107 Quotes by Robert Mapplethorpe

Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight.

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.

You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your obligations.

I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.

I should try to get some sleep as one doesn't know what tomorrow may bring

People have done pornographic pictures forever, but most of the people who involve themselves in explicit sexuality aren't really artists.

I think that it was a great advantage to go into photography not knowing much about it. Not thinking. I think one of the problems with many photographers today is that they never see for themselves, but just like everybody else...

I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.