Robert Mapplethorpe Quotes

Beauty and the devil are the same thing.

Robert Mapplethorpe



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

Robert Mapplethorpe



I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people didn't agree.

Robert Mapplethorpe



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.

Robert Mapplethorpe



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

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



I can't have just anybody assisting me, I need somebody who I can really communicate with.

Robert Mapplethorpe



I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.

Robert Mapplethorpe



I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get it.

Robert Mapplethorpe



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

Robert Mapplethorpe



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

Robert Mapplethorpe



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

Robert Mapplethorpe



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

Robert Mapplethorpe