Quotes by Photographers

I won't do advertising if they bring a layout and say, 'This is what we want to do,' because anybody can do that; it's not interesting. They've got digital and the computer; it's not taking pictures, it's not magic - it's a picture done by committee. David Bailey

Digital Picture Say Magic Computer Layout Taking Pictures Advertising Because Got Committee Done Anybody Want Interesting Bring

It is a sign of a dull nature to occupy oneself deeply in matters that concern the body; for instance, to be over much occupied about exercise, about eating and drinking, about easing oneself, about sexual intercourse. David Bailey

I hate being so nostalgic about the Sixties. David Bailey

Hate About Sixties Being Nostalgic

I could develop a picture by the time I was 12. David Bailey

Time Picture Could Develop By The Time

You adapt to who you're photographing. David Bailey

You Photographing Who Adapt

I've always tried to do pictures that don't date. David Bailey

Tried Date Pictures Always

My exploits are nothing now to the average person. David Bailey

Nothing Person Average Exploits Average Person Now

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

Life Women My Life All My Life Been Used Fortunately

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

Love Women Men Men And Women Fall Photographing Sort Them

I guess I'm the last of the Cockneys. David Bailey

Guess Last

Being dyslexic, I was told that I was an idiot all the time. David Bailey

Time Dyslexic Idiot Being

Fortunately I didn't get educated because if I'd got educated I'd be an educated fool now. David Bailey

Fool Because Got Educated Get Fortunately Now

In New York, everyone's desperate for success, desperate for money and desperate to be accepted, but in London they're more laid back about things like that. David Bailey

Success Money Desperate Back Everyone London About More New Like Accepted York New York Laid Laid Back Things

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

Photography People Will Tried Crossed Fingers Never Like Just Keep

I was ten when I got my first serious beating. It was rough. David Bailey

First Ten Beating Got Rough Serious

Rather than knowing more, I think I've got more open-minded. David Bailey

Think Rather More Open-Minded Knowing Got Than

I hate men who are in touch with their feminine side. David Bailey

Hate Men Side Touch Feminine Who

I like change. There's something Buddhist about it - continuous change is wonderful. David Bailey

Change Wonderful About Something Buddhist Like Continuous

All my ex-girlfriends or wives are all kind of great friends and I've never understood somebody who can live with somebody for five or six years and then not like them. David Bailey

Great Somebody Live Great Friends Kind Never Like Understood Wives Years Friends Five Six Them Then Who

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'd soon sort him out. David Bailey

You Army Prison Spend Parachute Out Tell Inside Someone Give Beaten He Put Instead Putting Soon Him Sort Got Years Up Five May Being Eight Regiment Choice

I did painting before I did photography. David Bailey

Photography Before Painting Did

Sometimes I still can't believe my luck. David Bailey

Sometimes Luck Believe Still