“I don't use recreational drugs, except for cocaine, hallucinogens, and nitrates.”
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Famous Robert Mapplethorpe Quotes
“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 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.”
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“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way to educate myself”
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“I would never have done what I'd done if I'd considered my father as somebody I wanted to please.”