Banksy

Quotes

1. "People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish. But that's only if it's done properly."

2. 

   "People who should be shot: Fascist thugs, religious fundamentalists, people who write lists telling you who should be shot. "

3. 

   "You can win the rat race but you're still a rat."

4. 

   "The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules. It's people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages. As a precaution to ever committing major acts of evil it is our solemn duty never to do what we're told, this is the only way we can be sure." (p. 51)

5. 

   "'There's no way you're going to get a quote from us to use on your book cover.' — Metropolitan Police Spokesperson"

6. 

   "T.V. has made going to the theatre seem pointless, photography has pretty much killed painting but graffiti has remained gloriously unspoilt by progress."

7. 

   "Think from outside the box, collapse the box and take a fucking knife to it."

8. 

   "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..."

9. 

   "Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else."

10. 

    "Remember crime against property is not real crime. People look at an oil painting and admire the use of brushstrokes to convey meaning. People look at a graffiti painting and admire the use of a drainpipe to gain access."

11. 

    "Conversations don't get any better as you get older."

12. 

    "I used to tell everyone I meant to be an artist..... I don't do that any more."