David Hockney Want Quotations

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

In fact, most artists want to make things a bit more difficult for themselves as they go along, to challenge themselves.

All film directors, even the ones using 3-D today, want you to look at what they chose.

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.

You would think death was an optional extra nowadays. Nobody wants to tick that box.

Style is something you can use, and you can be like a magpie, just taking what you want.

I want life thrilling and rich. And it is. I make sure it is.