Andy Warhol

Pop Artist Filmmaker American 1928 – 1987

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

378 quotes

"I'd prefer to remain a mystery."
Solitude
"I used to have a real love for watching television, but I don't watch it as much anymore."
Change
"I like me."
"The more you look at the exact same exact thing, the more the meaning goes away."
Wisdom
"I never wanted to be a painter; I wanted to be a tap dancer."
Dreams
"Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes in their own way."
Inspiration
"I'd like to be someone who does something."
Motivation
"Isn't everything a machine? Isn't life a machine?"
Philosophy
"Edie was the most beautiful woman I ever saw."
Beauty
"I love being alive."
Life
"I can't stand TV commercials; they bore me to tears."
"I like being famous."
Success
"The acquisition of my collection was sometimes a disease."
Humor
"I think it would be nice to create an environment where everybody could be bored."
Peace
"I believe in whatever gets me through the night."
Faith
"Sometimes when I think about what I've accomplished, it doesn't seem like much."
"I realize that if I keep this up, I'll end up naked in the streets."
Humor
"I like to think of myself as an American artist."
"People need dreams."
Dreams
"I never wanted to change anybody."
"I had some experiences with people and places I've met in New York."
Adventure
"Work is leisure when you have a job."
Work
"I'm not a robot, but someday robots will be able to feel."
Technology
"I love plastic bags and disposable culture."
Creativity
"I'm obsessed with pop culture."
"The further north you go, the more different things become."
Nature
"I think people are beautiful, but only some of the time."
Beauty
"Buying is much more American than thinking."
"Art is everybody."
"I don't think about art when I'm working."