Howard Hodgkin Quotes

Something's that written out is okay, but it's not always a clear indication of what a person means.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

A lot of people understand what not saying anything means, so, in effect, not saying anything is really saying a lot.

Words are much better at relating emotions and thoughts.

It's hard to tell writers, especially in movies, that words are secondary. Behavior is important.

Sometimes not speaking says more than all the words in the world.

I feel like math and writing are the same thing. You're putting together a lot of complex things to satisfy different requirements. It's got to be aesthetically pleasing; it's got to have subtext; it's got to convey information.

Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.

There's what people say, and there's what people mean, and I like to explore the difference between the two.

It's a difficult competition against silence, because silence is a perfect language, the only language which says with no words.

I really value words. I really try to illustrate and let people draw their own conclusions.

If we do away with semi-colons, parentheses and much else, we will lose all music, nuance and subtlety in communication - and end up shouting at one another in block capitals.

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.

Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life.

I've learned that I need to spell out, even in cases seemingly so blatant, that in fact I am not taking this at face value and am being 'sarcastic.'

Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition.

A quote is just a tattoo on the tongue.

In any interview, you do say more or less than you mean.

Sometimes it's easier to show than it is to tell.

It's not that I don't like words. There's sometimes no need for words.

They place great stress on the clarity of our language for expressing nuances and showing subtleties.

Words can have the same kind of magic as riffs can.

Words are powerful. When I make mistakes I just try to come back and clarify what I meant.

I like words. Words are places, rooms, distant airs, thin and tropical. They make us feel and imagine we are more than our bodies.

Words make love with one another.