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“In a war, you must hate somebody or love somebody; you must have a position or you cannot stand what goes on”

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This war is like an actress who is getting old. It is less and less photogenic and more and more dangerous.

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I am a gambler. I decided to go in with Company E in the first wave.

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For a war correspondent to miss an invasion is like refusing a date with Lana Turner.

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The [concentration camps] were swarming with photographers and every new picture of horror served only to diminish the total effect. Now, for a short…

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I would say that the war correspondent gets more drinks, more girls, better pay, and greater freedom than the soldier, but at this stage…

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Listen, old goat, today doesn't matter and tomorrow doesn't matter. It's the end of the game that counts and how many chips you've got…

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I had a name which was a little bit different from Bob Capa. The real name of mine was not too good. I was just as foolish as I am now, but younger. I couldnt get any assignment. I needed a new name badlyAnd then I invented that Bob Capa was a famous American photographer who came over to Europe…

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Q: Do you really distance yourself from your subject? I mean, what would you do if you were presented with a young girl burning…

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Like the people you shoot and let them know it.

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The desire of any war photographer is to be put out of business.

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

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War is like an aging actress: more and more dangerous and less and less photogenic.

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