“People keep asking me, 'What evil lurks in you to play such bad characters?' There is no evil in me, I just wear tight underwear.” PeoplePlayCharacterEvilAskingUnderwearBad Character Author:Dennis Hopper
“I used to have to wear a gas mask to school when I was a kid because of the dust. I would tell people that the first light I saw was in a movie theater, because the sun was just a little glow.” PeopleFirstsLittlesLightKidsSchoolUsedSunSawsTheaterDustGasMaskMovie TheaterGas Masks Author:Dennis Hopper
“I've been a Republican since Reagan. I voted for Bush and his father. I don't tell a lot of people, because I live in a city where somebody who voted for Bush is really an outcast.” PeopleFatherCitiesRepublicanOutcast 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
“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
“I was very shy, and it was a lot easier for me to communicate if I had a camera between me and other people.” PeopleIfsEasierCamerasCommunicateShy Author:Dennis Hopper
