I have to say I’ve been lucky in that way in that I’ve been able to go from different films and different genres with different challenges.
I’m a rapper and, obviously, hip hop rap is my main thing. But I also like to dive into different genres and kind of be a bit more experimental and open myself up a bit, whether that’s taking influence from jazz or soul or electronic.
I don’t steer clear of genres. I simply haven’t steered myself toward some of them.
I don’t really differentiate between different genres: if there’s a good part going, I’ll go after it, and it’s preferable to me if it’s something I haven’t done before.
I’ve always been a fan of horror because I feel like it is one of the last genres where you need to see at a theatre, sharing in this profound experience of seeing it with a community of people.
I’m an artist, not a rapper… so my musical genres and library is way beyond the normal rapper.
I want people to believe that I can pull off more than one or two types of genres or characters.
I like all music… My parents both just loved music from all genres. I don’t have a favorite; I just love music. That’s why I want to play the piano.
My dream as an actor growing up was always to challenge myself to different genres, different roles, and it’s actually rare that an actor’s given that opportunity to do that.
We’re able to play different genres and be very specific in sounding like we know what we’re doing.
The Muppets have such a great tradition of bringing together all of genres of actors and all ages of actors.
But there are still only certain film genres where a woman can stand out, be heroic, be the centerpiece.
Michael Jackson’s one of my favorite artists of my whole life. In fact, I think he is my favorite. It’s one of the first things I fell in love with before I learned about genres and before I knew what was cool to like.
I would like to act in films of all genres.
The new Pirates! builds on that legacy delivering an even more powerful and fun experience to players… and is still unmatched in offering a blend of genres in one great game.
First of all, I’m a performer, so people really want to see my performance in different styles and genres. We tried to do hip-hop and EDM, and very energetic performances through ‘Camo,’ ‘Nega Dola,’ and ‘One Shot, Two Shot.’
The stories that are out and the things that have been published are a sample of my interests. There are genres and sub-genres that I haven’t waded into but have wanted to, or have waded into in other places but never actually written.
My particular space has always been quite unique in popular music. I have a background in R&B and hard rock and straight pop, but I never went all the way with any of those genres.
If a film is suitable for family viewing, it should remain so, and if a film has some adult content, it should remain so, and these genres should never be mixed and spoil the vision of the story teller.
Being black, Latino, or Asian is not a genre. Romantic comedies, thrillers, action – those are genres. I think there’s a lot of people who want to have the conversation. I don’t think people are afraid of it, I just think it’s the time to have that conversation. Race is not a genre.
There are so many great John Hughes movies covering so many different genres. You can pull so much from him.
Despite being a classical musician, I keep poking my nose in other genres of music.
I want people to appreciate my efforts in creating different genres of music and also the fact that I am now taking to acting in my own production.
I am not only lucky to be an actor, but I am lucky to be one of the most privileged actors in the world because I can do all kinds of films and genres and everything.
People should listen to my music if they are into a lot of different genres and kind of want to get it all at once, if they want to listen to a story, an interesting story about somebody else.
I just love food and the art of it. There’s such an art to being a good chef and the way you present food and the different ingredients you use. It’s like music – you get inspiration from different genres. It’s the same with art, too.
I hate genres. I think they’re just marketing labels.
To be honest, I’m probably more of a comedy person, actually. I really enjoy the comedy stuff, and I’ve got some things I’ll be working on that I think are just different ways of combining genres in comedy and drama and action.
I just like blending all the genres together but blending them up in a good way. I try to be as free as I can with it.
For something to be profitable doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best thing in the world for the director. You judge a movie by different standards – I’ve worked on comedies, and now I’ve worked on superhero movies, and the reviews are almost parenthetical in both of those genres.
I’m not really devoted or specified towards any specific genre at all. I really like it all. There’s good storytelling in all the genres, you know. I just want to tell good stories and do good work.
R&B is my home. It’s who I am. It’s who I’ve been. It’s the first genre I fell in love with. It’s the reason why I’ve been able to do other genres of music.
I was always interested in trying to find how different genres would affect the lyrics that I’d written. Salsa is where most of my songs have been recorded, the genre of salsa. It’s very frenetic, fast-paced. And I felt that the lyrics sometimes were being lost.
It’s about… my only strategy I’ve ever had in my career is to do as many different types of roles as possible, as many different types of genres. It keeps the fire in my belly.
In Berkley, they have academic studies on all genres of music including rock and jazz, but in India, we don’t have serious academic research and studies on film music; it is such an interesting area of study.
My aim is to do all genres, both entertainment and art.
One can find a Punjabi song in all genres. I, as a singer, too, aim to sing all kind of songs.
Horror, of all the genres, is the only one that can provoke an involuntary visceral reaction.
I hate the idea of genres.
On the subject of literary genres, I’ve always felt that my response to poetry is inadequate. I’d love to be the kind of person that drifts off into the garden with a slim volume of Elizabethan verse or a sheaf of haikus, but my passion is story.
The goal for me is always to have the opportunity to work in different genres. This is a great and exciting time in my career, where I can have the opportunity to work in different genres, and also I recognize there’s not a lot of actors who have that opportunity and I’m grateful for it.
I’ve done all different kinds of genres – doo-wop, pop, funk, gospel, country, jazz, you name it.
I’m not a fan of any genre but am a fan of movies that are intelligent and/or funny. That goes across all genres: a horror movie, a zombie movie, alien invaders, chick flick, or raunchy comedy. If it’s well done, I’m a fan.
For me, to get to play an action hero in a science fiction film is a marriage of two genres that I’m a huge fan of.
A John Updike is a once-in-a-generation phenomenon, if that generation is lucky: so comfortable in so many genres, the same lively, generous intelligence suffusing all he did.
I think that what appeals to me in my work is having the opportunity to inhabit different genres and so to reach different audiences.
There are two genres of music: there’s good music and there’s bad music.
Music is everything to me. I wake up and go to bed with it. I listen to all genres, depending on my mood.
Before the first xx record, I pretty much exclusively listened to electronica. Now, I listen to anything. I think the most inspiring thing is just learning more about more and more different kinds of music and becoming a fan of so many different types and so many different genres.
For ‘Ghostbusters,’ the thing that makes it such an amazing franchise and an amazing idea is that it is adds the element of physics and technology. It’s not just about ghosts. Who the heck came up with that? It is such a good idea, such a unique combination of stuff from different genres. Ghosts and sci fi.
I wanted to first build a platform and then use it to shine a light on music/people that I believe in. This record label is for people across all corners of the world, to showcase all genres of music.
A writer must experiment with genres. Otherwise, it is a restriction on the craft.
I’d love to get into comedy and test out new genres of film.
It’s fun to interact with artistes from various genres and backgrounds.
The kind of actors I admire move through different characters and genres.
I do like sci-fi, and I do like horror – those are my favorite genres. Good horror, though, not like slasher horror… psychological horror like ‘The Shining’ – really good stuff!
One of the most interesting things about science fiction and fantasy is the way that the genres can offer different perspectives on matters to do with the body, the mind, medical technology, and the way we live our lives.
I love horror, fantasy and sci-fi. Those are my genres of love and devotion.
I never got tied down to any social scene. I was just into creating stuff. And I think, even today, that’s how I’m able to work and move between so many different genres – I want to be part of what’s happening, I want to make new things.
