I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
BANKSYI don’t think you should have to pay to look at graffiti. You should only pay if you want to get rid of it.
More Banksy Quotes
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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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I like to think I have the guts to stand up anonymously in a western democracy and call for things no-one else believes in – like peace and justice and freedom.
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I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
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T.V. has made going to the theatre seem pointless, photography has pretty much killed painting but graffiti has remained gloriously unspoilt by progress.
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People either love me or they hate me, or they don’t really care.
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Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.
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Not everyone will understand your journey. That’s okay. You’re here to live your life, not to make everyone understand.
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Is graffiti art or vandalism? That word has a lot of negative connotations and it alienates people, so no, I don’t like to use the word ‘art’ at all.
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I have a theory that you can make any sentence seem profound by writing the name of a dead philosopher at the end of it.
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I don’t know if street art ever really works indoors. If you domesticate an animal, it goes from being wild and free to sterile, fat and sleepy. So maybe the art should stay outside.
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A recent survey or North American males found 42% were overweight, 34% were critically obese and 8% ate the survey.
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If you don’t own a train company then you go and paint on one instead… it all comes from that thing at school when you had to have name tags in the back of something… that makes it belong to you. You can own half the city by scribbling your name over it.
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I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.
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It’s a very frustrated feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you work are the police department.
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