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I've always been a bit flip.

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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Being handsome wasn't much of a burden. It worked for me.
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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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The only thing approaching art in a movie is the script.
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