“I don't know how to take photographs. I just know how to see.”
英语
“我不知道怎么拍照。我只知道怎么观看。”
“I was not interested in documenting the invasion. I was interested in the faces of the people.”
英语
“我对记录入侵不感兴趣。我感兴趣的是人们的面孔。”
关于布拉格之春照片的采访
“If I knew how to take a good photograph, I'd do it every time.”
英语
“如果我知道怎样拍出好照片，我每次都会拍出好照片。”
玛格南图片社采访
“I have a need. A need to photograph. It's not a profession. It's a need.”
英语
“我有一种需要。一种拍照的需要。这不是职业，这是一种需要。”
采访，引自寇德卡纪录片
“I photograph only something that has to do with me, and I never photograph anything that I do not feel.”
英语
“我只拍与我有关的东西，我从不拍我没有感觉的东西。”
引自《寇德卡：吉普赛人》，2011年版