Andrew Warhol, better known as Andy Warhol, was an artist, author, intellectual and socialite from the United States, who is known as one of the most influential exponents of pop art and was regarded as one of the icons of the 1960s. Warhol attended the art course at University of Pittsburgh, before going on to gain his post graduate degree in commercial art from Carnegie Institute of Technology and found success as a commercial artist, designing magazine illustration. He also worked in advertising. However, he became far more famous when he became an artist later on and was particularly known for his rather controversial artistic tendencies. Warhol was adept at a variety of illustration techniques including hand drawing, simple painting, printmaking, silk screening and photography among others. On the other hand, he was one of the leading socialites of his era, who established Interview magazine and also authored two noted books titled, ‘Popism-The Warhol Sixties’ and ‘The Philosophy of Andy Warhol’. He was also friends with some of the biggest names in Hollywood and his studio was a favourite haunt of the who’s who of American entertainment. Here are some of the most interesting quotes by Andy Warhol.
Don't pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches.
- Andy Warhol
People should fall in love with their eyes closed.
- Andy Warhol
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. So what.
- The Philosophy of Andy Warhol, Andy Warhol
Art is what you can get away with.
- Andy Warhol
As soon as you stop wanting something, you get it.
- Andy Warhol
The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting
- Andy Warhol
I never fall apart, because I never fall together.
Every song has a memory; every song has the ability to make or break your heart, shut down the heart, and open the eyes. But I’m afraid if you look at a thing long enough; it loses all of its meaning
- Andy Warhol
It’s not what you are that counts, it’s what they think you are.
I have Social Disease. I have to go out every night. If I stay home one night I start spreading rumours to my dogs.
- Andy Warhol
Don't think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it's good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.
But I always say, one's company, two's a crowd, and three's a party
- Andy Warhol
Everyone winds up kissing the wrong person goodnight.
- Andy Warhol
The mystery was gone but the amazement was just starting.
- Andy Warhol
Fantasy love is much better than reality love. Never doing it is very exciting. The most exciting attractions are between two opposites that never meet.
There are beautiful sounds in rock. Very lazy, dreamlike noises. You can forget about the lyrics in most songs. Just dig the noise, and you've got your sound...We're musical primitives.
- Andy Warhol
People's fantasies are what give them problems. If you didn't have fantasies you wouldn't have problems because you'd just take whatever was there.
- Andy Warhol
I think it would be very glamorous to be reincarnated as a great big ring on Liz Taylor's finger.
It's the movies that have been running things in America ever since they were invented. They show you what to do, how to do it, when to do it, how to feel about it, and how to look how you feel about it.
- Andy Warhol
I never wanted to be a painter; I wanted to be a tap dancer.
When I look around today, the biggest anachronism I see is pregnancy. I just can't believe that people are still pregnant.
- The Philosophy of Andy Warhol, Andy Warhol
I suppose I have a really loose interpretation of 'work,' because I think that just being alive is so much work at something you don't always want to do.
The biggest price you pay for love is that you have to have somebody around, you can't be on your own, wich is always so much better.
- The Philosophy of Andy Warhol, Andy Warhol
I always notice flowers.
- Andy Warhol's Party Book, Andy Warhol
Security breeds stagnation.
- Andy Warhol
I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They’re beautiful. Everybody’s plastic, but I love plastic. I want to be plastic.
- Andy Warhol
In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."
~Andy Warhol 1968
He revised it in 1979:
"In 15 minutes, everybody will be famous.
- Andy Warhol
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.
