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

Quote by David Hockney

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

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

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,...

Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for...

Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

There are enough no smoking places now.

There are enough no smoking places now.

We live in an age where the artist is forgotten. He is a researcher. I...

We live in an age where the artist is forgotten. He is a researcher. I...

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...

And then I went round the corner and there's a Van Gogh portrait, and you...

And then I went round the corner and there's a Van Gogh portrait, and you...

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.

Anything simple always interests me.

Anything simple always interests me.

The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their...

The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their...

Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return...

Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return...

Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the...

Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the...