“The nicer I am, the more people think I'm lying.”

“During the 1960s, I think, people forgot what emotions were supposed to be. And I don't think they've ever remembered.”

“I never think that people die. They just go to department stores.”

“Most people in America think Art is a man's name.”

“I always think about what it means to wear eyeglasses. When you get used to glasses you don't know how far you could really see. I think about all the people before eyeglasses were invented. It must have been weird because everyone was seeing in different ways according to how bad their eyes were. Now, eyeglasses standardize everyone's vision to 20-20. That's an example of everyone becoming more alike. Everyone could be seeing at different levels if it weren't for glasses.”

“Edward Smith: What do you think is the characteristic of a really nice person? Some people you obviously do like more than others.Andy Warhol: Ummm, well, if they talk a lot.ES: What, and don't make you talk?AW: Yeah, yes, that's a really nice person.”

“I'm the type who'd be happy not going anywhere as long as I was sure I knew exactly what was happening at the places I wasn't going to. I'm the type who'd like to sit home and watch every party that I'm invited to on a monitor in my bedroom.”