Banksy Quotes - Page 5

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• It's a very frustrated feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you work are the police department.

  Banksy

  People, Police, Feelings

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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.

  Banksy

  Movie, Inspiring, World

  "Banksy Breaks His Silence on ‘Exit Through The Gift Shop’; Hints at Next Film" by Jordan Raup, thefilmstage.com. December 21, 2010.

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• If you are dirty, insignificant and unloved then rats are the ultimate role model.

  Banksy

  Dirty, Role Models, Roles

  Banksy (2005). “Banksy: wall and piece”, Random House UK

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• If at first you don't succeed, Call an airstrike.

  Banksy

  Firsts, Succeed, Geek

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• People who enjoy waving flags don't deserve to have one.

  Banksy

  People, Flags, Enjoy

  "Wall and Piece". Book by Banksy, 2005.

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• 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

  Art, Other Cultures, People

  Banksy (2005). “Banksy: wall and piece”, Random House UK

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• 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

  Crush, Couple, Disappointment

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• As far as I can tell the only thing worth looking at in most museums of art is all the schoolgirls on daytrips with the art departments.

  Banksy

  Art, Museums, I Can

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• Some people criticize me for using sources that are a bit low brow (this quote is from 'Gladiator') but you know what? 'I'm just going to use that hostility to make me stronger, not weaker' as Kelly Rowland said on the X Factor.

  Banksy

  People, Stronger, Use

  "Banksy in New York: New mural sees Gladiator quote being scrubbed away" by Alex Wynick, www.mirror.co.uk. October 16, 2013.

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• I wouldnt want to be remembered as the guy who contaminated a perfectly legitimate form of protest art with money and celebrities.

  Banksy

  Art, Guy, Want

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

  Banksy

  Artist, Graffiti, Used

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• 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

  Mean, Order, Names

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• 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

  Eye, Covered Up, Security Guards

  Banksy (2005). “Banksy: wall and piece”, Random House UK

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• 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

  Drawing, Sound, May

  "Graffiti artist Banksy SPOTTED for second time in a month - this time in Lake District bistro" by Jeremy Armstrong, www.mirror.co.uk. January 27, 2015.

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• You're advised not to drink the replica Arab spring water.

  Banksy

  Spring, Water, Drink

  "Follow Along As Banksy Takes Over New York City", www.huffingtonpost.com. October 3, 2013.

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• Traditional graffiti writers have a bunch of rules they like to stick to, and good luck to them, but I didn't become a graffiti artist so I could have somebody else tell me what to do. If you're the type who gets sentimental about people scribbling over your stuff, I suggest graffiti is probably not the right hobby for you.

  Banksy

  Good Luck, Artist, People

  Source: www.timeout.com

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• I figure there are enough self-opinionated assholes trying to get their ugly little faces in front of you as it is. You ask a lot of kids today what they want to be when they grow up, and they say, 'I want to be famous.' You ask them, 'For what reason?' and they don't know or care. I think Andy Warhol got it wrong - in the future, so many people are going to become famous that one day everybody will end up being anonymous for 15 minutes.

  Banksy

  Growing Up, Kids, Thinking

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• 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.

  Banksy

  Real, Oil, People

  "Banksy: The Graffitist Goes Straight". www.theguardian.com. June 14, 2009.

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• Painting something that defies the law of the land is good. Painting something that defies the law of the land and the law of gravity at the same time is ideal.

  Banksy

  Law, Land, Painting

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• 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

  Art, Confusing, Idiot

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• 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

  Men, Awards, House

  "Banksy Request to Appear at the Oscars in Disguise Rejected" by Stuart Kemp, www.hollywoodreporter.com. February 21, 2011.

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• I give away thousands of paintings for free.

  Banksy

  Giving, Painting

  "Banksy Was Here" by Lauren Collins, www.newyorker.com. May 14, 2007.

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• 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

  Cities, Trying, Billboards

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• All I know about what people think of my gear is what a couple of my friends tell me, and one of them always wants to borrow money, so I'm not sure how reliable he is.

  Banksy

  Couple, Thinking, People

  Source: prefuse.net

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