"Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary."
British photographer, designer, and diarist known for influential portrait and fashion work. He photographed royalty, artists, and celebrities and also designed costumes and sets for stage and film. Beaton won Academy Awards for his design work on major film productions.