Quotes About Genre

I didn't know I was doing film noir, I thought they were detective stories with low lighting!

What I really like to do is write 'genre' stories without a cartoonish element. I did the same with 'Da Vinci's Demons,' and I'll do the same with 'Man of Steel.'

'Luther' is raw and brutal like 'Game Of Thrones,' but it's coincidence. If I'm drawn to anything, it would be the writing. Choosing a project is an organic process where I'm taken in by the character and storyline, not the genre, whether fantasy or gritty and raw.

I think it would be bad for storytellers in general if one company was able to seize a 40-50-60% share in storytelling. I don't think monopoly market shares are good for society, and I think they'd be particularly bad for society and storytellers if they were achieved in the storytelling genre.

The police genre is capable of holding and shaping many forms of storytelling.

I have created a new genre. It is a soulful creation that comes straight from my heart.

My take on rap is driven by straightforward American southern rock and blues.

I've always considered myself a folk singer, even though we strapped on Rickenbacker guitars and played pretty loud.

Some say it's too country, some say it's too rock n' roll. But it's just good music if you can feel it in your soul.

It didn't even occur to me that I'm the last person in the world who should play salsa or Brazilian music.

In my opinion, the horror genre is a perfect genre for Christians to be involved with. I think the more compelling question is, Why do so many Christians find it odd that a Christian would be working in this genre?

I've done a lot of drama, and comedy was the one genre I was not being offered. So I became obsessive about getting one.

I never thought I would do a game show, but now I guess I'm now officially in that genre.

Actually, I didn't listen to country music very much in Oklahoma. I listened to blues and rock n' roll.

I don't really listen to pop-country, but I like really, really old country that's closer to folk. Like Johnny Cash, who is considered country.

I listen to top 40, old country, blues... I'm really into Roger Miller.

I'm a big fan of certain new acts. I love any genre of music, and I think it's really great to see that there are new artists coming through. It's kinda funny to think that I'm like the old man on campus now. But I'm really happy for groups like One Direction. I think they're really good guys.

Women look really sexy doing action on-screen, and it is my favorite genre.

'Stree' is something fresh and new. Audiences want to see different kind of content on-screen, and 'Stree' is exactly that. It is a unique genre - horror-comedy - which has not been explored much in our country.

One of the things I wanted to do with my own books was bridge the gap between 'Goosebumps' and adult horror.

One of the things that separates a good genre movie from a bad genre movie, I always think, ironically, is when you care about the people. The dime a dozen ones are where you don't have any awareness of the character.

The people who are writing online and the people in my genre of creative non-fiction exert a great deal more freedom that journalists are allowed to exert in their day-to-day work.

Lord of the Rings is a good thing for us because it opened the door for the genre in general. Le Guin's stories are very different from Lord of the Rings.

I definitely see the genre opening up a lot more. I don't know if black people don't want to get into country music or what, but I feel like we're breaking down barriers.