380 Quotes by David Hockney

...all along I've had an ambivalent relationship to photography - but as to whether I thought it an art form, or a craft, or a technique, well, I've always been taken with Henry Geldzahler's answer to that question when he said, I thought it was a hobby.

Pubs aren't health clubs. To me, we're creating a suburban dreariness that would drive me mad.

I've always said that the only thing a photograph is good at capturing faithfully is another flat surface.

As you get older, it gets a bit harder to keep the spontaneity in you, but I work at it.

How can Blair fight a war on terror? Terror is not an ideology or an army; terror is a technique.

It's really about liberty. I'm very concerned about a growing intolerance and bossiness throughout society. Pubs are not health clubs.

When you stop doing something, it doesn't mean you are rejecting the previous work. That's the mistake; it's not rejecting it, it's saying, 'I have exploited it enough now and I wish to take a look at another corner.'

Smoking, ... calms me down. And it's enjoyable. A little bit of what you fancy does you good. I don't want politicians deciding what is exciting in my life. These are decisions you make yourself, not government.

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.