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

Quote by David Hockney

Topics: David Hockney Quotes

Well, in Bradford I could say I was brought up in Bradford and Hollywood.

Well, in Bradford I could say I was brought up in Bradford and Hollywood.

But slowly I began to use cameras and then think about what it was that...

But slowly I began to use cameras and then think about what it was that...

Smoking calms me down. It's enjoyable. I don't want politicians deciding what is exciting in...

Smoking calms me down. It's enjoyable. I don't want politicians deciding what is exciting in...

You had to be aware that I saw that photography was a mere episode in...

You had to be aware that I saw that photography was a mere episode in...

The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.

The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.

There are enough no smoking places now.

There are enough no smoking places now.

But, I would always be thinking of how pictures are constructed and colour, how to...

But, I would always be thinking of how pictures are constructed and colour, how to...

What I didn't know was I was deeply attracted to the big space.

What I didn't know was I was deeply attracted to the big space.

Anything simple always interests me.

Anything simple always interests me.

Anything simple always interests me.

Anything simple always interests me.

Most artists work all the time, they do actually, especially good artists, they work all...

Most artists work all the time, they do actually, especially good artists, they work all...

It is very good advice to believe only what an artist does, rather than what...

It is very good advice to believe only what an artist does, rather than what...

A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light.

A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light.

I made a photograph of a garden in Kyoto, the Zen garden, which is a...

I made a photograph of a garden in Kyoto, the Zen garden, which is a...

Well you can't teach the poetry, but you can teach the craft.

Well you can't teach the poetry, but you can teach the craft.

Yes, I did, I mean I painted er, in a kind of abstract expressionist way,...

Yes, I did, I mean I painted er, in a kind of abstract expressionist way,...

Television is becoming a collage - there are so many channels that you move through...

Television is becoming a collage - there are so many channels that you move through...

Shadows sometimes people don't see shadows. The Chinese of course never paint them in pictures,...

Shadows sometimes people don't see shadows. The Chinese of course never paint them in pictures,...

But the moment you use an ordinary camera, you are not seeing the picture, remember,...

But the moment you use an ordinary camera, you are not seeing the picture, remember,...

I think Picasso was, without doubt, the greatest portraitist of the 20th century, if not...

I think Picasso was, without doubt, the greatest portraitist of the 20th century, if not...