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I never set out to be a photographer.

David Bailey

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David Bailey
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: January 2
Fashion Photographer
Film Director
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David Royston Bailey
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I'm not really one for regrets.
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It is a sign of a dull nature to occupy oneself deeply in matters that concern the body for instance, to be over much occupied about exercise, about eating and drinking, about easing oneself, about sexual intercourse.
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Being dyslexic, I was told that I was an idiot all the time.
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My friends are all megalomaniacs - from Damien Hirst to Jack Nicholson - all of them.
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I don't feel very optimistic in London.
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Sometimes I still can't believe my luck.
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It's only a few nutcases who do art for themselves, like Van Gogh.
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In France they don't think I'm difficult.
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To get rich, you have to be making money while you're asleep.
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I am not responsible for all the journalists in the past that have told lies.
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I'm never shocked, I'm not the shockable type!
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People want security in this insecure world.
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The only thing they can't teach you at art school is art.
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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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A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me.
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I don't think my work does reflect my nationality - I don't like the idea of nationalism.
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