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 Read Quote
I don’t really like the term ‘artist.’ I’m not sure what it means. It’s a bit like ‘love.’ David Bailey Read Quote
If something becomes old-fashioned, it was no good to start with. Think about it. Michelangelo is not old-fashioned. David Bailey Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Botticelli would have made a very good fashion photographer. He did eight heads instead of seven heads in a body, which is fashion illustration. David Bailey Read Quote
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 Read Quote
When I stop working, I go out and start working again. Most people paint a picture, or whatever they do, and go home. For me, it has to be continuous. David Bailey Read Quote
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 Read Quote
