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I'm not really one for regrets.

David Bailey

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David Bailey
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: January 2
Fashion Photographer
Film Director
Photographer
David Royston Bailey
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Rockers are the nicest people to photograph. They have no inhibitions.
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I don't feel very optimistic in London.
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I know everything should be photographed. It helps me make sense of my existence.
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I never cared for fashion much, amusing little seams and witty little pleats: it was the girls I liked.
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My paintings are rubbish.
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In '73 I photographed the cannibals in New Guinea. They treated me OK but they didn't make you feel relaxed... I managed to escape unscathed though, I'm pretty good at that.
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I hate men who are in touch with their feminine side.
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I've always been a bit flip.
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I always go for simplicity.
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I'm never shocked, I'm not the shockable type!
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I don't think global warming is to do with us, I think it's a natural circle. I don't think a few Ferraris make that much difference.
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I am not responsible for all the journalists in the past that have told lies.
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The reason I did fashion was it was the only way to get paid to do anything creative. You couldn't support yourself as an 'artist' - I hate that word. The only way you could be 'arty' was as a fashion photographer, because it still had a certain amount of integrity involved.
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Sometimes I still can't believe my luck.
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My first influence obviously was Picasso.
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Journalists never make it clear when you are joking.
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In France they don't think I'm difficult.
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