“I had an idea for a medical conspiracy thriller. Since it was non-horror, I didn't want the publishers and editors bringing a lot of baggage - my history as a genre writer in the SF and horror fields, for instance - to the novel when they read it. I wanted them to consider the book solely on its own merits. So I called myself Colin Andrews. I was tired of seeing my books at floor level. Not that Herman Wouk and Phyllis Whitney and William Wharton are bad company, but I wanted to be up at eye level for a change, where people with bad backs could get a chance to see my books.” PeopleWantBookIdeasEyeWantedChanceLevelsCompanyNovelSeeingFieldsHorrorTiredMedicalInstanceGenreMeritEditorsConspiracyPublishersThrillersBaggageAndrewWhitneyBad Company Author:F. Paul Wilson
“I don't just want to do something that is purely stuck in a genre box. I would like to have the kind of autonomy...” WantKindBoxesStuckGenreAutonomy Author:George Nolfi
“I've always thought that "punk" wasn't really a genre. My band started in Olympia where K Records was and K Records put out music that didn't sound super loud and aggressive. And yet they were punk because they were creating culture in their own community instead of taking their cue from MTV about what was real music and what was cool. It wasn't about a certain fashion. It was about your ideology, it was about creating a community and doing it on your own and not having to rely on, kinda, "The Man" to brand you and say that you were okay.” MenRealCertainCultureSoundCommunityRecordsFashionHe ManBandCreatingOkayIdeologyBrandsGenreLoudRelyAggressivePunkMtvReal Music Author:Kathleen Hanna
“That's how it always is with me: the thing that sets me down to start writing is usually not what I end up doing. Because, as much as I love genre, and I try to deliver the goods, I go off from it. I go do my own thing.” WritingTryingEndsMy OwnGenreGoods Author:Quentin Tarantino
“I grew up in the funk, rock and roll, blues and r&b tradition, and I came to this thing we call jazz later. And I came to improvise music from the standpoint of jazz; I was improvising, but within these other genres of music.” RocksGrewGrew UpTraditionJazzGenreRock And RollStandpointImprovisingFunkGenres Of Music Author:Hamid Drake
“If you look at the horror genre, that work is all about making people uncomfortable by stimulating our fear of death.” PeopleIfsLooksHorrorGenreUncomfortableFear Of DeathHorror Genre Author:Ottessa Moshfegh
“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
“I do think that once a horror genre is commonly parodied in other movies it sort kills that genre or that specific take on that genre. Once it sort of becomes a joke in and of itself, so you have to push and find something new.” ThinkingHorrorJokesGenreSomething NewHorror GenreGenre Is Author:Roy Lee
“I'm not limited by genre and it doesn't really matter what the genre is as long as the film is going to be new and have some real artistic integrity.” LongRealMatterFilmIntegrityArtisticGenreGenre IsArtistic Integrity Author:Josh Hartnett
“There are three huge, titanic, space movies which if you ever make a film [about space] you cannot avoid. You may want to avoid them but you cannot. I've never known a genre like it where you are dictated to by these films, 2001, Alien, and Tarkovsky's Solaris.” IfsWantMayFilmThreeSpaceKnownHugeAliensGenreWhere You AreSolarisSpace Movie Author:Danny Boyle
“You always want to challenge yourself and work with people you respect. You can't always go by genres, but it's always fun to challenge yourself.” PeopleWantFunChallengesGenreChallenge Yourself Author:Mila Kunis
“I published my first book in 1982 - a collection of Irish folklore called Irish Folk & Fairy Tales. It is still in print today. My first young adult book was published a couple of years later, and I've been writing in both genres ever since.” WritingYearsFirstsStillsBookTodayYoungCoupleAdultsFolksYoung AdultTalesGenreFairyCollectionsPrintFairy TaleFolklore Author:Michael Scott
“I've published over 100 books - and that is divided about 50/50 adult and young adult. Lately, I have been writing more YA, which is such a great genre to write it. I don't have a favourite (I usually say it's the last book I've written), but certain books do stick in the mind. My very first YA novel, The Children of Lir, will always be special to me, and, of course The Alchemyst because it was a series I'd wanted to write for ages.” WritingMindFirstsChildrenHas BeensBookAgeWantedLastsYoungCertainCoursesNovelWrittenSpecialAdultsSticksSeriesYoung AdultGenreDividedFavouriteSpecial To Me Author:Michael Scott
