The only thing they can't teach you at art school is art. David Bailey More Quotes by David Bailey More Quotes From David Bailey You have to kind of be invisible when you photograph children, so you use a longer lens. David Bailey lensesusechildren Actors are hard to photograph because they never want to reveal who they are. You don't know if you're getting a character from a Chekhov play or a Polanski film. It depends what mood they're in. David Bailey actorsplaycharacter 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. David Bailey rockslighttree 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. David Bailey guineacannibalfeels If you're curious, London's an amazing place. David Bailey amazing-placescuriouslondon Girls are more attractive to me than dresses. David Bailey attractivegirldresses I've always been a bit flip. David Bailey bitsflip I am not responsible for all the journalists in the past that have told lies. David Bailey responsiblelyingpast Rather than knowing more, I think I've got more open-minded. David Bailey open-mindedknowingthinking I was a terrible father. The most I ever did for my children was to teach them chess. At least they got that. David Bailey chessfatherchildren 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. David Bailey circlesdifferencesthinking I don't think my work does reflect my nationality - I don't like the idea of nationalism. David Bailey doeideasthinking I had a terrible time with feminists in the Seventies. They hated me, those women. I think they hated everything. David Bailey terrible-timesfeministthinking I hate being so nostalgic about the Sixties. David Bailey nostalgici-hatehate I left school on my 15th birthday. David Bailey leftbirthdayschool I'm never shocked, I'm not the shockable type! David Bailey shockedtype I like change. There's something Buddhist about it - continuous change is wonderful. David Bailey continuous-changebuddhistwonderful Sometimes I still can't believe my luck. David Bailey lucksometimesbelieve I never set out to be a photographer. David Bailey photographer It's only a few nutcases who do art for themselves, like Van Gogh. David Bailey vansart
