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I'm fed up with being bossed around.
David Hockney
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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
Collagist
Draftsperson
Drawer
Graphic Artist
Illustrator
Lithographer
Painter
Photographer
Printmaker
Scenographer
Sculptor
Bradford
Yorkshire
Bossed
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Always live in the ugliest house on the street - then you don't have to look at it.
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I avoid the public because the English public is too aggressive these days for me.
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Smoking calms me down. It's enjoyable. I don't want politicians deciding what is exciting in my life.
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