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David Hockney Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Work You Spontaneity Keep Get Older

I am for an art that takes into account the direct effect of the elements as they exist from day to day apart from representation.

Robert Smithson

Art Day I Am Representation Exist

At least there's a political input, but when you put on the robe, at that point the politics is over.

Politics Political You Over Point

I have a big bag of M&M's in the pantry, and I have a scoop after lunch. That's my treat.

Lunch Treat Bag Big Pantry After

'What's It Gonna Be?' is about having a massive crush on someone, so it made sense to go back where - to school, where it all began. But it was important for us to explore those archetypal characters - The Jock, The Nerd, The Dork, The Popular Kid - and then flip expectations.

School Expectations Someone Back Go

I have some Russian friends. But probably only 10 percent. I don't hang out usually in the big Russian communities in Brooklyn and New Jersey.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Friends Brooklyn New Out Hang Big

I think artists need the freedom to fail and I gave myself that freedom.

Freedom Myself Think Need Fail Gave

When I got the 'Blue Album,' I was 11 years old, 10 years old, and then I convinced my parents to go and get my first drum kit, which was, like, 600 bucks.

Blue Parents Go Old First Drum

You think I can be the MVP without practicing?

Think You I Can Without Practicing

When facing symphonic orchestras which have played some works five thousands times, you have nothing to do.

Placido Domingo

You Nothing Five Facing Some Works

In life, do you ever really know if you're missing an opportunity? No, you really don't.

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Life Opportunity You Know Missing

Somebody's gotta win and somebody's gotta lose and I believe in letting the other guy lose.

Win Believe Lose I Believe Guy

I love flying; I love aircraft, and you could say I've had a love affair with flight since I was a child. I travel a huge amount. I use airports, and as a pilot, I've flown in and out of airports thousands of times, so really, I have a fairly broad perspective.

Love Perspective Travel Child Flying

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