Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
BANKSYNobody ever listened to me until they didn’t know who I was
More Banksy Quotes
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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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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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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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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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You’re mind is working at its best when you’re being paranoid. You explore every avenue and possibility of your situation at high speed with total clarity.
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There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge.
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I just wanna make the world a better-looking place. If you don’t like it, you can paint over it!
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Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.
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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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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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A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.
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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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People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
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The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists.. Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.
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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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