"I couldn't possibly have any regrets, because I've been very lucky, I've been celebrated, and I've s..." — Don McCullin

I'm from England, and like every other great empire who stole bits of the world, there is a price to pay. And I was born in 1935. So, since I've been conscious of the world, I've either been in, or been on the periphery of, a war zone.

I've always thought photography is not so much of an art form but a way of communicating and passing on information.

When I take a black-and-white portrait, it's not particularly meant to please you. It's meant to talk to you; it's meant to shame you. It's meant to scream out at you, and it has a message.

I grew up as a boy with aggression.