I never liked photography. Not for the sake of photography. I like the object. I like the photographs when you hold them in your hand.
Robert MapplethorpeMy theory about creativity is that the more money one has, the more creative one can be.
Robert MapplethorpeI would never have done what I'd done if I'd considered my father as somebody I wanted to please.
Robert MapplethorpeI think that it was a great advantage to go into photography not knowing much about it. Not thinking. I think one of the problems with many photographers today is that they never see for themselves, but just like everybody else.
Robert Mapplethorpe