“I am just a middle-class farm boy from Dodge City and my grandparents were wheat farmers. I thought painting, acting, directing and photography were all part of being an artist. I have made my money that way. And I have had some fun. It's not been a bad life.” WayMadeArtistFunActingCitiesClassBoysMiddlePaintingPhotographyMiddle ClassFarmsFarmersGrandparentWheatBeing An ArtistDodgeBad Life Author:Dennis Hopper
“I've been sober now for 18 years. With all the drugs, psychedelics and narcotics I did, I was [really] an alcoholic. Honestly, I only used to do cocaine so I could sober up and drink more. My last five years of drinking was a nightmare. I was drinking a half-gallon of rum with a fifth of rum on the side, in case I ran out, 28 beers a day, and three grams of cocaine just to keep me moving around. And I thought I was doing fine because I wasn't crawling around drunk on the floor.” YearsLastsMovingUsedThreeSidesHalfCasesFiveFineDrinkDrugDrinkingHonestlyDrunkBeerRanFive YearsNightmareSoberFifthAlcoholicsCocaineCrawlingNarcoticsGallonsRumLast Five YearsSober Up Author:Dennis Hopper
“I should have been dead ten times over. I've thought about that a lot. I believe in miracles. It's an absolute miracle that I'm still around.” ShouldBelieveHas BeensStillsI BelieveTenShould HaveMiracleAbsolutesI Believe InShould Have BeenBelieve In MiraclesI Believe In Miracles Author:Dennis Hopper
“It takes more than going down to the video store and renting "Easy Rider" to be a rebel.” EasyStoresVideoRebelRidersEasy Rider Author:Dennis Hopper
“In a world where the dead have returned to life, the word" trouble' loses much of its meaning.” WorldLosesTrouble Author:Dennis Hopper
“To make a documentary is one thing, to make a feature film is quite another.” FilmOne ThingFeaturesDocumentaries Author:Dennis Hopper
