stand the chance of succeeding on the level it's intended to succeed on.” WantWellsHas BeensChanceLevelsPiecesStyleSucceedWhat You WantChosenBeing TrueGenreCriteria Author:John Hurt
“Something like 'Alien,' that was not so easy. If there's any genre I wouldn't mind not having to do anymore, it would be science fiction. It's just all to do with the toys, and there's so much hanging around.” IfsMindWould BeEasyFictionScience FictionAliensGenreToysHanging Around Author:John Hurt
“I listen to a wide variety of music of all genres, but sometimes you just need a cheesy pop song.” NeedsSometimesSongPopsWideVarietyGenreCheesyPop SongVariety Of Music Author:Cynthia Addai-Robinson
“I always thought the women of my age group got short shrift because the women's liberation movement came slightly after. You look at the yearbooks and you see the future homemakers of America - hurray for that - but you also see them in the engineers club. You see minority kids as student body presidents at a time when everyone was supposed to be terminally racist. Yearbooks are genres; they're also folk art, folk documentation.” LooksArtBodyKidsAgeAmericaPresidentGroupsMovementStudentsFolksClubsSupposed To BeLiberationGenreMinoritiesRacistEngineersDocumentationHomemakerYearbookFolk Art Author:Kevin Starr
“[With] this show [This Is Us], I don't think I was seeking something outside of the world I'd always played in so much as I'm ruled by characters. If it's a great character, I'm invested. It doesn't matter what the genre, what the storyline, anything.” IfsThinkingWorldMatterCharacterShowsSeekingGenreGreat CharacterStoryline Author:Milo Ventimiglia
“I'm a very outgoing guy when it comes to music and I like all kinds of sounds of music and genres of music.” KindGuySoundAll KindsGenreOutgoingSound Of MusicGenres Of Music Author:Tory Lanez
“I have a very strong belief in what I like, or a very strong opinion in genre films that I like to watch.” FilmBeliefStrongOpinionWatchesGenreVery StrongStrong Opinions Author:Chad Stahelski
“Medical-genre shows have been around forever, they will be around forever, and I think this [Code Black] is a great iteration of the next generation.” ThinkingHas BeensShowsNextBlackForeverGenerationsMedicalCodeGenreNext Generation Author:Rob Lowe
“Horror films and genre films are interesting, because I always look for a deeper meaning or a deeper theme in the film.” LooksFilmInterestingHorrorDeeperGenreThemeHorror FilmDeeper Meaning Author:Katee Sackhoff
“My philosophy with my career is mostly to just mix it up with a little bit of everything in moderation. And that's what makes my job so great, is that I get to constantly do different things, put on different hats, be different people, and mixing up the genre really lends itself to that.” PeopleLittlesDifferentPhilosophyJobsBitsCareersLittle BitGenreHatsDifferent ThingsModerationDifferent PeoplesMixingEverything In Moderation Author:Aimee Teegarden
“My dad brings a deep-seated knowledge of the British folk genre, and a lot of my love for guitar playing comes from learning from him and his influences, which eventually became my influences.” InfluenceDadGuitarMy DadFolksBritishGenreGuitar Playing Author:Joel Plaskett
“I never actually wanted to write horror, oddly enough. It was a kind of misnomer, because I didn't ever actually write horror in the sense of the genre known for it. It was more a type of pigeon-holing in bookshops.” WritingKindEnoughWantedKnownTypeHorrorGenrePigeonsBookshops Author:Peter James
“The crime genre's always been regarded very well by the literary end of the book world, whereas horror, although it had that spell in the late eighties, by and large, it's sort of ghetto-ized, and considered to be exploited literature.” WorldWellsBookEndsLiteratureCrimeHorrorLateGenreSpellsEightyGhetto Author:Peter James
“My first book was a historical novel. I started writing in 1974. In those days, historical novels meant ladies with swelling bosoms on the cover. Basically, it meant historical romance. It was not respectable as a genre.” WritingFirstsBookRomanceNovelHistoricalGenreRespectableBosomsSwellingHistorical Novels Author:Hilary Mantel
