David Hockney

I've realized that I can do performances. ”

I'm very attracted to the great open spaces of the West. ”

I had always planned to make a large painting of the early spring, when the first leaves are at the bottom of the trees, and they seem to float in space in a wonderful way. But the arrival of spring can't be done in one picture. ”

There are enough no smoking places now. ”

What I didn't know was I was deeply attracted to the big space. ”

Who would have thought that the telephone would bring back drawing? ”

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

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. ”

I avoid the public because the English public is too aggressive these days for me. ”

I was always struck by how Picasso had no interest in music. ”