Film Genre Quotes

12 quotes from 12 authors

Cinema lovers can skim this compact set of reflections on the categories that shape storytelling. Each quote offers a tiny glimpse into why certain styles resonate.

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I think comedy is a genre that has a lot of potential. It is a very content-driven film genre.

Kartik Aaryan

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The whole film genre is one of deceit. It is the suspension of disbelief. That's what all theater and all film is…

Rhys Ifans

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I make unpopular versions of popular things. I make a horror film and it's not a horror film. None of my genre…

Mary Harron

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Graphic novel genre become really quite popular. It's really a big screen film genre that they have successfully moved into the small…

Dustin Clare

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But the action film genre is gonna have to come up with some new bad guys.

Bruce Willis

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If one horror film hits, everyone says, 'Let's go make a horror film.' It's the genre that never dies.

George A. Romero

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Now because the film industry is what it is, if people are expecting a certain film genre and they're not getting it,…

Steven Knight

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One of the wonderful things about making a film of any genre is that you have dialogue. You can take up a…

Woody Allen

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I'm a working actor so I never really pick a film because of a genre, and I don't really turn them down…

David Keith

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We love genre, but in film if you make a genre film it has to all be about the genre. We were…

Ross Duffer

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My bread and butter is rom-com, and if I had to go back and tell my 15-year-old self watching 'When Harry Met…

Natasha Rothwell

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If there's a great story and great characters, then I can love a film in any genre, though crime thrillers and sci-fi…

Ed Gass-Donnelly

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