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.
BANKSYIs 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.
More Banksy Quotes
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Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don’t come up with a picture to cure world poverty you can make someone smile while they’re having a piss.
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We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.
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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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I’d been painting rats for three years before someone said ‘that’s clever it’s an anagram of art’ and I had to pretend I’d known that all along.
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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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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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I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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If you have a statue in the city centre you could go past it every day on your way to school and never even notice it, right. But as soon as someone puts a traffic cone on its head, you’ve made your own sculpture.
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If you feel dirty, insignificant or unloved, then rats are a good role model. They exist without permission, they have no respect for the hierarchy of society, and they have sex 50 times a day.
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I don’t believe in anything. I’m just here for the violence.
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I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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Gaza is often described as ‘the world’s largest open air prison’ because no-one is allowed to enter or leave. But that seems a bit unfair to prisons – they don’t have their electricity and drinking water cut off randomly almost every day.
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Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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In the future, everybody will be anonymous for 15 minutes.
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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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