# Quote — Banksy, Wall and Piece

> "Art is not like other culture because its success is not made by its audience. The public fill concert halls and cinemas everyday, we read novels by the millions, and buy records by the billions. 'We the people' affect the making and quality of most of our culture, but not our art."

- Author: [Banksy](https://www.leafyquotes.com/banksy.md)
- Book: [Wall and Piece](https://www.leafyquotes.com/banksy/wall-and-piece.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Banksy#Wall_and_Piece_(2007)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/banksy/wall-and-piece/art-is-not

## More from this book

> "I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me."

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/banksy/wall-and-piece/i-need-someone.md)

> "I sucked a lot of breasts to get where I am today."

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/banksy/wall-and-piece/i-sucked-a-lot.md)

> "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."

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/banksy/wall-and-piece/i-like-to-think.md)