My lawyer’s opinion is that the cops might not actually be able to charge me with criminal damage any more – because theoretically my graffiti actually increases the value of property rather than decreasing it. That’s his theory, but then my lawyer also believes wearing novelty cartoon ties is a good look.
BANKSYPeople either love me or they hate me, or they don’t really care.
More Banksy Quotes
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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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If Michaelangelo or Leonardo Da Vinci were alive today they’d be making Avatar, not painting a chapel.
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The Art we look at is made by only a select few. A small group create, promote, purchase, exhibit and decide the success of Art. Only a few hundred people in the world have any real say. When you go to an Art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires
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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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People who get up early in the morning cause war, death and famine.
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Anyone who believes in capital punishment should be shot
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I don’t think you should have to pay to look at graffiti. You should only pay if you want to get rid of it.
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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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At this time of year it’s easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity – the lies, the corruption, the abuse.
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Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.
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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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People either love me or they hate me, or they don’t really care.
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Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.
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The one thing you can rely on is if you get disturbed halfway through a painting and it looks a bit naff, then someone will preserve that piece, remove it and a few months later it’ll be paraded round Sotheby’s by people wearing white gloves.
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