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I'm not really one for regrets.

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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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Fortunately I didn't get educated because if I'd got educated I'd be an educated fool now.
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I don't feel very optimistic in London.
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The Sixties was a time of breaking down class barriers, although I think class still exists today in some areas.
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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 never cared for fashion much, amusing little seams and witty little pleats: it was the girls I liked.
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I've been used by women all my life, fortunately.
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