Most people say, 'Well, Earl, you sing the blues,' or however they want to categorize it. I just sing songs.

- Earl King

I don't categorize myself as an 85-year-old woman who has written an erotic novel. I categorize myself as a writer who's written an erotic novel.

- Gloria Vanderbilt

Never categorize yourself, society does that to you, don't do it to yourself.

- Jason Priestley

Society wants to categorize everything, but to me it's all African-American music.

- Johnny Otis

I don't think you should categorize yourself as an artist.

- Laura Nyro

I think we have to get beyond the idea that we have to categorize people.

- Roger Ebert