David Bailey

I used to love the '20s. ”

Anybody can be a great photographer if they zoom in enough on what they love. ”

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

Every man who is high up loves to think that he has done it all himself; and the wife smiles, and lets it go at that. ”

I've had some weird experiences. ”

The earth has a life of its own. ”

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

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

My first influence obviously was Picasso. ”

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. ”