--- title: "Inspiring Genre Qoutes" description: "Browse 2,187 Genre quotes by 1,617 authors. Discover the best Genre sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7c/anthony-swofford-31558_can-do_right-now-in-american-writing-there-is-n_1325215.jpg" --- > [Right now in American writing there is no genre as exciting as memoir - the writer can do anything, as long as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/right-now-in-american-writing-there-is-no-genre-as-exciting-as-memoir/) [Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7c/anthony-swofford-31558_can-do_right-now-in-american-writing-there-is-n_1325215.jpg) > [It's so fun to be on a show where we're all on our toes, all the time. We're constantly texting each other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/devin-kelley/it-s-so-fun-to-be-on-a-show-where-we-re-all-on-our-toes-all-the-time/) [Devin Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/devin-kelley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c1/devin-kelley-40887_believe_it-s-so-fun-to-be-on-a-show-where-we-re_1680522.jpg) > [Honestly, I love movies so much that I don't really have a favorite type. It's all script-related. Whatever genre it is, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-speedman/honestly-i-love-movies-so-much-that-i-don-t-really-have-a-favorite/) [Scott Speedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-speedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d8/scott-speedman-11399_cinematic_honestly-i-love-movies-so-much-that-i-do_2734048.jpg) > [In a weird way, riffing on genres is kind of a reaction to formula. When you watch so much of the programmers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-wright/in-a-weird-way-riffing-on-genres-is-kind-of-a-reaction-to-formula/) [Edgar Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-wright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e9/edgar-wright-3794_cinema_in-a-weird-way-riffing-on-genres-is-kind_589052.jpg) > [What I'd really like to write is a romantic comedy. This is my favorite kind of movie. I feel almost embarrassed revealing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-kaling/what-i-d-really-like-to-write-is-a-romantic-comedy-this-is-my/) [Mindy Kaling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-kaling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/506/mindy-kaling-672_admission_what-i-d-really-like-to-write-is-a-roman_1829126.png) > [I actually prefer to work in as many different genres as possible as often as possible because I actually think the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-lennertz/i-actually-prefer-to-work-in-as-many-different-genres-as-possible-as/) [Christopher Lennertz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-lennertz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/christopher-lennertz-56116_able_i-actually-prefer-to-work-in-as-many-dif_1017470.jpg) > [I often use detective elements in my books. I love detective novels. But I also think science fiction and detective stories are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sergei-lukyanenko/i-often-use-detective-elements-in-my-books-i-love-detective-novels/) [Sergei Lukyanenko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sergei-lukyanenko/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/013/sergei-lukyanenko-4246_benefits_i-often-use-detective-elements-in-my-boo_1712334.png) > [I discovered the fun of genre is... you get to explore your fears, and you get to use the metaphor of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-reeves/i-discovered-the-fun-of-genre-is-you-get-to-explore-your-fears-and/) [Matt Reeves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-reeves/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/892/matt-reeves-19952_cinema_i-discovered-the-fun-of-genre-is-you-get_2449441.jpg) > [Doing a love story as a genre, and looking at love stories in movies, and feeling like I learned stuff about that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/todd-haynes/doing-a-love-story-as-a-genre-and-looking-at-love-stories-in-movies/) [Todd Haynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/todd-haynes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c49/todd-haynes-2626_can-do_doing-a-love-story-as-a-genre-and-lookin_1282504.jpg) > [For me, fantasy and speculative science fiction are the genres that feel closest to how I feel about being alive. Like, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brit-marling/for-me-fantasy-and-speculative-science-fiction-are-the-genres-that/) [Brit Marling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brit-marling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2d/brit-marling-7629_alive_for-me-fantasy-and-speculative-science-f_2657812.png) > [When critics or people judge, I think it's harder to make a commercial, pop movie than it is to make a pretentious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-ratner/when-critics-or-people-judge-i-think-it-s-harder-to-make-a-commercial/) [Brett Ratner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brett-ratner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9a/brett-ratner-10058_art_when-critics-or-people-judge-i-think-it_2020105.jpg) > [Rap is like any other genre: There are the people who are very creative with it and do remarkable things... and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdonald/rap-is-like-any-other-genre-there-are-the-people-who-are-very/) [Michael McDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdonald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/michael-mcdonald-6275_genre_rap-is-like-any-other-genre-there-are-th_284736.jpg) > [ Country music is different because we \[musicians\] are all actually happy for each other. We're all friends. It's a little family. So… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miranda-lambert/country-music-is-different-because-we-musicians-are-all-actually/) [Miranda Lambert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miranda-lambert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d4/miranda-lambert-2170_awards_country-music-is-different-because-we-mu_2965718.jpg) > [If we're talking about the science fiction or action genres, I've always tried when I could to do them in a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keanu-reeves/if-we-re-talking-about-the-science-fiction-or-action-genres-i-ve/) [Keanu Reeves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keanu-reeves/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d0/keanu-reeves-2935_action_if-we-re-talking-about-the-science-ficti_404462.jpg) > [“How can so many (white, male) writers narratively justify restricting the agency of their female characters on the grounds of sexism =…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/foz-meadows/how-can-so-many-white-male-writers-narratively-justify-restricting/) [Foz Meadows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/foz-meadows/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/foz-meadows-35520_agency_how-can-so-many-white-male-writers-narra_525520.jpg) > [The essay community should have hundreds of anthologies from hundreds of different perspectives that are constantly introducing us to new writers, new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-d-agata/the-essay-community-should-have-hundreds-of-anthologies-from-hundreds/) [John D'Agata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-d-agata/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/179/john-d-agata-13689_anthologies_the-essay-community-should-have-hundreds_3140848.jpg) > [Limitations are something that I latch onto - like working in genre, or if you're writing TV, there are act breaks, there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joss-whedon/limitations-are-something-that-i-latch-onto-like-working-in-genre-or/) [Joss Whedon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joss-whedon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/140/joss-whedon-480_break_limitations-are-something-that-i-latch-o_543998.png) > [I'm a big fan of certain new acts. I love any genre of music, and I think it's really great to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-jonas/i-m-a-big-fan-of-certain-new-acts-i-love-any-genre-of-music-and-i/) [Joe Jonas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-jonas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/029/joe-jonas-7145_art_i-m-a-big-fan-of-certain-new-acts-i-love_1905005.png) > [I don't really think there's a genre that we couldn't do, but it wouldn't sound like that genre, if that makes sense.