Andy Warhol

Pop Artist Filmmaker American 1928 – 1987

Pioneered pop art and questioned the boundaries between high and commercial art.

378 quotes

"I could never hurt anyone. I would just like to talk to somebody for four hours."
Kindness
"I love New York. I love the whole vibe of the city."
Love
"Someone said that Farrah Fawcett-Majors didn't do much in her early movies."
Humor
"I never fall in love. It's a stepping stone to more important things like work."
Work
"The reason I'm painting this way is because I want to be a machine."
Technology
"I'm afraid that if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of its meaning."
Wisdom
"I think art should be fun."
Art
"I like to think of myself as an American artist."
Inspiration
"My favorite place is a mirror."
"I just want to be fantastic."
"Maybe the most beautiful thing in the world is consistency."
Beauty
"I want to leave a legacy of wonder."
Dreams
"People used to say I was an addict, now they won't say that anymore."
Perseverance
"Creativity comes from conflict of ideas."
Creativity
"I feel like I'm filming all the time."
Imagination
"I used to fantasize about being beaten up."
Philosophy
"I never wanted to be a painter; I wanted to be a business artist."
Work
"It's better to regret something you have done than something you haven't done."
Courage
"I like the idea of owning nothing."
Freedom
"The most sacred thing is the self."
Philosophy
"I want to be anonymous and famous at the same time."
"One's company, two's a crowd, and three's a party."
Friendship
"People let me be pretty happy."
Happiness
"I'm the best artist."
"I don't know what I would do without you."
Gratitude
"I like things that are cool and have a nice shine to them."
Beauty
"Art is like a very wonderful newspaper."
Art
"I had a one track mind. I had the ability to ignore everything else."
"I want to study minds, not painting."
Knowledge
"I think we should all die at age 30."
Philosophy