Genre Quotes

631 Genre quotes by 516 unique authors

Science fiction has always had a dark side. There has been a touch of the irrational and absurd in the genre from the very beginning. — Douglas Lain
Formula creation is magnitudes harder for computer algorithms than actually executing within a formula. But once the genre is created and the formula is known,… — Philip M. Parker
Novels written by university professors and set in the groves of academe are far more rigidly predictable than anything but the most routine science fiction… — John Clute
Basically, I just write whatever story grabs me rather than considering the genre. — Sarah Pinborough
You can, I think, have a quiet and steady protagonist and not run the risk of terminal dullness as long as exciting things happen to… — Liz Williams
I love the spy genre. — Chris Pine
A common sense of humour and a love of music is really important, as I love all types of music. You name me any genre,… — Adam Rodriguez
Autobiography is a genre notorious for falsehood. — Robert Pinsky
When someone talks about Western films, you probably think of those old black and white cowboy films your granddad likes. But the Western is a… — Caroline Lawrence
The rom-com genre is not something that necessarily lights my jets. — Domhnall Gleeson
I guess one thing that makes my music stand out is that it is quite hard to determine what genre it is. — Seinabo Sey
In ages past, there was less of a dichotomy between good literature and fun reads. In the twentieth century, I think, it split apart, so… — Ruth Glick
The SF genre, of course, is really an organically evolved, marketplace-determined, idiosyncratic grab bag of themes and signifiers and characters and icons and gadgets, some… — Paul Di Filippo
The entire Internet, as well as the types of devices represented by the desktop computer, the laptop computer, the iPhone, the iPod, and the iPad,… — Paul Di Filippo
Every new generation of SF writers remakes cyberpunk - a genre often laced with dystopian subtexts - in its own image. — Paul Di Filippo
Even in 2014, when romance heroes are as varied as their genre, somewhere in them you can still always find the alpha male. — Sarah MacLean
Many of the writers who have inspired me most are outside the genre: Humorists like Robert Benchley and James Thurber, screenwriters like Ben Hecht and… — John Scalzi
My favorite genre of movies growing up was the romantic comedy. — Unknown Author
The cool thing for me is, I go to a lot of conventions - a lot of science fiction conventions like Comic-Con - and there… — J. August Richards
I really enjoy working in genre series, because you really have to create the characters. — J. August Richards
It was only through getting interested in more out-there and avant-garde forms that the musical suddenly seemed like such a wonderful genre to me. — Damien Chazelle
From now on, I approach the cinema as a business woman. I intend to be in more action movies because, apart from Angelina Jolie, no… — Milla Jovovich
I think my fascination is less with genre figures than with writers in general. — Eric Brown
The horror genre is important because it promotes experimentation in filmmaking. — Richard King
This genre of music seems to want to push people into a certain time slot, which is unfortunate. — Juice Newton

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