Genre Quotes · Page 17

I've written six novels and four pieces of nonfiction, so I don't really have a genre these days.

— Anne Lamott

As far as writing and directing, I'm very focused on the thriller genre.

— Jordan Peele

Dance music is like a virus, it has affected so many different genres

— Avicii

I hate when I get pinned down to a genre. I have a sound, a lane I want to go down, but…

— Brynn Cartelli

I have worked in comedies and romance genre, so I wanted a change. I wanted to do some tough work.

— Ammy Virk

Everyone in the '80s was reading Tolkien; he invented this whole medieval fantasy genre.

— William Kircher

I don't care about the genre so much. I'm good with horror, but I like other genres, too.

— Bruce Campbell

I never want to stick to one genre of movies and was opened to do everything.

— Tabu

I just watched so many Westerns as a kid that you end up using archetypes and sort of tropes of that genre,…

— Gore Verbinski

The idea of doing a children's film is different, but quite honestly I like doing anything - any genre. I've only made…

— John Landis

I definitely see the genre opening up a lot more. I don't know if black people don't want to get into country…

— Kane Brown

The genre [of hard-partying girls] seems to have gone out of style - instead of young women who drink too much, it's…

— Amy Argetsinger

If I see another game that involves a kidnapped princess, queen, king or other royal family member, I'll scream. In the same…

— Andy Eddy

For me, it doesn't matter whether it's a comedy, a Western or horror. As long as you've got a good story to…

— Patrick Wilson

There is nothing I can't do writing in Fantasy. I can have romance, I can have mystery, I can have drama, I…

— Patrick Rothfuss

As far as being territorial about one's own life, that's a mistake for ANY writer. All writers everywhere, in every genre, are…

— Lidia Yuknavitch

[Michael] Chabon is arguing in favor of what is at the same time an old-fashioned and very forward-thinking opening up - of…

— Emily Barton

I don't think I've seen that sort of character in a long time in this genre because again, there was a time…

— Antoine Fuqua

Every time you read something about Rolling Stones it always mentions their age and how long can they go on? I think…

— Kate Pierson

There is a real problem with the lack of diversity, specifically in genre films and the superheroes our kids grow up watching…

— Djimon Hounsou

I think when romantic comedies are done well, it's a great genre. 'When Harry Met Sally' is kind of a benchmark for…

— Jamie Dornan

You've got to be a good reader. So whatever genre that you're interested in, read a lot of books about it and…

— Homer Hickam

My music is mostly for the music. And it gives the liberty to do anything which I want. And nobody limits me…

— A. R. Rahman

I teach 18- to 21-year-olds - the 'Harry Potter' generation. They grew up as voracious readers, reading books in this exploding genre.…

— Deborah Harkness

We are aiming to create a one and only new music genre that exceeds the limits of pop and metal music.

— Suzuka Nakamoto

Science fiction is one of the smartest genres around because you have to have so much forethought.

— Amanda Schull

The purpose of concept art as a genre is to unbrainwash our mathematical and logical faculties.

— Henry Flynt

Getting into creating in a new genre is like arriving to a new country.

— Yoko Ono

I am a fan of the monster and horror genre but that's not my style as a director.

— Bong Joon-ho

It doesn't matter the genre or type of art, if it's authentic there's an apparent beauty to it and as an artist,…

— Brian McKnight

I don't mind genre names. "Chillwave" is probably the last thing I would think of, but I don't mind it.

— Chaz Bundick

Each genre exerts a considerable spell, as a kind of "form" to be filled, as a Shakespearean sonnet is filled.

— Joyce Carol Oates

I'm not fascinated about any particular genre, instead I'm more concerned about what public wants.

— Raghava Lawrence

When I am playing, I try to keep the genre very easy-going and breezy. I can't be into the book and not…

— Mithali Raj

Science fiction really is the only genre that lets you use your imagination without limitations.

— Steven Spielberg

If I'm going to make a genre film, it has to be personal and it has to be good.

— Robert Eggers

I don't worry about whether things match. If I love two pieces, I kind of assume they go together.

— Topaz Page-Green

Digging up graves is backbreaking work. So I just like that the genre of horror can embrace so many different styles and…

— Larry Fessenden

Something about the genre of period drama feels so quintessentially British.

— Jonathan Bailey

I want to constantly reinvent myself and confuse audiences about which genre I am comfortable with.

— Luv Ranjan