I draw flowers every day and send them to my friends so they get fresh blooms every morning.
David HockneySmoking calms me down. It's enjoyable. I don't want politicians deciding what is exciting in my life.
David HockneyWhen you stop doing something, it doesn't mean you are rejecting the previous work. That's the mistake; it's not rejecting it, it's saying, 'I have exploited it enough now and I wish to take a look at another corner.'
David HockneyEverything does come from nature. That's where you get new ideas. Just draw the landscape. I felt doing it with a bit of burnt wood was also good because I was drawing burnt wood with a piece of wood. I wanted to do black and white. After using color, I thought black and white would be good. You can have color in black and white. There is color in them, actually.
David Hockney