Quotes by Photographers

I suppose because my work was so popular people didn't really look at it. David Bailey

Work People Suppose Look Because Really Popular

I've always been a bit flip. David Bailey

Bit Always Been Flip

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

Love Time Me People Giving Most Make Privilege

You have to kind of be invisible when you photograph children, so you use a longer lens. David Bailey

You Kind Photograph Invisible Longer Children Lens Use

Journalists never make it clear when you are joking. David Bailey

You Joking Never Clear Journalists Make

My paintings are rubbish. David Bailey

Rubbish Paintings

I'm not really one for regrets. David Bailey

Regrets Really

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

Character You Mood Photograph Never Know Because Reveal Chekhov Getting Depends Want Hard Who Film Actor Play

I used to love the '20s. David Bailey

Love To Love Used

My father was a tailor, my mother a machinist. David Bailey

Mother Father Tailor

The only thing approaching art in a movie is the script. David Bailey

Art Approaching Only Movie The Only Thing Script Thing

I don't do proud. David Bailey

Proud

I'm not a philosopher, I'm just a simple boy from East Ham. David Bailey

Simple Philosopher East Boy Ham Just

It's only a few nutcases who do art for themselves, like Van Gogh. David Bailey

Art Few Van Van Gogh Only Like Gogh Themselves Who

It always amazes me when people ask you to do something and then tell you how to do it. David Bailey

Me You People Tell Something Always How Amazes Ask Then

There's nothing wrong with being a fashion photographer, but it's a bit limited. David Bailey

Fashion Nothing Bit Photographer Wrong Limited Being

John Parsons, the gay art director at 'Vogue,' really started my career. David Bailey

Art Gay Director John Vogue Really Started Career

I think about death all the time. I know there's nothing out there, but I'm curious. There's a 300 billion-to-one chance that there might be an energy that goes somewhere else, but I doubt it. David Bailey

Death Time Somewhere Energy Nothing Doubt Think Else Out About Somewhere Else Know Curious Goes Might Chance

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

Love Bit Term Like Sure Artist Really Means

If something becomes old-fashioned, it was no good to start with. Think about it. Michelangelo is not old-fashioned. David Bailey

Good Think About Something Becomes Michelangelo Old-Fashioned Start

Kate Moss is the best thing since Jean Shrimpton, really. David Bailey

Best Since Moss Really Kate Kate Moss Jean Thing

The first half of the 20th century belongs to Picasso, and the second half is about photography. They said digital would kill photography because everyone can do it, but they said that about the box brownie in 1885 when it came out. It makes photography interesting because everyone thinks they can take a picture. David Bailey

War is the easiest photography in the business. Just get close, be lucky, know how your camera works. There are subjects everywhere. Everyplace you go, there is something to photograph in a war, like being in the middle of a hurricane or a train crash or an earthquake. You can't miss it. David Douglas Duncan

War You Business Photography Earthquake Everywhere Easiest Photograph Hurricane Something Miss Like Know How Go Camera Subjects Close Train Get Just Middle Being Crash Your Works Lucky