Chris Ofili Professions : Painter Born : October 10, 1968 Browse All Authors Top 27 quotes by Chris Ofili We all studied math, but we don't go around spewing numbers. Religion should be used in the appropriate way. Chris Ofili go numbers way religion The church is not made up of one person but a whole congregation, and they should be able to interact with art without being told what to think. Chris Ofili person think church art I've always set out to embrace all that I am. Chris Ofili out i-am always embrace I don't think I met anyone posh until I went to London. Chris Ofili until think posh london Moving to Trinidad was a great experiment. I never knew what it would do to my work or even if it would be accepted by people and not be seen as me just falling off the edge of the earth. Chris Ofili great me work people I love Manchester. I love Manchester United. But I would really struggle to be creative there. I feel a bit lost, over-familiar maybe. Maybe too stuck in my own web of history. Chris Ofili feel struggle love history I was an altar boy and heard the Bible being read out repeatedly. The stories have stayed with me, although they're completely remixed in my head. And often, when I do further reading, I'm quite surprised by the difference between the real story and my memory of the story. Chris Ofili memory me reading bible Similar Authors Barry McGee painter Brion Gysin painter Bridget Riley painter Boris Vallejo painter Allan Kaprow painter Augustus John painter All Authors