David Hockney Quotes

You know, when I was younger I was into all kinds of art - drawing, painting, all that stuff. But I played drums, played piano forever.

I started playing piano when I was 6. And I knew that wanted to be involved in that form of expression, whether it was through music, or acting, or dancing, or painting, or writing.

I guess as a kid, I was always creative, and I was involved in music, like piano and violin and choir, so I always knew - I always knew that I wanted to do something that would allow me to be who I am. Generally, that was creatively, imaginatively.

My whole life has been singing and painting. I just do those two things.

When I was really young, I was convinced I wanted to be a visual artist. I would paint and draw and make crafts.

What men are among the other formations of the earth, artists are among men.

I have been surrounded by artists and paintings throughout my life. My father Ted Dyer is an artist, and from a very early age I have spent time painting and drawing.

I've been singing since I was two. Music was my first passion and I love writing, singing, creating and being creative.

Playing acoustic and line drawings are the two things I'm most competent at.

I was always artistic - right from childhood - but my love of painting came a bit later. It followed my love of music.

I was always interested in photography and other forms of art.

I'm an artist at heart.

It's like a novelist writing far out things. If it makes a point and makes sense, then people like to read that. But if it's off in left field and goes over the edge, you lose it. The same with musical talent, I think.

I'd always been on the giving end of music and creating.

Painting and music were the only things I worked at industriously and faithfully.

I was always painting when I was a kid. But then when I handled a camera when I was 17, that was it for me. I loved photography. I would work 4 or 5 hours a day. It was like a calling.

I'm very passionate about art, music, drawing, acting, so I'd like to have the chance to get the larger choice regarding acting.

I wrote as a kid, but I never wanted to be a writer, particularly. I had been drawing and painting for years and loved that.

I firmly disbelieve that one has to be a tortured soul to write good music.

I majored in industrial design/painting, but haven't had time to exercise that creativity.

It's not like since I make comics I only read comics and since I make movies I will only go out and watch movies. Any kind of artistic expression interests me; it goes from literature to music to sculpture, painting; whatever is extremely inspiring for me becomes a reference also for me.

I've only been interested in the artistic side of life.

When I heard that there were artists, I wished I could some time be one. If I could only make a rose bloom on paper, I thought I should be happy! Or if I could at last succeed in drawing the outline of winter-stripped boughs as I saw them against the sky, it seemed to me that I should be willing to spend years in trying.

Paul is a very creative artist but I'm more that thorough, meticulous, disciplined nut.

Most artists never get a chance to be Picasso, but that doesn't mean you would stop painting.