Genre Quotes · Page 32

I root for all movies, but I especially root for good comic book movies. It's the best, most interesting genre going right…

— Scott Derrickson

The great opera composers were so good at their job, that the whole genre came to be built around the concept of…

— Stewart Copeland

Most fans don't realize how challenging it is to broadcast live TV, especially in a hybrid genre such as WWE.

— Jim Ross

I'm completely indifferent to what genre I read provided that I feel sympathy with how a writer perceives being alive in the…

— Thomas Ligotti

I really enjoy directing television because you get to work in so many different genres and with different people.

— Tony Goldwyn

I knew what kind of genre 'Casa de mi Padre' was going for. But my character, specifically, I think is very real.

— Genesis Rodriguez

Filmmakers have to really find a unique take on something if they're going to explore an already-explored genre of movies.

— Josh Trank

I really want to do a western film. It's one of my favorite movie genres of all time.

— Denis Leary

I've always been interested in the gangster genre, so to play Mickey Cohen was a real thrill. It's always fun to do…

— Patrick Fischler

Composing is what I love most from what I do. Each genre has a unique expression that you cannot supplant with another.…

— Serj Tankian

I like being able to do anything. I think that's healthy, doing anything and everything, rather than just getting completely obsessed with…

— Dave McKean

I do think, even though I've made these genre movies, there's what happens in the movie and then there's what the movie's…

— Ti West

If 'Castlevania' wasn't created next to me, and Capcom didn't release 'Ghouls n' Goblins,' then maybe there wouldn't be any 'Metal Gear,'…

— Hideo Kojima

In my opinion, the most significant works of the twentieth century are those that rise beyond the conceptual tyranny of genre; they…

— Juan Goytisolo

As a musician, I look for certain things that stimulate me. And what I look for is something that's an evolution on…

— Steve Vai

The whole idea of genre and categorising films is a critic's construct. For me, I just try and make stories and see…

— Ben Wheatley

For generations, field guides to plants and animals have sharpened the pleasure of seeing by opening our minds to understanding. Now John…

— Hans Christian von Baeyer

“The Cool Stuff Theory of Literature is as follows: All literature consists of whatever the writer thinks is cool. The reader will…

— Steven Brust

Back in the day, a lot of our instructors in nonfiction were actually fiction scholars. So they would bring in stories as…

— John D'Agata

George Jones was a big, huge name in our household. George Jones-he is considered country, but in every genre he is known.…

— Patty Loveless

I believe in Mexico there's a big culture of moviegoing, both studio and indie. I think here in the US that's not…

— Aurora Guerrero

For me it's about the character, not as much about the genre of it [movie]. I'm excited that I get to work…

— Ali Larter

I knew about 'Haunting Hour' and that it was basically the new 'Goosebumps'. When I got offered the role of Corey, I…

— Dylan Minnette

One of the things that did intrigue me about when I read the pilot - because I had not read the books…

— Sasha Alexander

As a rule, I don't worry about genre. I just want to tell a good story, with characters that interest me and…

— Stephen King

I absolutely love genre movies. When I was a kid, I was really impacted by genre films and cult classics.

— Lucas Till

Science works as a way to make sense of life and the universe. Hard SF as my preferred fictional genre just feels…

— Edward M. Lerner

Country music as a genre, as an art form, is just as valid out there in the pantheon of the arts as…

— Marty Stuart

I always think it's a little bit of a challenge when people sort of associate female artists as their own genre.

— Grace Potter

Really interesting genre films, especially monster movies, evoke the fears of the times intentionally.

— Matt Reeves

I do like putting scenario and story first, and I actually like masking whatever I want to say in the guise of…

— Quentin Tarantino

Once I have a story idea I like it doesn't even matter to me what genre it is, I'm just so happy…

— Leigh Whannell

I used to love jungle. I still think it's the ultimate genre, really, because the people making it weren't musicians.

— Aphex Twin

I am singing a genre of music that people are very protective of. I am being compared to the greatest vocalist of…

— Michael Buble

I think romantic comedy, when done right, is my favorite genre. It's just a genre that's very human.

— Lena Dunham

I want to tell stories, I don't really try to get boxed in by a specific genre.

— Spike Lee

The Scandis blew the crime genre out of the water and the Americans have been doing interesting things with it for years.

— Douglas Henshall

I certainly realize that not only do I like the horror genre, but I'm getting really good at it and I'm having…

— Elisha Cuthbert

I love crime fiction, and I'm proud to be part of it, but I'm not without criticism for my own genre.

— Laura Lippman

I'm a huge sci-fi/fantasy/horror guy. I love anything in the sci-fi or fantasy genre.

— Sean Hayes