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It's only a few nutcases who do art for themselves, like Van Gogh.
David Bailey
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David Bailey
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: January 2
Fashion Photographer
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David Royston Bailey
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I am not responsible for all the journalists in the past that have told lies.
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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 set out to be a photographer.
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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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The skull is nature's sculpture.
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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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Sometimes I still can't believe my luck.
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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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I didn't try and do fashion pictures. I tried to do portraits of girls wearing dresses.
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The trouble with people like Tony Blair is they get confused, they think intelligence is education when they're two different things.
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I'm not really one for regrets.
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The best advice I ever got was that knowledge is power and to keep reading.
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A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me.
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I always go for simplicity.
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I was dyslexic, so I was put in the silly class at school.
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My first influence obviously was Picasso.
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