I think if I ever get satisfied, I’ll have to stop. It’s the frustration that drives you.

I don't see anybody as either ordinary or extraordinary. I see them simply as people in front of my lens.

You can't make a great musician or a great photographer if the magic isn't there.

I found a way of working which pleased me because I didn’t have to frighten people with heavy equipment. It was that little black box and me.

If the photographer is interested in the people in front of his lens, and if he is compassionate, it's already a lot. The instrument is not the camera but the photographer.

What I have tried to do is involve the people I was photographing... if they were willing to give, I was willing to photograph.

It doesn't matter if you use a box camera or you use a Leica; the important thing is what motivates you when you are photographing.