There's no need to believe what an artist says. Believe what he does; that's what counts. David Hockney More Quotes by David Hockney More Quotes From David Hockney The 'how' has a great effect on what we see. To say that 'what we see' is more important than 'how we see it' is to think that 'how' has been settled and fixed. When you realize this is not the case, you realize that 'how' often affects 'what' we see. David Hockney realizingimportantthinking I do believe that painting can change the world. David Hockney changing-the-worldbelieveworld I have never really done any teaching and maybe I should have done. I am not power-mad enough. David Hockney madteachingshould-have There are enough no smoking places now. David Hockney marijuanaenoughsmoking Painting and drawing has been here for 35,000 years. David Hockney paintingdrawingyears It's all right if you don't mind looking at the world from the point of view of a paralyzed Cyclops—for a split second. David Hockney viewsmindworld The choice is not between drugs and no drugs, but between illegal drugs and legal drugs. Until the 1920s drugs were legal, why not now? Lots of people are on drugs anyway - it is called medication. David Hockney drugchoicespeople The history of photography needs clearing out. It needs something else now. Because photography always acknowledged there were cameras before photography. David Hockney clearing-outcamerasphotography Every good artist I know, I always think works hard, we're working all the time. David Hockney hard-workartistthinking It's very British to go about to see something unusual and paint it. David Hockney unusualbritishpaint Water colours are wet colours in water. David Hockney wetcolourwater An artist might be attracted to hedonism, but of course an artist is not a hedonist. He's a worker, always. David Hockney hedonismartistmight I have got an iPad, what a joy! Van Gogh would have loved it, and he could have written his letters on it as well. David Hockney ipadslettersjoy Faces are the most interesting things we see David Hockney familylovelife I never talk when I'm drawing a person, especially if I'm making line drawings. I prefer there to be no noise at all so I can concentrate more. David Hockney drawinglinessilence I've no doubt that those photographs i took will make people look at everything in a more interesting way - the little tear on one piece of paper, the shadow on another. But good painting has always done that - made you see things. And the most ordinary can be the most extraordinary. David Hockney doubtpeopleinteresting Paint something every day. David Hockney painthabit I was never that interested in movies. I was interested in them as a thing, but I didn't want to make movies. I always wanted to draw and paint. David Hockney drawspaintwant No one has ever asked to see my degree certificate. David Hockney certificatesdegreeseducation I did come from a pretty independent-minded family. David Hockney independentfamily