“Quality is subjective. There are quality blockbusters; there are quality versions of every genre and it doesn't necessarily mean money.” MeanQualityVersionsGenreSubjectiveBlockbuster Author:Rufus Sewell
“When I have a writing workshop, I like to have people that are anthropologists and people who are poking around in other fields, I like to have them all in the same workshop, and not worry about genre. I like to mix it up, because the kind of comments you can get from a fiction writer about your poetry are going to be very different than what you'll get from a poet. Or the comments you'll get from a filmmaker about your performance are going to be very different. My writing workshop is about mixing it up, cross-pollinating, not only in genres but in occupations.” PeopleWritingKindDifferentFictionWorryFieldsPoetCrossesPerformancesGenreFilmmakerOccupationCommentMixingWorkshopsFiction WritersAnthropologistsWriting WorkshopMixing It Up Author:Sandra Cisneros
“It's not my job at the Institute to teach where people are in the art world - in the world of art historically. My job is to teach the creative process and let the chips fall where they may and people can then come along and form their opinions as to whether you fall into this genre or that genre.” PeopleWorldMayArtJobsFormFallProcessOpinionTeachCreativeGenreCreative ProcessChipsInstituteArt World Author:Lawrence Jordan
“There's always gonna be criticisms, no matter what movie you do, no matter what. You can't please everybody, and it doesn't matter what the genre is. There's always gonna be a positive to a negative comment.” MatterPleaseNegativeCriticismNo Matter WhatGenreCommentGenre IsNegative Comments Author:Sam Worthington
“We need heroes of color in all different genres. It's also valuable for white readers to be able to meet people in books that are different than themselves. That can be a way of expanding their minds and experiences.” PeopleWayNeedsMindBookDifferentAbleWhiteColorReaderHeroValuableGenreExpandingDifferent Genres Author:Kekla Magoon
“For me, fantasy and speculative science fiction are the genres that feel closest to how I feel about being alive. Like, when I feel the most invigorated by just even a walk down the block in twilight, when the street lamps are just coming on and there's mist and some shadowy thing in silhouette in a window, I naturally invest all of those things with deep mythology and mystery and meaning. I think I need to believe in that version of reality because I get very scared when I don't.” ThinkingNeedsFeelsBelieveRealityWalksFictionFantasyAliveMysteryStreetsWindowScience FictionScaredMythologyVersionsBlockGenreTwilightClosestLampsMistSilhouettes Author:Brit Marling
“As an actor, I think you can get really bad habits, if you do the same thing, every day. You can get stuck in a rut. So, I like jumping between genres, and then taking a break and learning something new. I like feeling like I'm still learning.” IfsThinkingStillsFeelingsActorsBreakHabitStuckGenreSomething NewJumpingGet RealBad HabitsRutsLearning Something NewTaking A BreakStuck In A Rut Author:Brie Larson
“If there's a great story and great characters, then I can love a film in any genre, though crime thrillers and sci-fi have a particular soft spot in my heart.” IfsHeartI CanCharacterStoriesFilmCrimeParticularMy HeartSpotsGenreSci FiThrillersGreat Character Author:Ed Gass-Donnelly
“It's really interesting - I wanted to become an actress when I was young because I wanted to do romantic comedy. And I did a lot of comedies very early on, but then my career took kind of a left turn with Joss Whedon, and I discovered that doing genre work is actually more interesting as an actor, because the given circumstances are more extreme. And it really is creatively more challenging.” KindWantedYoungTurnsActorsLeftGivenChallengesInterestingCareersComedyCircumstancesExtremesActressesGenreReally Interesting Author:Julie Benz
“I've had a career where I've bounced around a lot between different genres, and I feel very lucky and very blessed that that's happened to me.” FeelsDifferentCareersHappenedLuckyBlessedGenreDifferent Genres Author:Julie Benz
