A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to. Banksy More Quotes by Banksy More Quotes From Banksy I tell myself I use art to promote dissent, but maybe I am just using dissent to promote my art. I plead not guilty to selling out. But I plead it from a bigger house than I used to live in. Banksy guiltyhouseart The time of getting fame for your name on its own is over. Artwork that is only about wanting to be famous will never make you famous. Any fame is a by-product of making something that means something. You don't go to a restaurant and order a meal because you want to have a sh*t. Banksy namesordermean I have no interest in ever coming out. I’m just trying to make the pictures look good; I’m not into trying to make myself look good. And besides, it’s a pretty safe bet that the reality of me would be a crushing disappointment to a couple of 15-year-old kids out there. Banksy crushcoupledisappointment Graffiti ultimately wins out over proper art because it becomes part of your city, it' s a tool; "I'll meet you in that pub, you know, the one opposite that wall with a picture of a monkey holding a chainsaw". I mean, how much more useful can a painting be than that? Banksy wallmeanart If at first you don't succeed, Call an airstrike. Banksy geeksucceedfirsts I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don't do that so much anymore. Banksy usedart I am unable to comment on who may or may not be Banksy, but anyone described as 'good at drawing' doesn't sound like Banksy to me. Banksy drawingsoundmay There's obviously nothing wrong with selling your art - only an idiot with a trust fund would tell you otherwise. But it's confusing to know how far you should take it. Banksy idiotconfusingart 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. Banksy cleveryearsart 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. Banksy cuttingdrinkingair Policemen and security guards wear hats with a peak that comes down low over their eyes. Apparently this is for psychological reasons. Eyebrows are very expressive and you appear a lot more authoritative if you keep them covered up. The advantage of this is that it makes a lot harder for cops to see anything more than six foot off the ground. Which is why painting rooftops and bridges is so easy. Banksy security-guardscovered-upeye If you are dirty, insignificant and unloved then rats are the ultimate role model. Banksy role-modelsrolesdirty This is a big surprise I don't agree with the concept of award ceremonies, but I'm prepared to make an exception for the ones I'm nominated for. The last time there was a naked man covered in gold paint in my house, it was me. Banksy awardshousemen Once upon a time there was a bear and a bee who lived in a wood and were the best of friends. All summer long the bee collected nectar from morning to night while the bear lay on his back basking in the long grass. When winter came the bear realised he had nothing to eat and thought to himself 'I hope that busy little bee will share some of his honey with me.' But the bee was nowhere to be found - he had died of a stress induced coronary disease. Banksy stresssummermorning Art is not like other culture because its success is not made by its audience. The public fill concert halls and cinemas every day, 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. Banksy other-culturespeopleart People who enjoy waving flags don't deserve to have one. Banksy flagsenjoypeople You're advised not to drink the replica Arab spring water. Banksy drinkspringwater You live in the city and all the time there are signs telling you what to do and billboards trying to sell you something. Banksy billboardscitiestrying I give away thousands of paintings for free. Banksy paintinggiving In the future, everybody will be anonymous for 15 minutes. Banksy minutes
