“I like being able to do anything. I think that's healthy, doing anything and everything, rather than just getting completely obsessed with one particular genre or particular kind of work.” ThinkingKindAbleParticularHealthyGenreObsessedAnything And Everything Author:Dave McKean
“To think of writing poetry as a "career" is not only ridiculous, it's dangerous. To the imagination. To the way one thinks of art. The reason poetry as a genre is so special is because it cannot be made a commodity.” ThinkingWayWritingArtMadeReasonImaginationCareersSpecialDangerousRidiculousGenreCommodityWriting PoetryGenre Is Author:Cate Marvin
“One of the reasons poetry is such an amazing genre to work with is because it constantly reinvents itself and re-negotiates its terms with the reader.” ReasonTermReaderGenrePoetry Is Author:Cate Marvin
“I think that people like getting their money's worth, so it's cool to have a load of bands in a similar genre.” PeopleThinkingBandGenreLoad Author:Tim Lambesis
“I can pretty much spend an entire week talking about how the writing process works, to be honest! It can really vary from project to project and is often dependent on when you're brought on board, the genre, the platform and the narrative desires of the project.” WritingI CanDesireProcessTalkingWeekHonestProjectsBeing HonestNarrativeGenreBoardsDependentPlatformsWriting ProcessVary Author:Rhianna Pratchett
“I certainly realize that not only do I like the horror genre, but I'm getting really good at it and I'm having a good time making them.” RealizingHorrorGenreGood TimesHaving A Good TimeHorror Genre Author:Elisha Cuthbert
“The main trend with the theme episodes is that anywhere there is a misconception about the way the physical world works, we're finding fertile material. Whether it's in a phrase like "going over like a lead balloon" or "a needle in a haystack," or tackling movie myths or even a genre, like MacGyver or James Bond, we're finding that all these things can lead to people believing the world works in a certain way. It might not be correct, but we can test out if it's true.” PeopleIfsWorldWayBelieveMightCertainMaterialsFindingsTestsMythGenrePhrasesThemeTrendsEpisodesNeedlesMisconceptionFertileBalloonsTacklingMacgyverNeedle In A Haystack Author:Adam Savage
“One of the wonderful things about making a film of any genre is that you have dialogue. You can take up a position. If you want to say something about your position, you can just say it. You don't have to spend massive amounts of screen time.” IfsWantFilmWonderfulPositionAmountScreensDialogueGenreMassiveWonderful ThingsGenre IsScreen Time Author:Woody Allen
“I'm always loath to make generalizations about what is for children and what isn't. Certainly children's literature as a genre has some restrictions, so certain things will never pop up in a Snicket book. But I didn't know anything about writing for children when I started - this is the theme of naïveté creeping up on us once more - and I sort of still don't, and I'm happy that adults are reading them as well as children.” KnowsWritingWellsChildrenStillsBookCertainReadingLiteratureAdultsPopsGenreThemeRestrictionGeneralizationVetsChildren's LiteratureSnicket Author:Daniel Handler
“Nollywood is a genre, and not the entire Nigerian film industry.” FilmIndustryGenreFilm Industry Author:Chika Anadu
“I want people to get out of that nasty habit of needing a label. Every genre for each song is different.” PeopleWantDifferentSongHabitLabelsGenreNasty Author:SZA
“Motion-capture is not a genre. Motion-capture is a tool and technique and what we tried to do was to really use both motion-capture and traditional animation to build a system.” UseToolsTechniqueTraditionalGenreCaptureAnimation Author:Peter Jackson
“No matter what I put out, no matter what genre - because I feel like I'm going to experiment with everything - I hope people will see that it's true to me, that it's honest, and nobody ever thinks that I'm inauthentic.” PeopleThinkingFeelsMatterHonestNo Matter WhatExperimentsGenre Author:Alessia Cara
“I want everything, no matter what concept or genre, to feel real, because it is real. I want to keep making real music, I hope people remember me for that, that's a good thing to be remembered for.” PeopleWantFeelsRealMatterRememberConceptsNo Matter WhatGood ThingsGenreRememberedRemember MeReal Music Author:Alessia Cara
“I love the gangster genre, but how many gangster movies are there? If I get a good gangster movie script, I'll do it.” IfsScriptsGenreGangstersGangster Movie Author:Graham King
“There's always music that moves me. It doesn't necessarily mean that it's within the parenthesis of rock or blues, or whatever. It's usually far more reaching than that. It can be in many different genres.” MeanDifferentMovingRocksGenreReachingDifferent GenresParentheses Author:Jimmy Page
“I'm just looking for material that excites me more than any specific genre. It just needs to be good.” NeedsMaterialsBe GoodGenre Author:Christina Hendricks
“I'm not really much of a genre guy. I think that audiences don't need that anymore where you just need a very specific genre. Audiences are very sophisticated, and as long as it's fun, it's okay and entertaining.” ThinkingNeedsLongGuyFunAudienceOkayGenreEntertainingSophisticated Author:Natalie Portman
