David Hockney

It's very British to go about to see something unusual and paint it.

— David Hockney

Water colours are wet colours in water.

— David Hockney

Ultimately, I'm about liberty and I think you have to defend it.

— David Hockney

West Yorkshire is quite dramatic and beautiful, the crags and things.

— David Hockney

The thing with high-tech is that you always end up using scissors.

— David Hockney

I'm a bit claustrophobic, I know that now.

— David Hockney

Faces are the most interesting things we see

— David Hockney

All painters are interested in photography to a certain extent.

— David Hockney

Photographs aren't accounts of scrutiny. The shutter is open for a fraction of a second.

— David Hockney

Drawing is rather like playing chess: your mind races ahead of the moves that you eventually make.

— David Hockney

Photography sees surfaces, it doesn't see space. We see space but the camera doesn't.

— David Hockney

Great claims are being made for the photograph as truth. We are showing you things, we show you the war. I say…

— David Hockney

The urge to draw must be quite deep within us, because children love to do it.

— David Hockney

I'm a very early riser, and I don't like to miss that beautiful early morning light.

— David Hockney

Every good artist I know, I always think works hard, we're working all the time.

— David Hockney

We need all kinds of artists. We have no need to destroy drawing. We lose so much. This wouldn't happen in music.

— David Hockney

You always need a bit of low-tech.You always need a pair of scissors, it seems to me. You can do better things……

— David Hockney

No theoretician, no writer on art, however interesting he or she might be, could be as interesting as Picasso. A good writer…

— David Hockney

You can't believe any picture nowadays, if it's digital. You can't really believe. If you see me shaking hands with Mr. [Barack]…

— David Hockney

I can often tell when drawings are done from photographs, because you can tell what they miss out, what the camera misses…

— David Hockney

Style is something you can use, and you can be like a magpie, just taking what you want. The idea of the…

— David Hockney

I can see that cinema seems to be finished. Everybody has a bigger screen at home. I'm assuming eventually you won't need…

— David Hockney

Perspective is a law of optics... The Chinese did not have a system like it. Indeed, it is said they rejected the…

— David Hockney

The cameras are getting smaller, they're getting more versatile, and eventually, I'm sure you'll have a camera with lots and lots of…

— David Hockney

I do believe that painting can change the world.

— David Hockney

I want life thrilling and rich. And it is. I make sure it is.

— David Hockney

The photograph isn't good enough. It's not real enough.

— David Hockney

I haven't stopped painting or drawing - I've just added another medium.

— David Hockney

I've always wanted to be able to paint the dawn.

— David Hockney

My only worry is the painting I'm doing. Nothing else.

— David Hockney

Painting and drawing has been here for 35,000 years.

— David Hockney

I think I am seeing more clearly now than ever,

— David Hockney

Teaching people to draw is teaching people to look

— David Hockney

I did come from a pretty independent-minded family.

— David Hockney

Britain is a very small country with a very large press.

— David Hockney

It's difficult to talk about colour, even remember colour actually.

— David Hockney

It takes a long time to make it simple.

— David Hockney

Drawing takes time. A line has time in it

— David Hockney

I love California; everything is so artificial.

— David Hockney

I'm sure that the camera is part of European art.

— David Hockney