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Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe

Height: 178 cm

Robert Mapplethorpe was born on November 4, 1946 in Queens, New York, USA. He was a director, known for Robert Mapplethorpe with Peter Van De Klashorst (1984), Patti Smith: Still Moving (1978) and Lad ...Show More

I just try to live my life and do my thing. I just try to live my life and do my thing.
I just hope I can live long enough to see the fame. I just hope I can live long enough to see the fame.
This AIDS stuff is pretty scary. I hope I don't get it. This AIDS stuff is pretty scary. I hope I don't get it.
I recorded that because it happened to me. I wasn't making a point. I recorded that because it happened to me. I wasn't making a point.
I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess. I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.
I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before. I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before.
I've never lied. I think I've lived a moral life. I've never lied. I think I've lived a moral life.
I should try to get some sleep as one doesn't know what tomorrow may bring. I should try to get some sleep as one doesn't know what tomorrow may bring.
I'm not photographing anything naked these days. I haven't been concentrating on bodies recently. I'm not photographing anything naked these days. I haven't been concentrating on bodies recently.
People don't have time to wait for somebody to paint their portraits anymore. The money is in photog Show more People don't have time to wait for somebody to paint their portraits anymore. The money is in photography. Hide
Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight. Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight.
Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the other person, an Show more Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the other person, and the devil. Hide
I wish I could be elegant. I wish I could be elegant.
I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person. I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.
If I have to change my lifestyle, I don't want to live. If I have to change my lifestyle, I don't want to live.
With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and then you go on to the Show more With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and then you go on to the next thing. Hide
I became the toast of London. A lot of people I met came from these really decadent families where t Show more I became the toast of London. A lot of people I met came from these really decadent families where the married men were gay and no one thought anything about it. Hide
You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your obligations. You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your obligations.
I'm not a photojournalist. I'm not a photojournalist.
I don't think any collector knows his true motivation. I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.
The photographs that are art have to be separated from the rest - then preserved. The photographs that are art have to be separated from the rest - then preserved.
My theory about creativity is that the more money one has, the more creative one can be. My theory about creativity is that the more money one has, the more creative one can be.
The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer. The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.
I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of Show more I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today's existence. Hide
I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn't. And that's a tou Show more I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn't. And that's a tough place to be because you're never satisfied. Hide
Beauty and the devil are the same thing. Beauty and the devil are the same thing.
When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God. When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God.
I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people didn't agree. I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people didn't agree.
I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get it. I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get it.
I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of the time in which Show more I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of the time in which it is made. Hide
To make pictures big is to make them more powerful. To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.
Just because I was out at the bars all the time didn't mean I wasn't looking for someone to love. Just because I was out at the bars all the time didn't mean I wasn't looking for someone to love.
My lifestyle is bizarre, but the only thing you need to know is where the darkroom is. My lifestyle is bizarre, but the only thing you need to know is where the darkroom is.
My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be. My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be.
I can't have just anybody assisting me, I need somebody who I can really communicate with. I can't have just anybody assisting me, I need somebody who I can really communicate with.
When I have sex with someone I forget who I am. For a minute I even forget I'm human. It's the same Show more When I have sex with someone I forget who I am. For a minute I even forget I'm human. It's the same thing when I'm behind a camera. I forget I exist. Hide
I would never have done what I'd done if I'd considered my father as somebody I wanted to please. I would never have done what I'd done if I'd considered my father as somebody I wanted to please.
If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many photographers use the camera to avoid partic Show more If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many photographers use the camera to avoid participating in things. They become professional observers. Hide
I played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way to educate myself. I played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way to educate myself.
One must ease the public into it - that's an art in itself. One must ease the public into it - that's an art in itself.
I just want to be written about as a normal artist. I just want to be written about as a normal artist.
Happiness? No, it's not there for me. Happiness? No, it's not there for me.
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