Robert Mapplethorpe

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

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#collector #his #i #knows #motivation

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

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#fame #hope #i #i can #just

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

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#just #life #live #my life #thing

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

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#artist #i #just #normal #want

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

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#educate #flowers #good #good way #i

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

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#happened #i #making #me #point

I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of the time in which it is made. ↗

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#art #been #before #i #i see

I wish I could be elegant. ↗

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#elegant #i #i wish #wish

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

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#considered #done #father #i #never

I'm not a photojournalist. ↗

— Robert Mapplethorpe