I think photography has made us see the landscape in a very dull way - that's one of its effects. It's not spatial.
David HockneyBut the moment you use an ordinary camera, you are not seeing the picture, remember, meaning, you had to remember what you've taken. Now you could see it of course, with a digital thing, but remember in 1982 you couldn't.
David HockneyI stay up nights and fiddle with my opera designs. It's a bit obsessive. That's why I can't do it all the time.
David HockneyI actually think the deafness makes you see clearer. If you can't hear, you somehow see.
David Hockney