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title: "Inspiring Genre Proverbs"
description: "Browse 2,187 Genre quotes by 1,617 authors. Discover the best Genre sayings and thoughts."
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> [I wouldn't necessarily consider myself the typical sci-fi genre fan. I do have a lot of sci-fi shows that I enjoy, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-schull/i-wouldn-t-necessarily-consider-myself-the-typical-sci-fi-genre-fan-i/)

[Amanda Schull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-schull/)

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> [I think I'm part of a generation of crime writers all of whom woke up independently and recoiled with horror at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-lippman/i-think-i-m-part-of-a-generation-of-crime-writers-all-of-whom-woke-up/)

[Laura Lippman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-lippman/)

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> [For horror movies, it's great because I know exactly what I am doing and what should be done. But for a cop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-ashley-carter/for-horror-movies-it-s-great-because-i-know-exactly-what-i-am-doing/)

[Lauren Ashley Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-ashley-carter/)

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> [I love making genre films. It's something I've really been attracted to since I was a kid, mostly because, as a kid,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-lussier/i-love-making-genre-films-it-s-something-i-ve-really-been-attracted/)

[Patrick Lussier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-lussier/)

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> [It's perceived as an accolade to be published as a 'literary' writer, but, actually, it's pompous and it's fake. Literary fiction is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-cross/it-s-perceived-as-an-accolade-to-be-published-as-a-literary-writer/)

[Neil Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-cross/)

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> [I should say that I'm not conscious of any particular style or any particular literary device when I am writing. I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabel-allende/i-should-say-that-i-m-not-conscious-of-any-particular-style-or-any/)

[Isabel Allende](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabel-allende/)

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> [“Genre, then, as a means of study is a way we can examine and discuss the elements and functions of a type…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bate/genre-then-as-a-means-of-study-is-a-way-we-can-examine-and-discuss/)

David Bate

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> [One might say that the novel is the genre that most predisposes one to a profound insight into the tremendous life around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mikhail-sholokhov/one-might-say-that-the-novel-is-the-genre-that-most-predisposes-one/)

Mikhail Sholokhov

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> [RJD was pretty much heavy metal personified, a tiny 5-foot-4-inch sorcerer with a mangy mane, demonic eyes and sly grin, all coupled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-morford/rjd-was-pretty-much-heavy-metal-personified-a-tiny-5-foot-4-inch/)

[Mark Morford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-morford/)

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> [It cannot be said often enough that science fiction as a genre is incredibly educational - and I'm speaking the written science…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/it-cannot-be-said-often-enough-that-science-fiction-as-a-genre-is/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [Does art have a future? Performance genres like opera, theater, music and dance are thriving all over the world, but the visual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/camille-paglia/does-art-have-a-future-performance-genres-like-opera-theater-music/)

[Camille Paglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/camille-paglia/)

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> [Honestly, I think it's dumb luck that I'm able to kind of get away doing different types of films in different genres.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-reynolds/honestly-i-think-it-s-dumb-luck-that-i-m-able-to-kind-of-get-away/)

[Ryan Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-reynolds/)

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> [In Red Flags, Juris Jurjevics has brilliantly accomplished a feat that is becoming a major characteristic of 21st century literature: the seamless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-olen-butler/in-red-flags-juris-jurjevics-has-brilliantly-accomplished-a-feat-that/)

[Robert Olen Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-olen-butler/)

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> [Merrie Destefano storms the world of urban fantasy with AFTERLIFE, breathing new life into the vast genre of the undead. Gritty, poignant,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tosca-lee/merrie-destefano-storms-the-world-of-urban-fantasy-with-afterlife/)

[Tosca Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tosca-lee/)

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> [It's like with Smallville, I'm sure those creators didn't know I had done a ton of Star Trek work. I was just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-morris/it-s-like-with-smallville-i-m-sure-those-creators-didn-t-know-i-had/)

[Phil Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-morris/)

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> [“The endless piles of genre fiction are the key to happiness. They’re the key to picking out the things that actually make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-lloyd-wilson/the-endless-piles-of-genre-fiction-are-the-key-to-happiness-they-re/)

Steven Lloyd Wilson

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> [Long gone are the days of the stylised old James Bond films with Roger Moore karate chopping his way through the bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-rayner/long-gone-are-the-days-of-the-stylised-old-james-bond-films-with/)

[Adam Rayner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-rayner/)

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> [I do think that once a horror genre is commonly parodied in other movies it sort kills that genre or that specific…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-lee/i-do-think-that-once-a-horror-genre-is-commonly-parodied-in-other/)

Roy Lee

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> [I think the singer/songwriter genre is going to be like bluegrass and jazz. You can make a living at it, but it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-earle/i-think-the-singer-songwriter-genre-is-going-to-be-like-bluegrass-and/)

[Steve Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-earle/)

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> [Zachary Jernigan's short stories are in deep conversation with the history of the genre while maintaining a thoroughly modern sensibility. Here’s a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patrick-kelly/zachary-jernigan-s-short-stories-are-in-deep-conversation-with-the/)

