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" I guess I'm the last of the Cockneys. "

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" I don't think my work does reflect my nationality - I don't like the idea of nationalism. "

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" In '73 I photographed the cannibals in New Guinea. They treated me OK but they didn't make you feel relaxed... I managed to escape unscathed though, I'm pretty good at that. "

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