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The cameras are getting smaller, they're getting more versatile, and eventually, I'm sure you'll have a camera with lots and lots of things on it so you can alter the picture. You could alter perspective.
David Hockney
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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
Collagist
Draftsperson
Drawer
Graphic Artist
Illustrator
Lithographer
Painter
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Printmaker
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Bradford
Yorkshire
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Versatile
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I'm fed up with being bossed around.
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No one has ever asked to see my degree certificate.
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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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