No theoretician, no writer on art, however interesting he or she might be, could be as interesting as Picasso. A good writer… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
Nature, never, never let's you down, it's not a cliché, nature isn't a cliché, pictures might be, but you can get tired… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
With watercolour, you can't cover up the marks. There's the story of the construction of the picture, and then the picture might… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
An artist might be attracted to hedonism, but of course an artist is not a hedonist. He's a worker, always. — David Hockney Copy Share Image
It's a myth that if you're liked by only four people it must be good. It might also be very bad: they… — 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
I thought using three cameras was a lot better than one, because you could see where you were going, where you'd been,… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
I'm not really looking for theater work. But if somebody approaches me with enthusiasm, I might respond. — 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
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