David Bailey Quotes
- I love learning new techniques.
- I never set out to be a photographer.
- I never tried to revolutionise photography; I just do what I do and keep my fingers crossed that people will like it.
- I was ten when I got my first serious beating. It was rough.
- I'm never shocked, I'm not the shockable type!
- I've always been a bit flip.
- I've been used by women all my life, fortunately.
- If you're curious, London's an amazing place.
- In France they don't think I'm difficult.
- It's only a few nutcases who do art for themselves, like Van Gogh.
- Journalists never make it clear when you are joking.
- My first influence obviously was Picasso.
- My friends are all megalomaniacs - from Damien Hirst to Jack Nicholson - all of them.
- My paintings are rubbish.
- The only thing approaching art in a movie is the script.
- The only thing they can't teach you at art school is art.
- The Sixties was a time of breaking down class barriers, although I think class still exists today in some areas.
- The skull is nature's sculpture.
- The trouble with people like Tony Blair is they get confused, they think intelligence is education when they're two different things.
- You adapt to who you're photographing.