Genre boundaries are good for marketing but they all but disappear when you're a player. Esperanza Spalding boundarydisappeargenre Change image and share on social
Genre categories are irrelevant. I dislike them, but I do not have the casting vote. Tanith Lee castcategorydislike Change image and share on social
Genre expectations can kill creativity. If you do something different, it will get hated. The best filmmakers can do everything on the approval list and knock it out of the park. For me, I have a hard time being creative when I have to color in between the lines. David Ayer approvalcolorcreative share on social
Genre is a bookstore problem, not a literary problem. Rick Moody bookstoregenreliterary Change image and share on social
Genre might certainly increase some of your narrative freedoms, but it also diminishes others. That's the nature of genre. Junot Diaz diminishfreedomgenre Change image and share on social
Genre pleasures are many, but the quality of shared values within an ongoing discussion may be the most powerful, enlisting lifelong devotion in its fans. Gregory Benford devotiondiscussionenlist Change image and share on social
Genre-spanning is the effort to make the live show interesting. It's also a great way to challenge yourself as a writer. Jason Mraz challengeeffortgenre Change image and share on social
Genre stuff is the most exciting stuff for an actor to play. I get to try new things, do things I would have never got the chance to do. Amy Acker actorchanceexcit Change image and share on social
Genre, to me, is not all that important, and it never has been. Amos Lee genreimportant Change image and share on social
Genres aren't closed boxes. Stuff flows back and forth across the borders all the time. Margaret Atwood backborderbox Change image and share on social
