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I think I’m greedy, but I’m not greedy for money - I think that can be a burden - I’m greedy for an exciting life.
David Hockney
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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
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Graphic Artist
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Bradford
Yorkshire
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California is always in my mind.
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I 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.
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There would be no bohemia without smoking.
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West Yorkshire is quite dramatic and beautiful, the crags and things.
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In my old age, I'll be in L.A.
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The way we see things is constantly changing. At the moment the way we see things has been left a lot to the camera. That shouldn't necessarily be.
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Being able to draw means being able to put things in believable space. People who don't draw very well can't do that.
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The high-definition picture is still a perspective picture. That's the real problem, the perspective picture.
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