#genre

I think of myself as a bad writer with big ideas, but I'd rather be that than a big writer with bad ideas. ↗

— Michael Moorcock

#fantasy-genre #ideas #inspiration #popularity #self-deprication

What drives me is exploration with a purpose, more the classic Royal Geographical Society genre. ↗

— Robert Ballard

#drives #exploration #genre #geographical #me

I read a lot - and I read a variety of genres. ↗

— Nora Roberts

#i #lot #read #variety

What scares me is what scares you. We're all afraid of the same things. That's why horror is such a powerful genre. All you have to do is ask yourself what frightens you and you'll know what frightens me. ↗

— John Carpenter

#ask #frightens #genre #horror #know

I gladly accepted the commission but was uncertain about what the end result would be. On the one hand, Cuban music was conquering the world; being heard everywhere, and our small island was already producing one of the popular musical genres of the 20th century. ↗

— Alejo Carpentier

#about #accepted #already #being #century

Well, you know, people don't know me as a country artist and I am new to the genre. But that's how I grew up singing. ↗

— Kristin Chenoweth

#artist #country #genre #grew #how

I have done all of the genres, and the dramatic role is my favorite. ↗

— Jeff Daniels

#dramatic #dramatic role #favorite #genres #i

Trying to write books with a subject matter or in a genre or style you're not familiar with is the best way to find the Big Block looming. ↗

— Jeffery Deaver

#best way #big #block #books #familiar

A predilection for genre fiction is symptomatic of a kind of arrested development. ↗

— Thomas M. Disch

#arrested development #development #fiction #genre #kind

I wasn't a big science fiction aficionado, there were a few films like 2001 or Blade Runner that were favorites of mine, but since I started this series I have gained more respect for the genre and become more of a fan myself. ↗

— Joe Flanigan

#become #big #blade #blade runner #fan