“Before I was shot [June, 1968], I always thought that I was more half-there than all-there - I always suspected that I was watching TV instead of living life. People sometimes say that the way things happen in the movies is unreal, but actually it's the way things happen to you in life that's unreal. The movies make emotions look so strong and real, whereas when things really do happen to you, it's like watching television - you don't feel anything. Right when I was being shot and ever since, I knew that I was watching television. The channels switch, but it's all television.”

— Andy Warhol

The quote "Before I was shot [June, 1968], I always thought that I was more half-there than all-ther…" is famous quote by Andy Warhol (1928–1987), American artist.

Source: 1975, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (1975), Ch. 6: Work

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