If Michaelangelo or Leonardo Da Vinci were alive today they’d be making Avatar, not painting a chapel. — Banksy Copy Share Image
I started painting graffiti in the classic New York style of big letters and characters but I was never very good at… — Banksy Copy Share Image
T.V. has made going to the theatre seem pointless, photography has pretty much killed painting but graffiti has remained gloriously unspoilt by… — Banksy Copy Share Image
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… — Banksy Copy Share Image
Painting something that defies the law of the land is good. Painting something that defies the law of the land and the… — Banksy Copy Share Image
People are fond of using military terms to describe what they do. We call it bombing when we go out painting, when… — Banksy Copy Share Image
Graffiti ultimately wins out over proper art because it becomes part of your city, it' s a tool; "I'll meet you in… — Banksy Copy Share Image
Remember crime against property is not real crime. People look at an oil painting and admire the use of brushstrokes to convey… — Banksy Copy Share Image
The one thing you can rely on is if you get disturbed halfway through a painting and it looks a bit naff,… — Banksy Copy Share Image
I’ve learnt from experience that a painting isn’t finished when you put down your brush - that’s when it starts. The public… — Banksy Copy Share Image
I think its pretty clear that film is the pre-eminent art form of our age. If Michaelangelo or Leonardo Da Vinci were… — Banksy Copy Share Image
On Painting Rats, and the Glorification of Them. They exist without permission. They are hated, hunted and persecuted. They live in quiet… — Banksy Copy Share Image
It's impossible to predict which paintings will last and which won't. In New Orleans I painted on a dilapidated shop in a… — Banksy Copy Share Image
Policemen and security guards wear hats with a peak that comes down low over their eyes. Apparently this is for psychological reasons.… — Banksy Copy Share Image
“Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a great and glorious nation. Favourite amongst his subjects was the court… — Banksy Copy Share Image
A wall is a very big weapon. It's one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with. — Banksy Copy Share
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… — Banksy Copy Share
There's nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place. — Banksy Copy Share
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,… — Banksy Copy Share
Graffiti's always been a temporary art form. You make your mark and then they scrub it off. — Banksy Copy Share
I just wanna make the world a better-looking place. If you don't like it, you can paint over it! — Banksy Copy Share
Painting something that defies the law of the land is good. Painting something that defies the law of the land and the law of… — Banksy Copy Share
We can't do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves, — Banksy Copy Share
If you want to say something and have people listen then you have to wear a mask. If you want to be honest then… — Banksy Copy Share
