I didn't know a time when there wasn't a war because I spent all my time from the age of two or three to eight in a coal cellar really. David Bailey on age
If you're curious, London's an amazing place. David Bailey on amazing
Fashion often starts off beautiful and becomes ugly, whereas art starts off ugly sometimes and becomes beautiful. David Bailey on art
A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me. David Bailey on attitude
The best advice I ever got was that knowledge is power and to keep reading. David Bailey on best
I left school on my 15th birthday. David Bailey on birthday
I like change. There's something Buddhist about it - continuous change is wonderful. David Bailey on change
A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me. David Bailey on dreams
The trouble with people like Tony Blair is they get confused, they think intelligence is education when they're two different things. David Bailey on education
It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary it takes a lot of looking before you learn to see the extraordinary. David Bailey on good
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 on home
It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary it takes a lot of looking before you learn to see the extraordinary. David Bailey on imagination
The trouble with people like Tony Blair is they get confused, they think intelligence is education when they're two different things. David Bailey on intelligence
The best advice I ever got was that knowledge is power and to keep reading. David Bailey on knowledge
I love learning new techniques. David Bailey on learning
I was surrounded by strong women so it had never even occurred to me that women were anything other than equal to men. David Bailey on men
To get rich, you have to be making money while you're asleep. David Bailey on money
Photography is more about money now but then so are most things. David Bailey on money
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 on money
London changes because of money. It's real estate. If they can build some offices or expensive apartments they will, it's money that changes everything in a city. David Bailey on money