I'll Be Your Mirror: The Selected Andy Warhol Interviews (23 page)

W: Giving people a few laughs.

G: What do you mean by that?

W: Nothing. Just entertainment.

G: There is another area I would like to discuss with you; namely your family life, love-life, romantic involvement. Your sex life, to put it bluntly.

W: I don’t have any.

G: That’s strange. Are you devoted so much to your art and movie-making that you have no time left?

W: That is right.

G: Do you hope to have time for it eventually?

W: No.

G: You don’t hope and you don’t expect?

W: No.

G: In 1968 an attempt was made on your life and you came rather close to death. (One of WarhoFs actresses walked into his studio and shot him. He was critically ill for weeks.) Such an experience always leaves a deep mark on people. What was the effect on you?

W: It was just as if I was watching another movie.

G: You suffered very serious injuries. You had to stay in hospital for three months. Did you recover completely from a physical point of view? Or do you still have some complaints?

W: I do.

G: Would I be tactless if I asked what is troubling you still?

W: A few pains.

G: Where do you have the pains?

W: All over.

G: Does it affect your work?

W: No.

G: Any plans for the near future, apart from the films and musical?

W: None.

G: Any comment on life in general?

W: No.

G: Any advice to young artists?

W: No.

G: Last question: you told me earlier that you lived with a “drag queen.” Is that person Silva Thins?

W: Yeah, Silva Thins.

G: He was not in drag (female attire) he was wearing that zoot-suit. Does he look good in drag?

W: Oh yeah, you should see him.

G: I hope I will. Thank you for your time.

STRANDED ON SUNSET
: Andy Warhol with the Velvet Under-ground & Nico, during their short-lived stint at The Trip, Hollywood, 1966. From left to right: Nico, Andy, Maureen Tucker, Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, John Cale. Credit: © by Gerard Malanga

115 LB. WEAKLING
: Andy Warhol as he appears in Piero Heliczer's underground film classic, ]oan of Arc, 1966. Credit: © by Gerard Malanga

WITH LOVE FROM ANDY "PIE" AND GERRY "PIE,"
Photobooth Assemblage by Gerard Malanga, December 1963. Credit: © by Gerard Malanga

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN
: Opening sequence to a film by Gerard Malanga, 1964-65. Credit: © by Gerard Malanga

MATINEE IDOL
: Gerard Malanga. The Factory, East 47th Street, New York City, 1966. Credit: © 2004 by Gretchen Berg

A DAY IN THE LIFE
: Andy Warhol. The Factory, East 47th Street, New York City, 1966. Credit: © 2004 by Gretchen Berg

Andy Warhol reading the Village Voice. The Factory, East 47th Street, New York City, 1966. Credit: © 2004 by Gretchen Berg

Andy Warhol hanging bananas for a film scene about to be shot. The Factory, East 47th Street, New York City, 1966. Credit: © 2004 by Gretchen Berg

CREATIVE CAPITAL
: Andy Warhol and Lou Reed. The Factory, East 47th Street, New York City, 1966. Credit: © 2004 by Gretchen Berg

WOMEN IN REVOLT
: Andy Warhol mans the camera, while Paul Morrissey directs Jackie Curtis. The Factory, 33 Union Square West, New York City, 1972. Credit: © 2004 by Gretchen Berg

IVY BOYS
: Andy Warhol and two unidentified friends. The Factory, East 47th Street, New York City, 1966. Credit: © 2004 by Gretchen Berg