“When I was about 14. I saw my first mountain. I saw the ocean for the first time. I remember thinking that that ocean looked very similar to our wheat fields. I didn't know what I thought I would see when I looked out at the ocean, but I thought I'd see something different.” ThinkingKnowsFirstsDifferentRememberSawsFieldsMountainOceanFirst TimeWheatWheat Fields Author:Dennis Hopper
“The alcohol was awful. I was a terrible alcoholic. I mean, people used to ask how much drugs I did. I said, 'I only do drugs so I can drink more'. I was doing the coke so I could drink more. I mean, I don't know any other reason. I'd start drinking in the morning. I'd drink all day long.” PeopleKnowsMeanLongSaidI CanReasonUsedAsksMorningTerribleDrinkDrugDrinkingAlcoholAwfulAlcoholicsCokeMean People Author:Dennis Hopper
“You know, the history of California art doesn't start until about 1961, and that's when these photographs start. I mean, we have no history out here.” KnowsMeanArtPhotographCalifornia Book:Dennis Hopper: Interviews Source: Dennis Hopper: Interviews
“You know, this is such a rich time that we've just been involved in, and there's really a job now for historians. Film is still very young. This is the first hundred years of filmmaking. So I think it's important that we have some sense of history and continuity. Especially in film.” ThinkingKnowsYearsFirstsStillsImportantJobsFilmYoungRichInvolvedHundredHistorianFilmmakingContinuity Book:Dennis Hopper: Interviews Source: Dennis Hopper: Interviews
“I didn't see an abstract painting until I was 18, when I went to Vincent Price's house and saw Richard Niebencorn, Wolff, Jackson Pollack. He had an amazing collection. I didn't know people painted abstractly, I thought I was just doing something wholeheartedly.” PeopleKnowsHouseSawsPaintingAbstractCollectionsWholeheartedlyAbstract Painting Author:Dennis Hopper
“Banks wont even loan each other money, everybody's going broke, and here we are inside here, these people are going to be out on the street selling apples and pencils and they're still going to be buying paintings for this money, so I don't know what's going on in this world.” PeopleKnowsWorldStillsStreetsThis WorldPaintingSellingBrokeApplesBuyingPencilsLoan Author:Dennis Hopper
“Work is fun to me. All those years of being an actor and a director and not being able to get a job - two weeks is too long to not know what my next job will be.” KnowsYearsLongTwoAbleJobsNextActorsFunWeekDirectorsTwo Weeks Author:Dennis Hopper
“There are moments that I`ve had some real brilliance, you know. But I think they are moments. And sometimes, in a career, moments are enough.” ThinkingKnowsRealSometimesEnoughMomentsCareersBrilliance Book:Dennis Hopper: Interviews Source: Dennis Hopper: Interviews
