In fact, I'm a bit of a slob, but I've always said my excuse, I have a higher sense of order, I can see it where others can't. That's my excuse for slobbery, I must admit, but I think it's a good one.
David HockneyThe camera can't see space. It sees surfaces. People see space, which is much more interesting.
David HockneyPeople from the village come up and tease me: 'We hear you've started drawing on your telephone.' And I tell them, 'Well, no, actually, it's just that occasionally I speak on my sketch pad,'
David HockneyIt's all right if you don't mind looking at the world from the point of view of a paralyzed Cyclopsโfor a split second.
David HockneyThe high-definition picture is still a perspective picture. That's the real problem, the perspective picture.
David HockneyI thought using three cameras was a lot better than one, because you could see where you were going, where you'd been, and all kinds of things - more like life. I think photography has colored our vision. We're now in an area where it might break something. I think this is a time. I feel it. I don't know whether I'll be here long enough to experience it. I've no plans to leave yet.
David Hockney