It’s impossible to predict which paintings will last and which won’t. In New Orleans I painted on a dilapidated shop in a street littered with abandoned cars and rotting mattresses, then two hours later the piece was gone. It turned out I’d picked the side of a crack house and the proprietor didn’t like the attention.
BANKSYI have a theory that you can make any sentence seem profound by writing the name of a dead philosopher at the end of it.
More Banksy Quotes
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I don’t know why people are so keen to put the details of their private life in public; they forget that invisibility is a superpower.
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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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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can’t even finish my second apple pie.
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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
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There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge.
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Should # graffiti be judged on the same level as modern art? Of course not: It’s way more important than that
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If it doesn’t matter, get rid of it. If you can’t get rid of it, it matters.
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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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We can’t do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves.
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Anyone who believes in capital punishment should be shot
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People who get up early in the morning cause war, death and famine.
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I originally set out to try and save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough.
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One Original Thought is worth 1000 Meaningless Quotes.
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