"I generally only paint people I know, I'm not a flatterer really." — David Hockney

I've always wanted to be able to paint the dawn.

It's no good saying I wished I could go out more, because I can't. But I don't bother about it too much.

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.

Britain is a very small country with a very large press.