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I've been used by women all my life, fortunately.

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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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Women
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I had a terrible time with feminists in the Seventies. They hated me, those women. I think they hated everything.
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Being handsome wasn't much of a burden. It worked for me.
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I don't feel very optimistic in London.
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People want security in this insecure world.
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I am not responsible for all the journalists in the past that have told lies.
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A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me.
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