“I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get it.”
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Famous Robert Mapplethorpe Quotes
“I don't use recreational drugs, except for cocaine, hallucinogens, and nitrates.”
“Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight.”
“The photographs that are art have to be separated from the rest - then preserved.”
“Whether it's an orgy or a cocktail party, I know how to do it.”
“I want to see something I've never seen before.”
Source: Mapplethorpe
Source: Robert Mapplethorpe: the perfect moment
“You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your obligations.”
Source: Mapplethorpe
“I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people didn't agree.”
“I'm not photographing anything naked these days. I haven't been concentrating on bodies recently.”
Source: Robert Mapplethorpe: the perfect moment
“The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.”
“When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God.”
Source: Altars
“I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.”
“My theory about creativity is that the more money one has, the more creative one can be.”
Source: Robert Mapplethorpe: the perfect moment
“I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before.”
“I stand naked when I draw. God holds my hand and we sing together.”
“I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.”
“I can't have just anybody assisting me, I need somebody who I can really communicate with.”
“One must ease the public into it - that's an art in itself.”
“My lifestyle is bizarre, but the only thing you need to know is where the darkroom is.”
“Just because I was out at the bars all the time didn't mean I wasn't looking for someone to love.”
“I should try to get some sleep as one doesn't know what tomorrow may bring.”
“I recorded that because it happened to me. I wasn't making a point.”