“I was much more into romance as a teenager and it's been a kind of new discovery for me to learn about sci-fi adventure. I think it's a really interesting genre and it's all about imagination. It's boundless what you can do in these stories.” ThinkingKindStoriesRomanceCan DoImaginationInterestingAdventureDiscoveryTeenagerGenreSci FiBoundlessReally InterestingNew Discoveries Author:Olivia Wilde
“I think people associate genre and music style with creativity, but it's all creativity regardless of what pipeline it comes down.” PeopleThinkingCreativityStyleGenreAssociatesPipeline Author:Aaron Gillespie
“That's exactly what I'm driving at. 'Basterds' was interesting because it was, in a way, unfamiliar. I thought well, OK. Let's leave the comfort zone and just risk it. Why not? Because, exactly as you said, in a way, by taking that risk, I make up a little bit for my ignorance in the subject, or rather, the genre.” WayWellsLittlesSaidBitsInterestingRiskSubjectsIgnoranceComfortLittle BitDrivingGenreZoneWhy NotComfort ZoneUnfamiliarRisk It Author:Christoph Waltz
“I think as consumers Europeans are a lot more artist loyal irrespective of the genre of music or the type of project or the collaborative effort, and Americans are more media-loyal, because they need to be fed that media to know what's going on, because we're so inundated with promotion and marketing and everything that's going on - advertising.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsArtistEffortMediaTypeProjectsMarketingAdvertisingConsumersGenreFedsLoyalPromotionGenres Of MusicCollaborative Effort Author:Serj Tankian
“When the publisher here in America wanted to put the word "memoir" on the title page [of 'Winter Journal'] and on the cover, I said, "No, no, no, no, no, no." No genre whatsoever. It's an independent work not really connected to those things at all.” SaidWantedAmericaPagesIndependentWinterConnectedMemoirTitlesGenreJournalPublishers Author:Paul Auster
“Edward Said talks about Orientalism in very negative terms because it reflects the prejudices of the west towards the exotic east. But I was also having fun thinking of Orientalism as a genre like Cowboys and Indians is a genre – they’re not an accurate representation of the American west, they’re like a fairy tale genre.” ThinkingSaidFunTermNegativePrejudiceWestEastTalesGenreHaving FunFairyFairy TaleAccurateRepresentationCowboyExoticAmerican WestOrientalism Author:Craig Thompson
“I knew I wanted to work with Brad [Falchuk] and Ian [Brennan] again on something comedic, and we are having a blast writing SCREAM QUEENS. We hope to create a whole new genre - comedy-horror - and the idea is for every season to revolve around two female leads.” WritingTwoIdeasWholeWantedComedyHorrorFemaleSeasonsGenreQueensScreamBlastComedicBrad Author:Ryan Murphy
“What scares me is what scares you. We’re all afraid of the same things. That’s why horror is such a powerful genre. All you have to do is ask yourself what frightens you and you’ll know what frightens me.” KnowsAsksPowerfulHorrorGenreScareHorror Genre Author:John Carpenter
“Our fathers were actually business partners in the same real-estate firm, and we got together and thought, How can we get a movie together and get distribution and create a new movie genre? We started by making satires of commercials.” RealTogetherFatherBusinessPartnersGenreFirmSatireEstatesDistributionOur FatherBusiness Partners Author:David Zucker
“I read nonfiction almost exclusively - both for research and also for pleasure. When I read fiction, it's almost always in the thriller genre, and it needs to rivet me in the opening few chapters.” NeedsPleasureFictionResearchOpeningGenreNonfictionChaptersThrillersFiction And NonfictionThriller Genre Author:Dan Brown
“I love so many different genres. I love crime films - and unusual coming-of-age pieces.” DifferentAgeFilmPiecesCrimeGenreComing Of AgeUnusualDifferent Genres Author:Geoffrey S. Fletcher
“What is good for you creatively is usually bad commercially. You thrive financially by sticking to a series and not fiddling about too much. You do yourself harm by moving away from the series and the genre. By trying things not based in that particular mode of writing, you will just lose readers.” WritingTryingMovingLosesToo MuchParticularReaderSeriesHarmGenreThriveSelf HarmMoving Away Author:John Connolly
“Post-war filmmakers gave us the documentary, Rob Reiner gave us the mockumentary and Moore initiated a third genre, the crockumentary.” WarThirdsPostsGenreFilmmakerDocumentariesPost War Author:Michael Moore
“Horror is a reaction; it's not a genre. Somebody's life would have to be in danger for it [story] to be a horror story.” StoriesDangerHorrorReactionsGenreHorror Stories Author:John Carpenter
“Horror has been a genre since the beginning of cinema, all the way back to the days of silent films. I don't think it will ever go away because it's so universal. Humor doesn't always travel to other countries, but horror does.” ThinkingWayDoeHas BeensCountryFilmHorrorUniversalSilentGenreCinemaGoing AwayOther CountriesSilent Films Author:John Carpenter
