English - Artist | July 9, 1937 -
The moment I got a very big studio, everything took off.
David Hockney
MomentEverythingBigGotOffVery
I did come from a pretty independent-minded family.
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Ultimately, I'm about liberty and I think you have to defend it.
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People tell me they open my e-mails first, because they aren't demands and you don't need to reply. They're simply for pleasure.
PeopleMeYouFirstNeedOpen
It's no good saying I wished I could go out more, because I can't. But I don't bother about it too much.
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I was always struck by how Picasso had no interest in music.
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I avoid the public because the English public is too aggressive these days for me.
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I paint what I like, when I like and where I like.
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The moment rules over everything.
MomentRulesOverEverything
I'm a bit of a propagandist.
BitPropagandist
I generally only paint people I know, I'm not a flatterer really.
PeopleKnowPaintOnlyReally
I worked in the NHS as a hospital orderly during my national service, and people thought it was a noble service. But over the years it's lost its humanity.
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