“I think I'm greedy, but I'm not greedy for money - because that can be a burden - I'm greedy for an… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
Yes, I did, I mean I painted er, in a kind of abstract expressionist way, because of course that was exciting. — David Hockney Copy Share Image
Smoking calms me down. It's enjoyable. I don't want politicians deciding what is exciting in my life. — David Hockney Copy Share Image
I can get excitement watching rain on a puddle. And then I paint it. Now, I admit, there are not too many… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
I think we're in a very exciting time - visually, I think we are. I've not got a crystal ball. I'm not… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
The moment you can learn to deal with homosexuality in art, it's quite an exciting moment, just as in a sense when… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
I think I’m greedy, but I’m not greedy for money - I think that can be a burden - I’m greedy for… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
When you're very young, you suddenly find this marvellous freedom. It's quite exciting, and you're prepared to do anything. — David Hockney Copy Share Image
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] Obama, it… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
I had always planned to make a large painting of the early spring, when the first leaves are at the bottom of the trees,… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
I've always said that the only thing a photograph is good at capturing faithfully is another flat surface. — David Hockney Copy Share Image
I'm rather shocked by what I thought was simple mindedness actually. I thought they're not looking, they're not actually looking. — David Hockney Copy Share Image
You would think death was an optional extra nowadays. Nobody wants to tick that box. — David Hockney Copy Share Image
Until I saw my drawings replayed on the iPad, I'd never seen myself draw. Someone watching me would be concentrating on the exact moment,… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
You always need a bit of low-tech.You always need a pair of scissors, it seems to me. You can do better things.... The high-tech,… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
When you are older, you realise that everything else is just nothing compared to painting and drawing. — David Hockney Copy Share Image
In fact, I'm a bit of a slob, but I've always said my excuse, I have a higher sense of order, I can see… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
