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Andy Warhol was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement, known for his distinctive screen printing and repetition of images. Born on August 6, 1928, and passing away on February 22, 1987, Warhol's work spanned various fields including painting, photography, film, music, and commercial design, profoundly impacting the art and culture of the 20th century.

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“I want everybody to think alike. I think everybody should be a machine.”

Thinking Want Should Machines

Author:Andy Warhol

“The President has so much good publicity potential that hasn't been exploited. He should just sit down one day and make a list of all the things that people are embarrassed to do that they shouldn't be embarrassed to do, and then do them all on television.”

People Should President Television One Day Lists Embarrassed Publicity

Book:The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

Source: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

“When I did my self-portrait, I left all the pimples out because you always should. Pimples are a temporary condition and they don't have anything to do with what you really look like. Always omit the blemishes-they're not part of the good picture you want.”

Want Should Looks Self Left Conditions Temporary Portraits Self Portrait Pimples Self Portrait Photography

Book:The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

Source: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

“I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD BE BUGGED ALL THE TIME...BUGGED AND PHOTOGRAPHED”

Thinking Should

Author:Andy Warhol

“I think every painting should be the same size and the same color so they're all interchangeable and nobody thinks they have a better painting or a worse painting.... Besides even when the subject is different, people want the same painting.”

People Thinking Want Should Different Subjects Color Painting Size Different Peoples

Book:The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

Source: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

“I think somebody should be able to do all my paintings for me.”

Thinking Should Able Painting

Book:After the Party: Andy Warhol Works, 1956-1986

Source: After the Party: Andy Warhol Works, 1956-1986

“I'm confused about who the news belongs to. I always have it in my head that if your name's in the news, then the news should be paying you. Because it's your news and they're taking it and selling it as their product. ...If people didn't give the news their news, and if everybody kept their news to themselves, the news wouldn't have any news.”

People Ifs Giving Should Names Products News Selling Confused I'm Confused

Author:Andy Warhol

“I can't bear to let all this beautiful talk go by. Everybody says... fantastic things. People are always putting it down as an invasion of privacy, but I think everyone should be bugged all the time... bugged and photographed.”

People Thinking Should I Can Beautiful Bears Fantastic Privacy Invasion Invasion Of Privacy

Author:Andy Warhol

“I think they should have movies in restaurants. I can't believe that so many people get together just to sit there. It's so abstract... isn't it abstract? What are these people sitting here watching?”

People Thinking Should Believe I Can Together Sitting Should Have Abstract Restaurants Get Together

Author:Andy Warhol

“I think kids should go to high school until they're 30. No, really, because people are staying younger now and there's nothing to do. If you stayed longer, then it would be really great.”

People Ifs Thinking Should Would Be Kids School High School Staying Really Great

Author:Andy Warhol

“People should fall in love with their eyes closed.”

People Love Should Eye Fall Falling In Love Funny Love Christian Love Pop Art Closed Eyes Christ Love Funny Falling In Love

Book:The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

Source: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

“I think pot should be legal. I don’t smoke it, but I like the smell of it.”

Thinking Should Smell Smoke Pot Weed Marijuana Cannabis Hemp Medical Marijuana Smoke Weed Funny Marijuana Funny Weed Cool Marijuana

Author:Andy Warhol

“Whenever I’m interested in something, I know the timing’s off, because I’m always interested in the right thing at the wrong time. I should just be getting interested after I’m not interested any more.”

Knows Should Right Thing Not Interested Timing Wrong Time

Book:The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

Source: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

“The interviewer should just tell me the words he wants me to say and I’ll repeat them after him. I think that would be so great because I’m so empty I just can’t think of anything to say.”

Thinking Want Should Would Be Empty Photographer Repeats Want Me Interviewers He Wants Me

Author:Andy Warhol

“Andy Warhol: I think everybody should like everybody. Gene Swenson: Is that what Pop Art is all about? Andy Warhol: Yes, it's liking things.”

Thinking Should Art Art Is Pops Genes Warhol Pop Art

Author:Andy Warhol

“I broke something and realized I should break something once a week to remind me how fragile life is.”

Should Life Is Break Week Broke Fragile

Author:Andy Warhol

“There should be a course in the first grade on love.”

Should Firsts Courses Grades

Author:Andy Warhol

“After being alive, the next hardest work is having sex. Of course, for some people it isn't work because they need the exercise and they've got the energy for the sex and the sex gives them even more energy. Some people get energy from sex and some people lose energy from sex. I have found that it's too much work. But if you have the time for it, and if you need that exercise-then you should do it.”

People Ifs Needs Giving Should Courses Next Found Energy Sex Loses Too Much Alive Exercise Hardest Having Sex Funny Sex Too Much Work

Book:The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

Source: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again

“You should always have a product that has nothing to do with who you are or what people think about you... so that you never start thinking that your product is you, or your fame or your aura.”

People Thinking Should Products Fame Who You Are Marketing Auras

Book:Andy Warhol: a retrospective

Source: Andy Warhol: a retrospective

“I think everybody should like everybody.”

Thinking Should Pop Art

Book:After the Party: Andy Warhol Works, 1956-1986

Source: After the Party: Andy Warhol Works, 1956-1986

About the Author

Born: August 6, 1928
Died: February 22, 1987
Known for: Artist
Quotes: 351

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