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I've never lied. I think I've lived a moral life.
Robert Mapplethorpe
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Robert Mapplethorpe
Age: 42 †
Born: 1946
Born: November 4
Died: 1989
Died: March 18
Collagist
Photo Artist
Photographer
Sculptor
Floral Park
Queens
Bob Mapplethorpe
Robert Maplethorpe
Robert Michael Mapplethorpe
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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.
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The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.
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Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight.
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When I create art, it's like holding hands with God.
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I come from suburban America. It was a very safe environment and it was a good place to come from in that it was a good place to leave.
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I stand naked when I draw. God holds my hand and we sing together.
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I'm not photographing anything naked these days. I haven't been concentrating on bodies recently.
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Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the other person, and the devil.
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To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.
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I recorded that because it happened to me. I wasn't making a point.
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Beauty and the devil are the same thing.
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I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people didn't agree.
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You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your obligations.
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I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get it.
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The photographs that are art have to be separated from the rest - then preserved.
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My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be.
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I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.
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I can't have just anybody assisting me, I need somebody who I can really communicate with.
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I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.
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People have done pornographic pictures forever, but most of the people who involve themselves in explicit sexuality aren't really artists.
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