I have a complex feeling about genre. I love it, but I hate it at the same time. I have the urge to make audiences thrill with the excitement of a genre, but I also try to betray and destroy the expectations placed on that genre.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I spent the first part of my career trying to avoid genre because I felt like genre, in some way, was cliche.
My theory on genre is that while there are people out there who believe that genre tells people what to read, actually I believe that genre exists as a marketing tool to tell you what to avoid.
I don't have a favorite genre. I love to work and live vicariously through every character. It's all about trying to bring the character to life and get the story across in a way that resonates with the audience. It's always interesting and challenging in a gratifying and unique way.
I think that what appeals to me in my work is having the opportunity to inhabit different genres and so to reach different audiences.
I'm not loyal to one genre. I want to mix it up.
I love all genres. The only thing I get stymied by is the Family Drama. I don't necessarily know how to approach that.
I really don't think of my work in terms of a genre. I think of it in terms of what I want to say, what I think is cool, and what I'm good at.
I don't really have a preferred genre. It's more up to the individual project itself and if I feel compelled by it.
I don't want to be held down by genres so much.
The only genre I have any problem with is musicals, but that's just my own tastes it's nothing to do with the films.