I was always involved in art and when I went under contract at Warner Bros. at 18, it afforded me the possibility of never having to stop painting, never having to stop taking photographs and so on, and to actually live a cultural life.
Dennis HopperI was very shy, and it was a lot easier for me to communicate if I had a camera between me and other people.
Dennis HopperThe reality of things going on around me is more interesting than the fantasies of the world I work in.
Dennis HopperBanks wont even loan each other money, everybody's going broke, and here we are inside here, these people are going to be out on the street selling apples and pencils and they're still going to be buying paintings for this money, so I don't know what's going on in this world.
Dennis Hopper