Andy Warhol

American artist, film director, illustrator, producer

Andy Warhol quotes


An exceptional American artist renowned for his visual art movement known as pop art, Andy Warhol is responsible for some of the most expensive art pieces ever sold. One canvas entitled Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) was sold for US$105 million. His legacy is a vast array of paintings that populate art galleries and private collections in various countries.

He was known for his pithy quotes and his reasoned explanations regarding the purpose of art. His words encourage retrospection and make people think about their very existence. His words also offer a profound insight into his artistic genius and are the source of inspiration for many budding artists and creatives.

 

Interesting Andy Warhol quotes about life, love, art


 
I am a deeply superficial person.
- Andy Warhol
The day will come when everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.
- Andy Warhol
The idea is not to live forever, it is to create something that will.
- Andy Warhol
Kiss me with your eyes.
- Andy Warhol
Everybody must have a fantasy.
- Andy Warhol
An artist is somebody who produces things that people don’t need to have.
- Andy Warhol
History books are being re-written all the time
- Andy Warhol
Dying is the most embarrassing thing that can ever happen to you, because someone’s got to take care of all your details.
- Andy Warhol
What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest.
- Andy Warhol
The day will come when everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes
- Andy Warhol
I always run into strong women who are looking for weak men to dominate them.
- Andy Warhol
I'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the right question, 'Well, what do you love most?' That's how I started painting money.
- Andy Warhol
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.
- Andy Warhol
I want to die with my blue jeans on.
- Andy Warhol
But I’m afraid if you look at a thing long enough; it loses all of its meaning.
- Andy Warhol
Sex is more exciting on the screen and between the pages than between the sheets.
- Andy Warhol
A friend of mine always says, ‘Women love me for the man I’m not.
- Andy Warhol
During the 1960s, I think, people forgot what emotions were supposed to be. And I don't think they've ever remembered.
- Andy Warhol
Art is what you can get away with.
- Andy Warhol
People should fall in love with their eyes closed.
- Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol quotes
Do not pay attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches.
- Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol quotes
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.
- Andy Warhol
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