The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda.

The war is like an actress who is getting old. It's less and less photogenic and more and more dangerous. (1944)

What's the point of getting killed if you've got the wrong exposure?

It's not always easy to stand aside and be unable to do anything except record the sufferings around one.

The pictures are there, and you just take them.

The [concentration camps] were swarming with photographers and every new picture of horror served only to diminish the total effect. Now, for a short day, everyone will see what happened to those poor devils in those camps; tomorrow, very few will care what happens to them in the future.

It’s not enough to have talent. You also have to be Hungarian.