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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've been invited to the White House about five times. I think the greatest thing would be if they actually invited everybody to the White House every night... they'd just take about 500 people a night. Everybody would just love this country because it's so thrilling to go there. It really is.”

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“I think it would be great to make a $2 million or $3 million art movie where nobody would really have to go to it. I thought that would be a good project to work on . . . do something really artistic.”

Thinking Art Would Be Millions Projects Artistic

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“I still care about people but it would be so much easier not to care. I don't want to get too close; I don't like to touch things.”

People Want Stills Would Be Care Easier I Still Care

Book:In the power of painting: a selection from the Daros Collection

Source: In the power of painting: a selection from the Daros Collection

“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

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“My ideal city would be one long main street with no cross streets or side streets to jam up traffic. Just a long one-way street.”

Way Long Would Be Sides Cities Streets Ideals Crosses One Way Traffic Jam Main Street

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

“It would be great to be super-human, to give the fans just what they want.”

Want Giving Humans Would Be Fans

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“It would be very glamorous to be reincarnated as a great big ring on Liz Taylor's finger.”

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“An artist is someone who produces things that people don't need to have but that he - for some reason - thinks it would be a good idea to give them.”

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“When I think about what sort of person I would most like to have on a retainer, I think it would be a boss. A boss who could tell me what to do, because that makes everything easy when you're working.”

Thinking Persons Would Be Happiness Easy Boss Retainers

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

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“I really believe in empty spaces, although, as an artist, I make a lot of junk. Empty space is never-wasted space. Wasted space is any space that has art in it. An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have but that he, for some reason, thinks it would be a good idea to give them.”

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“How can you say one style is better than another? You ought to be able to be an Abstract Expressionist next week, or a Pop artist, or a realist, without feeling you've given up something.. I think that would be so great, to be able to change styles. And I think that's what's is going to happen, that's going to be the whole new scene.”

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Author:Andy Warhol

About the Author

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

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