Over 100 Iconic Andy Warhol Quotes for Creative Inspiration
Imagine the world through the eyes of Andy Warhol, a visionary who transformed how we perceive art, culture, and consumerism. Warhol’s iconic and thought-provoking quotes continue to influence the art world and societal norms, challenging us to introspect and expand our horizons. This article delves into a compilation of his profound quotes across ten sub-topics, each shedding light on different aspects of life and creativity. Embark on this journey to explore the mind of one of the most influential artists and thought leaders of the 20th century.
"Art is what you can get away with."
"Everyone has their own America, and then they have pieces of a fantasy America that they think is out there but they can’t see."
"The world fascinates me."
"I think everybody should like everybody."
"Once you ‘got’ Pop, you could never see a sign the same way again."
"You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you."
"Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art."
"It's not what you are that counts, it's what they think you are."
"I’ve never met a person I couldn’t call a beauty."
"I’ve decided something: Commercial things really do stink."
"I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They're beautiful. Everybody’s plastic, but I love plastic."
"I am a deeply superficial person."
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself."
"I think everybody should be nice to everybody."
"I had a lot of dates but I decided to stay home and dye my eyebrows."
"I'm afraid if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of its meaning."
"In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."
"I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own."
"People should fall in love with their eyes closed."
"Isn’t life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves?"
"Fantasy love is much better than reality love."
"Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, ’So what.’ That’s one of my favorite things to say."
"I never understood why when you died, you didn't just vanish, everything could just keep going on the way it was only you just wouldn't be there."
"Before I was shot, I always thought that I was more half-there than all-there — I always suspected that I wasn’t getting all of it, and that I had missed something."
"Pop art is for everyone."
"Once you ‘got’ Pop, you could never see a sign the same way again."
"The idea either comes quickly or it doesn’t."
"If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings and films and me, and there I am. There’s nothing behind it."
"I am a deeply superficial person."
"Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art."
"Art is anything you can get away with."
"An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have."
"Beauty is a sign of intelligence."
"Once you have seen pop, you never see a sign the same way again."
"Everybody is rich. Everybody is profoundly rich."
"In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes."
"Art is what you can get away with."
"Don’t pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches."
"Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art."
"When I got my first television set, I stopped caring so much about having close relationships."
"Before I was shot, I always thought that I was more half-there than all-there—I always suspected that I wasn’t getting all of it, and that I had missed something."
"Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, ‘So what.’"
"I always like to see if the art separates from the art or if it's stuck to it."
"Don’t think about making art, just get it done."
"You have to do stuff that average people don’t understand because those are the only good things."
"People need to be made more aware of the need to work at learning how to live because life is so quick and sometimes it goes away too quickly."
"I'm afraid if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of its meaning."
"When you watch a movie, the sound functions only to accentuate what they’re doing on the screen."
"Buying is more American than thinking, and I’m as American as they come."
"I love to be in America when things are falling apart."
"The biggest price one pays for anything is shock you waste."
"I met someone on the street who said isn't it sad that people suffer so bad because of sexual inadequacies."
"Jug reps are like art props—it’s about art for art’s sake."
"I love America, and I want to be a promoter of the idea of America."
"You have to do stuff that people don’t understand."
"America is the greatest culture of all."
"There’s a lot of deaf people that hear more with a closed mouth."
"Artists are nobody's servants—we’re just powerplants."
"A friend is jealous of someone and says 'Forget her.' But you should say 'Remember her.'"
"I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art anybody could ever want to own."
"In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes."
"People should fall in love with their eyes closed."
"Fantasy love is much better than reality love."
"Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes."
"A picture means I know where I was every minute. That’s why I take pictures."
"I’ve never met a person I couldn’t call a beauty."
"Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art."
"An artist is someone who produces things that people don’t need to have."
"I always think that every day is a good day when you have an opportunity to express yourself."
"I feel pretty sure there's no fame without a little bit of love and no love without a little fame."
"It’s like celebrities—they leave traces of themselves like the wetness left in a print by an iron."
"Everybody needs a fantasy."
"Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art."
"Business is the most fascinating kind of art."
"Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art."
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself."
"An artist is someone who produces things that people don’t need to have."
"I used to drink three pots of cocoa while working to get all of it done."
"A friend says ‘I’m jealous of people who can let go of this.' I say ‘Let go of what?’"
"Success is a job for life."
"You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you."
"I always see success and failure as opposites."
"I never fall prey to saying 'I'm sorry' when explaining imperfections."
"A good piece of business is something that everyone can sing along to."
"When you watch a movie, it’s like being in a spirit of humor to understand everything."
"I always wanted to have a snapshot of everything that happened and everything that could happen."
"The most fascinating kind of art is to get away with it."
"Pop art is for everyone."
"Hollywood's greatest secret is Mr. President."
"Nothing really going on here."
"I always think that every day, somewhere, someone is collecting what you did."
"If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings and films and me, and there I am—There’s nothing behind it."
"I wrote a little song about movies—it’s called ‘Hollywood is a conservative nation'
"Nothing in the world is more powerful than pop culture."
"I’ve never had an idea in my head that I haven’t made into a movie"
"An artist is anybody who isn’t nobody"
"If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings and films and me, and there I am. There’s nothing behind it."
"I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art anybody could ever want to own."
"I never understand why when you die, you don’t just vanish."
"Isn’t life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves?"
"People’s lightness lifts some people’s spirits in surprising ways."
"Fantasy love is much better than reality love."
"Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, ‘So what.’"
"Somebody said 'You could catch me if I go under' but you should tell them 'Watch out with that safety switch."
"I always like to see if the art separates from the art."
"Nothing makes more sense than press droplets wet with water"
"A picture means I know where I was every minute."
"The world fascinates me."
"I’ve never met a person I couldn’t call a beauty."
"Buying is more American than thinking, and I’m as American as they come."
"Isn’t life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves?"
"I think everybody should like everybody."
"People should fall in love with their eyes closed"
"Art is what you can get away with."
"An artist is somebody who produces things that people don’t need to have."
"In the future, everyone will be famous for 15 minutes."
"You need to let the little things that would ordinarily bore you suddenly thrill you."
"The world is changing faster than we can see it change."
"Fantasy love is much better than reality love."
"Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art."
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