Andy Warhol was one of the most recognizable and influential artists of the 20th century. Known as a leading figure in the visual art movement, many of his works sat between artistic expression and advertising. Here is a look at some of the most notable Andy Warhol quotes ever recorded.
“A picture means I know where I was every minute. That’s why I take pictures. It’s a visual diary.”
“An artist is somebody who produces things that people don’t need to have.”
“Andy Warhol: I think everybody should like everybody. Gene Swenson: Is that what Pop Art is all about? Andy Warhol: Yes, it’s liking things.”
“Art is what you can get away with.”
“As soon as you stop wanting something, you get it.”
“Beauty is a sign of intelligence.”
“Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery.”
'I think having land and not ruining it
is the most beautiful art that anybody
could ever want to own.'Andy Warhol
By Brigitte Lacombe pic.twitter.com/OQ1sqmq3uR
— Didier Golemanas (@DidierGolemanas) February 5, 2017
“Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.”
“Don’t pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches.”
“Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.”
“I am a deeply superficial person.”
“I just do art because I’m ugly and there’s nothing else for me to do.”
“I never fall apart, because I never fall together.”
#AndyWarhol (and #Jackie) at the Factory, c. 1964 #NYC pic.twitter.com/ogDgLShetO
— Ruth Pérez-Chaves (@RPerezChaves) February 13, 2017
“I think everybody should be nice to everybody.”
“I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.”
“I wonder if it’s possible to have a love affair that lasts forever.”
“If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings and films and me, and there I am. There’s nothing behind it.”
“I’m afraid that if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of its meaning.”
“I’m not afraid to die; I just don’t want to be there when it happens.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.”
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— History Lovers Club (@historylvrsclub) February 4, 2017
“It’s not what you are that counts, it’s what they think you are.”
“People should fall in love with their eyes closed.”
“People sometimes say that the way things happen in the movies is unreal, but actually, it’s the way things happen to you in life that’s unreal.”
“The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting”
“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”
“You have to do stuff that average people don’t understand because those are the only good things.”
Here is a good look at the life and art of Andy Warhol. Known as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, Warhol brought a new era of pop art and glamour to the business.
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