Genre Quotes · Page 29

I think Peter Dickinson is hands down the best stylist as a writer and the most interesting storyteller in my genre.

— Sara Paretsky

I love 'Koi Aane Ko Hai.' It is my favourite show because I believe in this genre.

— Ekta Kapoor

As a European filmmaker, you can not make a genre film seriously. You can only make a parody.

— Michael Haneke

I just like movies, not one particular kind or genre. In fact, movies that are harder to classify I like more.

— Rob Zombie

I guess one thing that makes my music stand out is that it is quite hard to determine what genre it is.

— Seinabo Sey

Different genres allow me to not feel so hemmed in by my own voice, tics, style.

— Julianna Baggott

Science fiction is the only genre that enables African writers to envision a future from our African perspective.

— Nnedi Okorafor

The horror genre is probably my favorite genre along with psychological thrillers.

— Kane

I have really diverse tastes, which can be problematic sometimes, but it's good because it means I'm always listening to as much…

— Richard Fleeshman

Fantasy is a genre that allows me to create anything I want. That, in turn, allows me to explore any sort of…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I read nonfiction almost exclusively - both for research and also for pleasure. When I read fiction, it's almost always in the…

— Dan Brown

I seem to like playing with form, and the superhero genre has an awful lot of formula to it. It has a…

— Kurt Busiek

If there's only one genre that it's possible to listen to or possible to see live, then how can you explore different…

— Sigrid

I think the novel is not so much a literary genre, but a literary space, like a sea that is filled by…

— Jose Saramago

Reality is a genre that seems to be here to stay. I don't know how many of the new shows will last,…

— Jeff Probst

Focus in on the genre you want to write, and read books in that genre. A LOT of books by a variety…

— Nicholas Sparks

I never had a problem with genre because a genre actually is like a uniform - you put yourself into a certain…

— Wong Kar-wai

Michael Koryta isn’t just one of the finest authors working in the crime genre today. He’s simply one of today’s finest authors,…

— William Kent Krueger

“Like almost all of Beefheart's recorded work, it was not even "ahead" of its time in 1969. Then and now, it stands…

— Lester Bangs

In reggae I have a model of artistic excellence and possibility that is challenging and inspiring. The poem remains a demanding thing…

— Kwame Dawes

I make some movies for myself. I do that sometimes when the subject matter is very sensitive and very personal and I…

— Steven Spielberg

I never want to be told, "Hey, this is what you do best, and this is the only thing you're going to…

— Mark Wahlberg

Usually it's just material that resonates with me and I never know exactly what that's gonna be. And there's obviously a certain…

— Michael Landon, Jr

To AMC's credit, I think what they saw was the show doesn't exist in the marketplace. They knew that there was a…

— Alfred Gough

I am too old to have ever been very worried about what "genre" any given book of mine might be. I read…

— Margaret Atwood

I don't know, just scripts randomly appeal to me. I'm not looking specifically at any genre.

— Robert Pattinson

I never set out to be part of a genre, because I listen to all types of music.

— Skrillex

The submarine genre is a category with all its own rules. But shooting on water is famously tough.

— Kevin Macdonald

I want to try something in the genre of rock. I think it will come out great because our members are pretty…

— Jin

The best thing about Sci-Fi, which is my favorite genre, is that there are no rules for behavior. So you can do…

— Brion James

My voice and the styles and genres I sing all express my appreciation for what I hear.

— K. D. Lang

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

— George A. Romero

But when I hear a great song, I can't help but be inspired by it, regardless of whatever genre that song falls…

— Taylor Swift

I've never seen the first three 'Star Wars' movies. It's just not really my genre.

— Sendhil Ramamurthy

I think that it's really, really funny to see adult themes in a genre that's usually directed towards children.

— John DiMaggio

Basically, I just write whatever story grabs me rather than considering the genre.

— Sarah Pinborough

“Abolish music prejudices. Form opinions and love music for itself, not its genre, performer(s) or popularity status.”

— Abigail Biddinger

Genre is a useful concept only when used not evaluatively but descriptively.

— Ursula K. Le Guin

I would agree with you that there's 90% imitation and 10% innovation. That's true of any genre.

— DJ Shadow

It's great to be able to work on some science fiction. I love the genre.

— Aaron Stanford