Robert Mapplethorpe filmography

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

Happiness? No, it's not there for me. Happiness? No, it's not there for me.

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

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.

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.

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 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

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 just want to be written about as a normal artist. I just want to be written about as a normal artist.

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 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 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.

Beauty and the devil are the same thing. Beauty and the devil are the same thing.

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.

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 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

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 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 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 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 a photojournalist. I'm not a photojournalist.

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

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 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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

To make pictures big is to make them more powerful. To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.

I just hope I can live long enough to see the fame. I just hope I can live long enough to see the fame.

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 just try to live my life and do my thing. I just try to live my life and do my thing.

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'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.

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.

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

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 wish I could be elegant. I wish I could be elegant.

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