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avi-kaplan/i-don-t-really-think-there-s-a-genre-that-we-couldn-t-do-but-it/) [Avi Kaplan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avi-kaplan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12a/avi-kaplan-23648_country_i-don-t-really-think-there-s-a-genre-tha_805672.jpg) > [For those who resist the notion that the mainstream is a genre, we recommend that they browse the shelves of their local…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patrick-kelly/for-those-who-resist-the-notion-that-the-mainstream-is-a-genre-we/) [James Patrick Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patrick-kelly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f72/james-patrick-kelly-65871_adventure_for-those-who-resist-the-notion-that-the_1945951.png) > [“Nevertheless, the potential and actual importance of fantastic literature lies in such psychic links: what appears to be the result of an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-rottensteiner/nevertheless-the-potential-and-actual-importance-of-fantastic/) [Franz Rottensteiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-rottensteiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bc/franz-rottensteiner-62800_books_nevertheless-the-potential-and-actual-im_2041604.jpg) > [I'll always have a totally open mind to endless possibilities. I want to do a dance album. Not Techno, but a record…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-halford/i-ll-always-have-a-totally-open-mind-to-endless-possibilities-i-want/) [Rob Halford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-halford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b2/rob-halford-3592_albums_i-ll-always-have-a-totally-open-mind-to_1407967.png) > [Buffy the Vampire Slayer showed the whole world, and an entire sprawling industry, that writing monsters and demons and end-of-the-world is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-t-davies/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-showed-the-whole-world-and-an-entire/) [Russell T Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-t-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40c/russell-t-davies-13415_bars_buffy-the-vampire-slayer-showed-the-whol_2040226.jpg) > [“Cat Rambo: Where do you think the perennial debate between what is literary fiction and what is genre is sited? Norman Spinrad:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-spinrad/cat-rambo-where-do-you-think-the-perennial-debate-between-what-is/) [Norman Spinrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-spinrad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c44/norman-spinrad-17982_books_cat-rambo-where-do-you-think-the-perenni_270435.jpg) > [The show definitely has a romantic construct, and that's a genre that I've never had access to, in a significant way. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/the-show-definitely-has-a-romantic-construct-and-that-s-a-genre-that/) [John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f06/john-cho-3086_access_the-show-definitely-has-a-romantic-const_1545985.jpg) > [ They \[academy writing programs\] have no concept that the world has changed, that publishing has changed, that filmmaking has changed, and if… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tod-goldberg/they-academy-writing-programs-have-no-concept-that-the-world-has/) [Tod Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tod-goldberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/986/tod-goldberg-17468_academy_they-academy-writing-programs-have-no-co_2761817.jpg) > [I fell in love with the classical crossover genre when I was on AGT. I found out that I could use the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-padilla/i-fell-in-love-with-the-classical-crossover-genre-when-i-was-on-agt-i/) [Barbara Padilla](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-padilla/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/barbara-padilla-59502_audience_i-fell-in-love-with-the-classical-crosso_2182216.jpg) ## Top authors on Genre - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-quentin-tarantino-76495.jpg) Quentin Tarantino 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/genre/quentin-tarantino/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-julianna-baggott-54285.jpg) Julianna Baggott 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/genre/julianna-baggott/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-drew-goddard-30729.jpg) Drew Goddard 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/genre/drew-goddard/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-ursula-k-le-guin-92948.jpg) Ursula K. 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At first glance the scope of fantastic literature, free as it is from the restrictions of natural law, appears to be unlimited. A closer look, however, will show that a few dominant themes and motifs constantly recur: deals with the Devil; returns from the grave for revenge or atonement; invisible creatures; vampires; werewolves; golems; animated puppets or automatons; witchcraft and sorcery; human organs operating as separate entities, and so on. Fantastic literature is a kind of fiction that always leads us back to ourselves, however exotic the presentation; and the objects and events, however bizarre they seem, are simply externalizations of inner psychic states. 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Joss Whedon raised the bar for every writer - not just genre/niche writers, but every single one of us.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Russell T Davies" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-t-davies/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-showed-the-whole-world-and-an-entire/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40c/russell-t-davies-13415_bars_buffy-the-vampire-slayer-showed-the-whol_2040226.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40c/russell-t-davies-13415_bars_buffy-the-vampire-slayer-showed-the-whol_2040226.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40c/russell-t-davies-13415_bars_buffy-the-vampire-slayer-showed-the-whol_2040226.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Buffy the Vampire Slayer showed the whole world, and an entire sprawling industry, that writing monsters and…” — Russell T Davies", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 24, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Cat Rambo: Where do you think the perennial debate between what is literary fiction and what is genre is sited? 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