Name	Robert Mapplethorpe
Date of Birth	November 26, 1946
Birthplace	Floral Park, NY
Star Sign	Sagittarius
Died	March 9, 1989 (Aged 43)
Location of Death	Boston, MA
Cause of Death	complications from AIDS
Nationality	American
University	Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY (1970)
Occupation	Photographer
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I see things like they`ve never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of the time in which it is made.

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I`m looking for the unexpected. I`m looking for things I`ve never seen before.

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The best picture I got was Bianca Jagger whispering in Mick`s ear. I caught them telling a secret, which is sort of rude.

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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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I don`t use recreational drugs, except for cocaine, hallucinogens, and nitrates.

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I should try to get some sleep as one doesn`t know what tomorrow may bring.

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If I have to change my lifestyle, I don`t want to live.

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I don`t believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.

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The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.

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My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can`t be.

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I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today`s existence.

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The photographs that are art have to be separated from the rest - then preserved.

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I recorded that because it happened to me. I wasn`t making a point.

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My lifestyle is bizarre, but the only thing you need to know is where the darkroom is.

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I wish I could be elegant.

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Whether it`s an orgy or a cocktail party, I know how to do it.

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I don`t think any collector knows his true motivation.

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Just because I was out at the bars all the time didn`t mean I wasn`t looking for someone to love.

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

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Beauty and the devil are the same thing.

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

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I played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way to educate myself.

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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.

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I`m not a photojournalist.

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

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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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You`re never going to get anywhere in life if you don`t live up to your obligations.

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To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.

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This AIDS stuff is pretty scary. I hope I don`t get it.

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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.

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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.

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My theory about creativity is that the more money one has, the more creative one can be.

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I would never have done what I`d done if I`d considered my father as somebody I wanted to please.

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When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God.

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One must ease the public into it - that`s an art in itself.

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I`ve never lied. I think I`ve lived a moral life.

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

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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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People don`t have time to wait for somebody to paint their portraits anymore. The money is in photography.

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I`m not photographing anything naked these days. I haven`t been concentrating on bodies recently.

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Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight.

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With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and then you go on to the next thing.

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

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