Label Quotes

“I'm not an Abstract Expressionist, and I'm not a Pop artist.”

“I'm not a folk singer. I'm a singer who happens to be a folk.”

“I am not a beatnik. I am a Catholic.”

“I don't like labels. I think they conceal more than they reveal.”

“I think the word 'neoconservative' has been abused to the point where it's a meaningless epithet.”

“I resent being called a jazz drummer. I am a musician.”

“No one today is purely one thing. Labels like Indian, or woman, or Muslim, or American are not more than starting-points.”

“Pop is a dirty word. But so is 'indie.' So is 'alternative.'”

“I don't think there's any such thing as a 'jazz musician' or a 'classical musician.' I think there are just musicians.”

“I don't believe in the concept of a 'scream queen.' I believe in the concept of a good actress.”

“I am doing things that are true to me. The only thing I have a problem with is being labeled.”

“I'm not a big fan of the 'Brat Pack' label. It's a label that was invented by a journalist and it's something that I don't think any of us are particularly fond of.”

“I don't really know what 'art rock' is. It's just a label.”

“Names are a trap, you see. They're a way of putting people in a box.”

“I feel like I'm a real person, and I'm not a robot. I'm not a Barbie doll. I'm not a cheerleader. I'm not a porn star.”

“I don't think I'm a minimalist. I don't think I was a minimalist. I think I'm a classicist.”

“I don't like labels. But if you have to put a label on it, I'm a gay man.”

“I don't like to be pigeonholed. I'm not a pop singer.”

“Some people say I'm a character actress. Some people say I'm a leading lady. I don't care what they say. I'm an actress.”

“Any attempt to label an entire generation is unrewarding, and yet the generation which went through the last war... has been labeled the 'Silent Generation.'”