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 Lady (1984). He died on March 18, 1989 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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 went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today's existence.
I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today's existence.
To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.
To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.
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.
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.
People don't have time to wait for somebody to paint their portraits anymore. The money is in photography.
People don't have time to wait for somebody to paint their portraits anymore. The money is in photography.
Beauty and the devil are the same thing.
Beauty and the devil are the same thing.
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 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.
Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the other person, and the devil.
Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the other person, and the devil.
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.
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'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 just try to live my life and do my thing.
I just try to live my life and do my thing.
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.
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 sati...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. Show less «
Happiness? No, it's not there for me.
Happiness? No, it's not there for me.
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 professio...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. Show less «
With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and then you go on to the next thing.
With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and then you go on to the next thing.
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.
I just want to be written about as a normal artist.
I just want to be written about as a normal artist.
I just hope I can live long enough to see the fame.
I just hope I can live long enough to see the fame.
I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.
I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.
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'm not a photojournalist.
I'm not a photojournalist.
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.
I wish I could be elegant.
I wish I could be elegant.
I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of the time in which it is made.
I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of the time in which it is made.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.
The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.
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.
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 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 thoug...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. Show less «
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...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. Show less «