“I love the fans of genre. Genre fans are the best fans. They're loyal, they're dedicated, and they're passionate about the projects. They get it on a cerebral level. Being a part of that culture and that world... It's very gratifying and very fulfilling.” WorldCultureLevelsFansProjectsPassionateGenreDedicatedLoyalFulfillingCerebral Author:Julie Benz
“Fear is definitely part of the recording process, it's just something you've got to overcome. Any time you're doing something new, you don't have any examples of it will work or won't work. Especially when it comes to genre bending.” ProcessExampleOvercomingGenreSomething NewBendingNew You Author:Chuck Harmony
“Although I'm up for working in any genre, I do love the passion and dynamic storytelling that horror stories can provide. Dealing with big questions and possibilities of all sorts of stories with life and death consequences is enthralling and exhilarating to me.” StoriesBigsPassionPossibilityHorrorConsequenceStorytellingGenreLife And DeathExhilaratingBig QuestionsHorror Stories Author:Barbara Crampton
“I hope to be on the scene for a long time. I'd love to be old and gray and still be working in this [horror] genre.” LongStillsHorrorSceneLong TimeGenreGrayHorror Genre Author:Barbara Crampton
“As a horror movie fan, I was very obsessed with horror films. Still am. I love the genre. For me, horror films are opera, and they are... instead of consumption killing off the young lovers, it's Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers. It is when the stakes are at their absolute largest in a story: whether somebody is going to live or die. In a way, it's just holding up a mirror to life.” WayStillsStoriesFilmYoungDiesFansLoversHorrorAbsolutesMirrorsKillingGenreObsessedStakesOperaConsumptionYoung LoveJasonHorror FilmMichael Myers Author:Bryan Fuller
“I'm not limited to categories or genres. Anything human beings come up with fascinates me. If a three-legged idiot like me can dance to it, then that's all well and fine.” IfsHumansWellsThreeHuman BeingsFineCome UpLike MeIdiotGenreCategories Author:John Lydon
“My aspirations and dreams keep evolving. I think dreams evolve and I want to become a better songwriter. I want to do more collaboration within my genre and I want to continue to make records. I want to just keep getting stronger as a musician and make movies.” ThinkingWantDreamRecordsMusicianStrongerEvolveGenreAspirationCollaborationSongwritersGetting Stronger Author:Morgan James
“I never put myself in a box. I like to have various different types of songs and different genres and situational songs. No matter is going on, I have something for that time or era.” DifferentMatterSongTypeBoxesVariousErasGenreDifferent Genres Author:Adrian Marcel
“I don't want to go to a foreign country and get lumped into that genre. I'm just looking at the bigger picture. This K-pop title might be good for now, but looking ahead it could hold me back, like a prison of sort. I'm a little wary about that.” WantLittlesCountryMightBiggerPrisonPopsBe GoodTitlesGenreHold MeForeign CountriesBigger PictureLooking Ahead Author:G-Dragon
“What I'm really trying to do is recreate classic Hollywood cinema and classic genre cinema from a woman's point of view. Because most cinema is really made for men, how can you create cinema that's for women without having it be relegated to a ghetto of "chick flick" or something like that?” MenTryingMadeViewsHollywoodPoint Of ViewGenreCinemaClassicChicksGhettoChick Flick Author:Anna Biller
“Genre categorization is a capitalist (rather than artistic) thing, a symptom of marketing and major-chain bookshelf placement.” MajorsMarketingChainsArtisticGenreCapitalistSymptomsBookshelvesPlacementCategorization Author:Lee Klein
“I really wouldn't call a lot of what's online "literature" since that word, to me, refers to a sub-genre of writing that belongs to the heavy-hitters, the canonical writers, Shakespeare, Dante, Milton, Dostoevsky, Kafka, and even Toni Morrison, George Saunders, Thomas Bernhard, Sebald, Borges, DFW, e.g.” WritingLiteratureHeavyGenreOnlineMiltonBorges Author:Lee Klein
