Quotes By Robert Mapplethorpe
With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and then you go on to the next thing.
Robert Mapplethorpe
Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight.
Robert Mapplethorpe
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.
Robert Mapplethorpe
Just because I was out at the bars all the time didn't mean I wasn't looking for someone to love.
Robert Mapplethorpe
You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your obligations.
Robert Mapplethorpe
I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.
Robert Mapplethorpe
I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today's existence.
Robert Mapplethorpe
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.
Robert Mapplethorpe
My theory about creativity is that the more money one has, the more creative one can be.
Robert Mapplethorpe
The photographs that are art have to be separated from the rest - then preserved.
Robert Mapplethorpe
People don't have time to wait for somebody to paint their portraits anymore. The money is in photography.
Robert Mapplethorpe