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David Hockney Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: artist
Nationality: english
Birth: July 9, 1937

Topics

Life Me Smoking My Life Down Want

I love to play for audiences that are simply made of people rather than so-called special people.

Love People Play Special Made Than

Even though James Burton was my idol, I didn't think I could carry his shoes back then.

Shoes Think Back Carry Idol Even

I hate imperialism. I detest colonialism. And I fear the consequences of their last bitter struggle for life. We are determined that our nation, and the world as a whole, shall not be the plaything of one small corner of the world.

Life Fear Hate Struggle World Small

It's OK to joke about yourself and have self-perspective, but, like, when you constantly put yourself down to get other people to tell you you're good, that annoys me. Have confidence!

Good Confidence Yourself People Me

I'm always thinking I'm messing up. I did a lot of classes. I can't stand being on stage or the only one talking in a room, so class really helped me deal with that. It doesn't really get any easier, but it helps you focus on the acting.

Focus Me Thinking Stand Talking You

My wife always says that I function better up on a big wall than I do anywhere else in life.

Life Wife Better Wall Always Big

'Natural' is a word that has become unmoored by its meanings. If you go into a vitamin shop, things are natural, and people look at that, and they think it's good. It's no different than any other thing you swallow.

Michael Specter

Good People Think You Look Become

By August 2008, we had left Voikovskaya and moved into a wooden dacha in the artists' colony of Sokol in north-west Moscow. The house was a haven amid the madness of the city: lily of the valley grew near our front gate, Virginia creeper decked the green picket fence.

City Green Madness Fence House Gate

I dropped out of school in the 11th grade because there was no purpose in it for me. I'm not proud of this, and I'm not trying to promote it.

Lisa Marie Presley

Purpose School Me Proud Trying Out

If you write songs and if you write music that's very sincere and very honest, it's pop music, but it is pop music with a lot of honesty and a lot of heart.

Music Honesty Heart You Write Pop

It's a lot easier to opine from the sidelines.

Sidelines Easier Lot

Theatre outings are my favourite thing to spend money on. The most influential play I saw was 'Bent,' which starred Ian McKellen. And I loved the original performance of 'The Rocky Horror Show,' with Richard O'Brien and Tim Curry at the Royal Court, when I was about 15.

Money Theatre Performance Loved Play

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