“Considering that "literary fiction" is a sub-genre that's not quite the same as "literature," either, it follows that the short, semi-humorous bits posted online for all to see are something absolutely other, uniquely themselves compared to canonical short stories, for example, and so it'd probably be best to call it something other than "online lit" since I honestly think very little of it can compare to so-called "literature."” ThinkingLittlesStoriesLiteratureBitsFictionExampleHumorousHonestlyCompareGenreOnlineShort StoryConsideringLit Author:Lee Klein
“Whatever the genre of film you're doing and whatever the source material is, you have to adapt to the different genre, but it's the same work, as an actor. You're just trying to ground it in reality and find your truth in it.” TryingDifferentRealityFilmActorsMaterialsSourceGenreDifferent Genres Author:Ben Schnetzer
“In reggae I have a model of artistic excellence and possibility that is challenging and inspiring. The poem remains a demanding thing - an object to be understood and shaped into my own sense of self, the same is true of the play, the novel, the short story. Yet, for some reason, I approach these existing genres with the kind of confidence that the reggae artist approaches any song floating around out there.” KindSelfReasonPlayStoriesArtistSongChallengesMy OwnNovelPossibilityObjectsApproachModelsUnderstoodRemainsExcellenceArtisticGenreShort StoryFloatingSense Of SelfReggae Author:Kwame Dawes
“People tell me I'm in a genre kind of movie, but it never crossed my mind that The Matrix was genre. To me it was about, for me anyway, my character, I had this rock outside my door which said "faith" or "believe" or something, and I remember felt like that was my key into her, into Trinity. It was like she was the heart of it.” PeopleMindBelieveHeartKindSaidCharacterRememberFeltDoorsRocksKeysGenreTrinity Author:Carrie-Anne Moss
“Since I've been in this industry, it's been a constant fight; "Oh, he's white, he's Cuban." "He's tryin' to do hip-hop and he's too Spanish, he's too English."You fight all these stereotypes through all these boundaries, and you find a way to tap-dance through all these different genres and cultures through music - that's what Rebelution is.” WayDifferentCultureFightingWhiteIndustryConstantHip HopBoundariesHipsGenreHopsStereotypeCubanDifferent GenresTap Dance Author:Pitbull
“That's always been the process of our music, in a sense, keeping it simple, not being so heavy that you are beating people over the head, it's just weighted down and it's like, "oohhh I can't relate." People are able to relate because we talked about things that everyone has experienced, it doesn't matter your race or genre. Music was your mainstay. There was something in our element of music that connected.” PeopleI CanMatterAbleProcessSimpleRaceElementsDown AndHeavyConnectedRelateGenre Author:Ali Shaheed Muhammad
“Unless a Western's made money - doesn't matter who made the money, doesn't matter what the subject is - if the last one didn't make any money, you can't make another one for a four-year period. Westerns more than any genre.” IfsYearsMadeMatterLastsFourSubjectsPeriodsWesternGenreFour Years Author:Val Kilmer
“I have to say I've been lucky in that way in that I've been able to go from different films and different genres with different challenges.” WayDifferentAbleFilmChallengesLuckyGenreDifferent Genres Author:Amy Adams
“The Muppets have such a great tradition of bringing together all of genres of actors and all ages of actors.” AgeTogetherActorsTraditionGenreMuppet Author:Amy Adams
“Literary fiction, as a strict genre, is all but dead. Meanwhile, most genres flourish.” FictionGenreStrictGenre Is Author:Dean Koontz
“Readers will stay with an author, no matter what the variations in style and genre, as long as they get that sense of story, of character, of empathetic involvement.” LongMatterCharacterStoriesStyleReaderEmpathyNo Matter WhatGenreInvolvementVariationEmpathetic Author:Dean Koontz