“It [horror genre] never dies. It just keeps getting reinvented and it always will. Horror is a universal language; we're all afraid. We're born afraid, we're all afraid of things: death, disfigurement, loss of a loved one. Everything that I'm afraid of, you're afraid of and vice versa. So everybody feels fear and suspense.” FeelsDiesLanguageBornLossHorrorUniversalVicesSuspenseGenreLoved OnesVice VersaHorror GenreUniversal LanguageLoss Of A Loved OneDisfigurement Author:John Carpenter
“A long time ago, I stopped trying to look at projects as genre exercises.” TryingLooksLongExerciseProjectsLong TimeGenreLong Time Ago Author:Ron Howard
“I've just looked for ideas and great characters that I relate to and that I think I can offer something to the audience, and I no longer look at them as experiments or genre exercises at all.” ThinkingLooksI CanIdeasCharacterAudienceExerciseOffersExperimentsRelateGenreGreat Character Author:Ron Howard
“I've spoken out my whole life against the idea of simply dismissing whole areas of fiction by saying it's "genre" and therefore can't be seen as literature.” IdeasWholeLiteratureFictionAreasWhole LifeGenre Author:Stephen King
“There is a little bit of a head vs. heart kind of battle that happens sometimes with the song. There's the goose bump thing, where the melody or whatever it is just gets you and you don't know why. Sometimes, it's in a genre that you didn't think you liked and, all of a sudden, the song hits you and you just say, wow, I feel the hairs on the back of my neck. I love this song.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsHeartKindLittlesSometimesHappensSongBitsHairBattleLittle BitGenreNecksMelodyWowBumpsGeese Author:Josh Groban
“I'm always so pleased when I can get a song or be given a song that really speaks to me and I can interpret, but if given the opportunity to really write from the heart and try and bring some personality to whatever this genre would be, it was a great opportunity for me.” IfsWritingTryingHeartI CanWould BeSongOpportunitySpeakGivenPersonalityGenreGreat Opportunity Author:Josh Groban
“Movies and acting are so much fun. I love playing different characters and doing different genres. It's all still very interesting to me.” StillsDifferentCharacterFunInterestingActingGenreVery InterestingDifferent CharactersDifferent Genres Author:Vanessa Hudgens
“I do also think it eludes genre a bit - not in any groundbreaking way but you can't quite call it a comedy and you can't quite call it a romantic anything. It's not quite a drama either really. But it has elements of all those things.” ThinkingWayBitsComedyDramaElementsGenreEludeGroundbreaking Author:Colin Firth
“They said: "Make it in this amount of time and go for it now..." Which is why I was suddenly ambushed and we all found ourselves doing it. I suspect this wasn't quite recognisable in its genre to give people the confidence just to throw money at it.” PeopleGivingSaidFoundAmountGenreSuspectsThey Said Author:Colin Firth
“I felt slightly snobby about the genre. My pre-conceived notion of the comic book world had been: "Oh, that's nothing that I need to worry about!"” WorldNeedsBookFeltWorryNotionComicGenreComic BookSnobby Author:Matthew William Goode
“I think every filmmaker wants... I don't know about every filmmaker. I certainly want my films to just exist. I want them to be judged for what they are and analyzed, accepted, criticized, whatever you want to call it, on their own terms, not as part of some mall-cop genre.” ThinkingKnowsWantFilmTermAcceptedGenreFilmmakerJudgedCopMalls Author:Jody Hill
“I'm a big fan; I like all sorts of genres. I do like an occasion to just switch my brain off and enjoy some mindless carnage.” BigsEnjoyBrainFansOccasionsGenreMindlessCarnage Author:Edgar Wright
“There are things that are about the entire genre, so it's weird when you look on Wikipedia and people say, "The scene where Angel grabs his fist is from Superman II," and you're thinking, "Ummm, no it's not." Or, "There's a shot from Matrix Revolutions." I'm thinking, "I've only seen Matrix Revolutions once, and will never watch it ever again."” PeopleThinkingLooksWatchesRevolutionSceneShotsAngelGenreFistsWikipedia Author:Edgar Wright
“In a weird way, riffing on genres is kind of a reaction to formula. When you watch so much of the programmers and the films that you just think you've seen before, it's kind of going back to the well in terms of trying to conjure up the spirit of what made you excited about films in the first place.” ThinkingWayTryingFirstsWellsKindMadeFilmSpiritTermWatchesExcitedReactionsGenreFormulasProgrammersGenre Is Author:Edgar Wright
“Rather than thinking in terms of a specific genre or specific kind of thing, I hope I can just stay relatively small and keep making my movies. If I can keep writing them and making them, I'll be happy.” IfsThinkingWritingKindI CanTermGenre Author:Rian Johnson
“There are certain types of genres that are impossible in China. Ghost stories, something too graphic, too violent, and of course if it's too political. Other than that, it will be fine.” IfsStoriesPoliticalCertainCoursesImpossibleFineTypeChinaViolentGhostGenreGraphicGhost Stories Author:Wong Kar-wai
“Hip-hop wasn't actually the genre that made me want to make sound, and I couldn't actually really pinpoint what genre it was. Growing up, my favorite music was my parents' music, and eventually I started to develop some taste of my own.” WantMadeParentSoundMy OwnGrowing UpGrowingTasteMy FavoriteHip HopHipsGenreHopsFavorite Music Author:Grieves