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It's only a few nutcases who do art for themselves, like Van Gogh.

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David Bailey
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: January 2
Fashion Photographer
Film Director
Photographer
David Royston Bailey
Gogh
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I don't see the point of photographing trees or rocks because they're there and anyone can photograph them if they're prepared to hang around and wait for the light.
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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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The only thing they can't teach you at art school is art.
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I always go for simplicity.
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People want security in this insecure world.
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It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary it takes a lot of looking before you learn to see the extraordinary.
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I'm never shocked, I'm not the shockable type!
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My first influence obviously was Picasso.
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Sometimes I still can't believe my luck.
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I was dyslexic, so I was put in the silly class at school.
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I hate being so nostalgic about the Sixties.
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I didn't try and do fashion pictures. I tried to do portraits of girls wearing dresses.
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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 know everything should be photographed. It helps me make sense of my existence.
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My paintings are rubbish.
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The skull is nature's sculpture.
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Girls are more attractive to me than dresses.
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I'm not really one for regrets.
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I don't feel very optimistic in London.
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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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