Andy Warhol Quotes

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

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Andy Warhol (born Andrew Warhola; 6 August 1928 – 22 February 1987) was an American painter, filmmaker, publisher, actor and major figure in the Pop Art movement.

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Pen Names: Warhol, Andrew • Warhola, Andrew

Birth Name: Andrew Warhola Jr.

Alternative Names: Andrew Warhola • Andrew Warhol • Drella • Andrej Varchol • Andrej Warhol

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If something's going to happen for you, it will, you can't make it happen. And it never does happen until you're past the point where you care whether it happens or not.
I guess it's for your own good that it always happens that way, because after you stop wanting things is where having them won't make you go crazy.

A picture means I know where I was every minute. That's why I take pictures. It's a visual diary.

Being in business is the most fascinating kind of art.
Making money is art and working is art, and good business is the best art

She had a poignantly vacant, vulnerable quality that made her a reflection of everybody's private fantasies.

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 movies make emotions look strong and real, whereas when things really do happen to you, it's like you're watching television — you don't feel anything.

When I got my first television set, I stopped caring so much about having close relationships.

...that's when I realized that Bianca doesn't really take drugs - just a few poppers and maybe some coke once in a while but otherwise she's not on drugs, she's normal.

Sex is the biggest nothing of all time.

In the future everyone will have their fifteen minutes of fame

Business art is the step that comes after Art. I started as a commercial artist, and I want to finish as a business artist. After I did the thing called 'art' or whatever it's called, I went into business art. I wanted to be an Art Businessman or a Business Artist. Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. During the hippies era people put down the idea of business – they'd say 'Money is bad', and 'Working is bad', but making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.

Buying is much more American than thinking.

I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want.

And for Kevin Costner,, he'll have a big career.

I'm afraid that if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of its meaning.

When you're interested in somebody, and you think they might be interested in you, you should point out all your beauty problems and defects right away, rather than take a chance they won't notice them.. .On the other hand, say you have a purely temporary beauty problem—a new pimple, lackluster hair, no-sleep eyes, five extra pounds around the middle. Still, whatever it is, you should point it out.. .If you don't point out these things they might think that your temporary beauty problem is a permanent beauty problem.. .If they really do like you for yourself, they'll be willing to use their imagination to think of what you must look like without your temporary beauty problem.