Quotes by David Bailey

About David Bailey:

David Royston Bailey is an English fashion and portrait photographer.
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Botticelli would have made a very good fashion photographer. He did eight heads instead of seven heads in a body, which is fashion illustration.

David Bailey

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

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The earth has a life of its own.

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I love learning new techniques.

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I love people for giving me their time. It's a privilege - I make the most of it.

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I sort of fall in love with them when I'm photographing them - men and women.

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I used to love the '20s.

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I don't really like the term 'artist.' I'm not sure what it means. It's a bit like 'love.'

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Rockers are the nicest people to photograph. They have no inhibitions.

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When I die I want to go to Vogue.

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I hate being so nostalgic about the Sixties.

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I always go for simplicity.

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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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You can't really copy what I do because I don't do anything.

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I never tried to revolutionise photography; I just do what I do and keep my fingers crossed that people will like it.

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Being trendy is dangerous. I've never been trendy, which is why I've never really fallen out of favour.

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Being handsome wasn't much of a burden. It worked for me.

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Instead of putting someone in prison for being a hooligan, give him a choice. He may have beaten someone up and he's got eight years, but tell him you can do eight years inside or spend five years in the Army. Put him in the Parachute Regiment, they'...

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I know everything should be photographed. It helps me make sense of my existence.

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People want security in this insecure world.

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Author Bio

  • NameDavid Bailey
  • DescriptionBritish photographer
  • BornJanuary 2, 1938
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionPhotographer
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire