Best Howard Hodgkin Quotes
- It is simply impossible to control a large painting with the edge in the same way that you can control a small one. Control
- A lot of people... are afraid of pictures which have visible emotions in them. They feel calmer in front of pictures which are placid. Afraid
- My pictures really finish themselves. Finish
- To be a painter now is to be part of a very small, endangered species. Endangered
- I hate painting. Hate
- Matisse was very clear about saying that you have to blow your own trumpet and explain yourself, which I think has been slightly forgotten. Been
- I fell through a crack for years. Historically, I am a nothing because I fit in no category. I can only be me. Category
- I don't think you can lightly paint a picture. It's an activity I take very seriously. Activity
- I once was interviewed and got so exasperated that I said, 'What do you want, a shopping list?' They kept asking, 'What's in this picture?' Asking