There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge.
BANKSYAnyone who believes in capital punishment should be shot
More Banksy Quotes
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Graffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people; politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers.
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Nobody ever listened to me until they didn’t know who I was
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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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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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It doesn’t take much to be a successful artist-all you need to do is dedicate your entire life to it.
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I know street art can feel increasingly like the marketing wing of an art career, so I wanted to make some art without the price tag attached. There’s no gallery show or book or film. It’s pointless. Which hopefully means something.
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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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When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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If you want to say something and have people listen then you have to wear a mask. If you want to be honest then you have to live a lie.
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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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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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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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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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The holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it takes people to look at it.
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