People dont have time to wait for somebody to paint their portraits anymore. The money is in photography. – Robert Mapplethorpe
This AIDS stuff is pretty scary. I hope I dont get it. – Robert Mapplethorpe
Happiness? No, its not there for me. – Robert Mapplethorpe
My father wants me to be like my brother, but I cant be. – Robert Mapplethorpe
I would never have done what Id done if Id considered my father as somebody I wanted to please. – Robert Mapplethorpe
If I have to change my lifestyle, I dont want to live. – Robert Mapplethorpe
I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isnt. And thats a tough place to be because youre never satisfied. – Robert Mapplethorpe
I just hope I can live long enough to see the fame. – Robert Mapplethorpe
Beauty and the devil are the same thing. – Robert Mapplethorpe
To make pictures big is to make them more powerful. – Robert Mapplethorpe
When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God. – Robert Mapplethorpe