“My advice is to write about what you are interested in. If you read science fiction and fantasy, then write in that genre. If you read romance novels, then try writing one.” IfsWritingTryingRomanceFictionFantasyNovelAdviceScience FictionGenreRomance NovelScience Fiction And Fantasy Author:Michael Scott
“I think that with the Internet, it has given a lot of people the opportunity to get themselves out there to the masses. But it's easy to group everyone that's on the Internet together. I try to cross and jump around between genres and different styles, kind of find my own niche.” PeopleThinkingTryingKindDifferentTogetherOpportunityGivenEasyMy OwnGroupsStyleInternetMassCrossesGenreNicheDifferent Styles Author:Mac Miller
“I wrote, I think, half a dozen films that were completely out of genre. Comedies, love stories, even one serious film about Vietnam, and we couldn't get backing for any of it. And we both sort of drifted from making, at that time, serious money on Last House to going through it all in the course of almost three years and only getting offers to do something scary again.” ThinkingYearsStoriesLastsFilmThreeCoursesHouseHalfComedySeriousOffersScaryLove StoryGenreVietnamThree YearsDozen Author:Wes Craven
“I realized that I really, almost by accident, had fallen into a labyrinthine, very powerful paradigm for dealing with these things through genre films. And once I realized that and realized the power of it, and the fact that because horror films aren't, in general, studio products - studios back them sometimes, but they don't try to meddle too much, because they kind of don't want to sully their skirts - you have a lot of freedom.” WantTryingKindSometimesFactsFilmPowerfulToo MuchProductsHorrorStudiosAccidentsI RealizedGenreFallenParadigmVery PowerfulSkirtsHorror Film Author:Wes Craven
“I came to terms with living mostly in a world of horror pictures or genre pictures.” WorldTermHorrorGenre Author:Wes Craven
“I came to terms with living mostly in a world of horror pictures or genre pictures. I have had a few chances to get outside and do something different, like Paris, Je T'Aime or Music Of The Heart, but mostly it's been my lot. And to have created, with a few shocking films, an awareness or a perception of me as somebody dangerous and scary - that can be sold, but trying to sell me for some other kind of picture, like Music Of The Heart, was very difficult.” WorldTryingHeartKindDifferentFilmDifficultTermChanceAwarenessDangerousHorrorPerceptionSellsScaryGenreParisShocking Author:Wes Craven
“I think my sound differentiates me from everyone else. I'm able to dip and dabble in other genres, without feeling out of place. Im not confined to one sound.” ThinkingFeelingsAbleSoundGenreConfinedDipDifferentiate Author:Iceberg Slim
“I'm open to doing any kind of role and any kind of genre as long as it's interesting and as long as I feel it could be a great character to play. I never take into my own personal opinions or my own public image into account when I chose movie roles.” FeelsKindLongPlayCharacterMy OwnInterestingOpinionRolesAccountsGenreGreat CharacterPersonal OpinionsPublic Image Author:Leonardo DiCaprio
“In some ways it's hard to see electronic music as a genre because the word "electronic" just refers to how it's made. Hip-hop is electronic music. Most reggae is electronic. Pop is electronic. House music, techno, all these sorts of ostensibly disparate genres are sort of being created with the same equipment.” WayMadeHardHouseHip HopPopsHipsGenreHopsEquipmentReggaeElectronic MusicTechnoHouse Music Author:Moby
“Fantasy is a genre that allows me to create anything I want. That, in turn, allows me to explore any sort of idea I'm curious about. I love it because Fantasy is a genre that asks, "What if...?" That's my favorite question.” IfsWantIdeasTurnsAsksFantasyMy FavoriteCuriousGenreWhat If Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“I've read fantasy my whole life. Quite literally; my mom read me The Hobbit before I could read stuff to myself. So I love fantasy; that's what I read for fun, it's what I read professionally to keep abreast of what's in the genre - it's where my heart is.” HeartWholeFunStuffFantasyMomMy HeartMy MomWhole LifeGenre Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“Every time you read something about Rolling Stones it always mentions their age and how long can they go on? I think there are certain genres of music where people are allowed to go on, but there is something about rock and roll, I guess because it originally started out to be a teenage rebellion.” PeopleThinkingLongAgeCertainRocksGoes OnStonesGenreRebellionRollingRock And RollTeenageRolling StonesGenres Of MusicTeenage Rebellion Author:Kate Pierson