James Patrick Kelly

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> [I'm drawn to a good story, really, as I hope most people are. For me, it's the story that's going to stay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-kwanten/i-m-drawn-to-a-good-story-really-as-i-hope-most-people-are-for-me-it/)

[Ryan Kwanten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-kwanten/)

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> [Purdom has created a major body of work. Thoughtful, humane, intelligent, extrapolative, involving, his stories are exactly the sort of thing our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-swanwick/purdom-has-created-a-major-body-of-work-thoughtful-humane-intelligent/)

[Michael Swanwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-swanwick/)

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> [I think a good director can embrace any genre and it's the kind of thing where you always want to do something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ayer/i-think-a-good-director-can-embrace-any-genre-and-it-s-the-kind-of/)

[David Ayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ayer/)

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> [When I was writing for children, I was writing genre fiction. It was like making a good chair. However beautiful it looked,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-haddon/when-i-was-writing-for-children-i-was-writing-genre-fiction-it-was/)

[Mark Haddon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-haddon/)

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> [I don't think, as an actor, you should define what genre you want to do. Once you do that, you lose the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nushrat-bharucha/i-don-t-think-as-an-actor-you-should-define-what-genre-you-want-to-do/)

[Nushrat Bharucha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nushrat-bharucha/)

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> [My aspirations and dreams keep evolving. I think dreams evolve and I want to become a better songwriter. I want to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-james/my-aspirations-and-dreams-keep-evolving-i-think-dreams-evolve-and-i/)

[Morgan James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-james/)

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> [A lot of people who have been perceiving my music have been trying to formulate a genre for it, and I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/a-lot-of-people-who-have-been-perceiving-my-music-have-been-trying-to/)

[King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/)

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> [But I don't have anything to prove. My reputation is what it is. It seems that a lot of gay men are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-hersch/but-i-don-t-have-anything-to-prove-my-reputation-is-what-it-is-it/)

[Fred Hersch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-hersch/)

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> [I'm not so arrogant to consider mine the only legitimate art form. I can't in one breath make a fuss about someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandi-carlile/i-m-not-so-arrogant-to-consider-mine-the-only-legitimate-art-form-i/)

[Brandi Carlile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandi-carlile/)

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> [I love music that has good catchy choruses and fits into many different genres. ... I like real artists, that write their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perez-hilton/i-love-music-that-has-good-catchy-choruses-and-fits-into-many/)

[Perez Hilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perez-hilton/)

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> [I spent many years in grad school in English, so I've read a lot in a variety of genres. But adventure fantasy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saladin-ahmed/i-spent-many-years-in-grad-school-in-english-so-i-ve-read-a-lot-in-a/)

[Saladin Ahmed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saladin-ahmed/)

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> [Since my father is a musician as well, he taught me growing up that if you can play jazz, you can learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meghan-trainor/since-my-father-is-a-musician-as-well-he-taught-me-growing-up-that-if/)

[Meghan Trainor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meghan-trainor/)

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> [Really interesting genre films, especially monster movies, evoke the fears of the times intentionally. Our starting point was 'Godzilla' - the original…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-reeves/really-interesting-genre-films-especially-monster-movies-evoke-the-2/)

[Matt Reeves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-reeves/)

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> [My theory on genre is that while there are people out there who believe that genre tells people what to read, actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/my-theory-on-genre-is-that-while-there-are-people-out-there-who/)

[Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/)

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> [I mean, there are many other directors who are probably both more skilled and excited to adapt novels or work within certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-solondz/i-mean-there-are-many-other-directors-who-are-probably-both-more/)

[Todd Solondz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-solondz/)

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> [I really like the old stuff that I cut my musical teeth on, and I loved it when the industry was just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-allan/i-really-like-the-old-stuff-that-i-cut-my-musical-teeth-on-and-i/)

[Gary Allan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-allan/)

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> [The talk show, as a genre, has been in decline for a while. It started with Jerry Springer, when the talk shows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cristina-saralegui/the-talk-show-as-a-genre-has-been-in-decline-for-a-while-it-started/)

[Cristina Saralegui](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cristina-saralegui/)

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> [I'm always ready to be challenged. Like, 'Wings: Outro,' it was hip-house. That was the first time I'd ever listened to that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rm/i-m-always-ready-to-be-challenged-like-wings-outro-it-was-hip-house/)

RM

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> [Movies serve many purposes, and I've visited many of those genres, from the most light, frivolous comedy that is just trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-banderas/movies-serve-many-purposes-and-i-ve-visited-many-of-those-genres-from/)

[Antonio Banderas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-banderas/)

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> [Many of the early greats of sf — Hugo Gernsback (publisher of Amazing Stories) in particular — saw themselves as educators. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-r-delany/many-of-the-early-greats-of-sf-hugo-gernsback-publisher-of-amazing/)

[Samuel R. Delany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-r-delany/)

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