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

Quote by Robert Mapplethorpe

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This AIDS stuff is pretty scary. I hope I don't get it.

This AIDS stuff is pretty scary. I hope I don't get it.

Beauty and the devil are the same thing.

Beauty and the devil are the same thing.

Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the...

Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the...

I'm not a photojournalist.

I'm not a photojournalist.

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

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

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

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

I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it...

I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it...

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

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

Just because I was out at the bars all the time didn't mean I wasn't...

Just because I was out at the bars all the time didn't mean I wasn't...

I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of...

I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of...

I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get...

I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get...

I recorded that because it happened to me. I wasn't making a point.

I recorded that because it happened to me. I wasn't making a point.

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

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

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

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

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

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

I can't have just anybody assisting me, I need somebody who I can really communicate...

I can't have just anybody assisting me, I need somebody who I can really communicate...

You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your...

You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your...

I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.

I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.

I became the toast of London. A lot of people I met came from these...

I became the toast of London. A lot of people I met came from these...

I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.

I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.