“I am completely open to doing a romantic comedy, but I will never do something just for the sake of doing a specific genre or because it's the time or place to do a different type of movie. I think that would be a huge mistake.” ThinkingDifferentWould BeMistakeComedyHugeTypeSakeGenre Author:Leonardo DiCaprio
“There are shows, a lot of small cable shows like Breaking Bad, where in the general population nobody watches them really, but everybody in Los Angeles in the industry watches them, and to get a small role on a show like that actually, in some respects, advances your career more than having a huge hit role on a genre show because they are somehow dismissed as a secondary market in this industry” ShowsCareersRolesWatchesHugeIndustryPopulationGenreLos AngelesCablesSmall Roles Author:Misha Collins
“Write what you want to read. So many people think they need to write a particular kind of book, or imitate a successful style, in order to be published. I've known people who felt they had to model their book on existing blockbusters, or write in a genre that's supposed to be "hot right now" in order to get agents and publishers interested. But if you're writing in a genre you don't like, or modeling yourself on a book you don't respect, it'll show through. You're your first, most important reader, so write the book that reader really wants to read.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantNeedsWritingFirstsKindImportantBookShowsOrderFeltKnownSuccessfulStyleParticularReaderRight NowModelsHotWhat You WantAgentsSupposed To BeGenrePublishersModelingBlockbuster Author:Cassandra Clare
“I feel like I have a very unique perspective especially for someone in the hip-hop genre. I'm not afraid to explore it, and how my upbringing then shapes my music and being a New York kid and all of that stuff...that's really the most unique thing I can offer to the music in general.” FeelsI CanKidsStuffNew YorkPerspectiveOffersShapesUniqueHip HopHipsGenreHopsNot AfraidUpbringingUnique ThingsUnique Perspective Author:Hoodie Allen
“If we're talking about the science fiction or action genres, I've always tried when I could to do them in a way that's not just cookie-cutter - that they bring something fresh or original to it, have some kind of ideas to it. I've been fortunate, in some sense, to do those kinds of movies that are unique.” IfsWayKindIdeasActionFictionTalkingUniqueOriginalsScience FictionGenreFortunateCookiesCuttersCookie Cutters Author:Keanu Reeves
“I just like movies, not one particular kind or genre. In fact, movies that are harder to classify I like more.” KindFactsParticularHarderGenre Author:Rob Zombie
“My favorite kinds of stories are the ones that have these big crazy genre hijinks and then a real honest, meaty, emotional story where we're watching a character grapple with some real things.” KindRealCharacterStoriesBigsCrazyHonestEmotionalMy FavoriteGenreReal Things Author:Greg Pak
“What bother me, not "bother me," exactly; that's not the right way to put it. But especially in the horror genre, once a movie like Paranormal Activity comes out and becomes popular - and that's a totally fine and valid movie - everyone starts copying it. Everything becomes a found-footage movie that looks like somebody shot it with their phone.” WayLooksFoundFineHorrorActivityShotsPhonesGenreBotherParanormalRight WayCopyingHorror GenreParanormal Activity Author:Rob Zombie
“I spent many years in grad school in English, so I've read a lot in a variety of genres. But adventure fantasy is my bread and butter as a reader, and probably always will be. So it's only natural that I came to that genre as a writer.” YearsSchoolNaturalFantasyAdventureReaderBreadVarietyGenreGradBread And ButterGrad School Author:Saladin Ahmed
“I'd like to be remembered not only for my body of work but also for specific novels. Ideally, I want to be remembered in the same way as Stephen King, who defined and exemplified excellence in the horror genre in the late 20th and early 21st century.” WayWantBodyNovelCenturyKingsHorrorLateExcellenceDefinedGenreRemembered21st CenturyHorror Genre Author:Nicholas Sparks
“Sometimes I write music, sometimes I don't. I think I'm just writing more what's close to my heart, and musical stuff is close to my heart, and it's fun to write, and when something's fun to write you don't think about what statement you're trying to make or what genre you're trying to hone in on.” ThinkingWritingTryingHeartSometimesFunStuffMy HeartMusicalStatementsGenreClose To My Heart Author:Rachel Bloom
“My feeling of the whole genre, of the terror tale, is this: The best thing that you can do for the readers in this field is to terrify them. It is something that is intellectual, it happens in your mind.” MindWholeFeelingsHappensCan DoFieldsReaderIntellectualTerrorTalesGenreBest Things Author:Stephen King
“I try to take B genre movies and treat them as if they're A dramas. Get the cinematographers, get the actors to do an A drama, but it just happens to be about aliens or ghosts or crazy people, or killers, or whatever it is.” PeopleIfsTryingHappensActorsCrazyDramaTreatsGhostAliensGenreKillersCrazy PeopleCinematographers Author:M. Night Shyamalan
“There are certain tenets set in place for all different types on genres. For thrillers, women usually die first.” FirstsDifferentCertainDiesTypeGenreThrillersBummer Author:Katie Aselton
“My music doesn't really sound like punk music, it's acoustic. And it doesn't really sound like folk music 'cause I'm thrashing too hard and emoting a little too much for the sort of introspective, respectful, sort-of folk genre thing. I'm really into punk and folk as music that comes out of communities and is very genuine and very immediate and not commercial.” LittlesHardCausesSoundCommunityToo MuchFolksGenuineGenrePunkRespectfulIntrospectiveAcousticsFolk MusicPunk Music Author:Ani DiFranco
“I owe a lot to my parents, because they kept no genre off limits. Music was always playing in the house. They never told me to be quiet, turn the music down or anything like that. So I felt pretty free and experimental as a kid to kind of figure out my own voice.” KindKidsTurnsHouseFeltParentVoiceMy OwnFiguresQuietLimitsGenre Author:Tori Kelly
“There is a lot of stigma and snobbiness about the self-help genre, and I can't vouch for everything out there, but for me, the idea of giving someone else the gift of inspiration and making them feel passionate and capable in an area of their life is the most incredible thing in the world.” WorldGivingFeelsI CanIdeasSelfHelpingInspirationLife IsSelf HelpCapableAreasIncrediblesPassionateGenreStigma Author:Matthew Hussey
“As players of instruments, it is our duty to reach out and give light to those in the dark in whatever way that we can. All my actions are a fulfilment of all the African music genres - I'm only trying to maintain the culture and the tradition. I am a musician.” WayGivingTryingLightActionCultureDarkPlayerDutyMusicianTraditionInstrumentsGenreReach OutFulfilmentAfrican Music Author:Sizzla
“Blogging has helped create an expanded awareness of the creative nonfiction genre, generally. But I suspect many bloggers continue to be unaware that they are (or have the potential to be) "literary" or "artful."” CreativeAwarenessGenreSuspectsNonfictionBloggingBloggersCreative Nonfiction Author:Lee Gutkind
“Maybe I have a one-track mind, but the best writers and thinkers are focusing on nonfiction these days; this is the genre where a writer can make a mark and change an aspect of the world - much more so than in fiction.” WorldMindFictionAspectMarkTrackThese DaysGenreThinkerNonfiction Author:Lee Gutkind
“And there are two types of stories. One type is one's own story. The other type is telling the stories of others. Thanks to this genre, writers of nonfiction can now use the tools of the reporter, the points of view and ear for dialog of a novelist, and the passion and wordplay of the poet.” TwoStoriesUsePassionViewsPoetTypeToolsEarsPoint Of ViewThanksGenreNovelistsNonfictionReportersWordplay Author:Lee Gutkind
“When I began to cover songs for YouTube, they all tended to be in the super pop-genre.. as in, smash-hit songs. My writing process was heavily influenced by this - I went from a more heavy punk rock style to straight up sugary-sweet pop.” WritingSongProcessRocksStyleSweetHeavyPopsGenrePunkWriting ProcessYoutubePunk RockStraight UpCover Songs Author:Alex Goot
“I'm a real gangster rapper and I'm a rapper. I just think my music takes different directions. I don't think you can pigeon hole me in one genre. I'm probably the most versatile in the game, period.” ThinkingDifferentRealGamesPeriodsHolesGenreRapperGangstersPigeonsDifferent DirectionsVersatile Author:Freddie Gibbs
“'Get Out' takes on the task of exploring race in America, something that hasn't really been done within the genre since 'Night of the Living Dead' 47 years ago.” YearsDoneAmericaNightRaceYears AgoTasksGenreExploringRace In AmericaNight Of The Living Dead Author:Jordan Peele
“The movement for women's liberation was about an emotional transformation, an explosion, a feeling all over the country that things must be different, and ideas about how they should be. I think fiction can capture that kind of thing better than other genres because in fiction you can explore the feelings of your characters - the before and the after.” ThinkingShouldKindIdeasDifferentCountryCharacterFeelingsFictionMovementEmotionalTransformationLiberationGenreCaptureExplosions Author:Alix Kates Shulman