--- title: "1 Brought Catholic Quotes By Chris Ofili" description: "1 Brought Catholic quotes by Chris Ofili. Plus more from Chris Ofili and more Brought Catholic sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/890/chris-ofili-17669_altar_i-was-brought-up-a-catholic-and-was-an-a_1201600.png" --- > [I was brought up a Catholic and was an altar boy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/i-was-brought-up-a-catholic-and-was-an-altar-boy/) [Chris Ofili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ofili/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/890/chris-ofili-17669_altar_i-was-brought-up-a-catholic-and-was-an-a_1201600.png) ## More by Chris Ofili > [I was listening to a lot of hip hop, music like Public Enemy that was about raising consciousness, and I realised I could feed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/i-was-listening-to-a-lot-of-hip-hop-music-like-public-enemy-that-was/) [Chris Ofili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ofili/) > [A lot of what Trinidad is about is the feeling of the place, the atmosphere of the place, particularly at night, and the mystery…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/a-lot-of-what-trinidad-is-about-is-the-feeling-of-the-place-the/) [Chris Ofili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ofili/) > [I've always set out to embrace all that I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/i-ve-always-set-out-to-embrace-all-that-i-am/) [Chris Ofili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ofili/) > [I just hope that when black people look at me, they don't see someone superhuman. They see themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/i-just-hope-that-when-black-people-look-at-me-they-don-t-see-someone/) [Chris Ofili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ofili/) > [Sometimes, as I feel a door or an exit point in my work is closing, I'll try to create an opening so as not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/sometimes-as-i-feel-a-door-or-an-exit-point-in-my-work-is-closing-i/) [Chris Ofili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ofili/) > [When I left the Royal College, I decided I would only make paintings that I would want to look at myself, that felt close…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/when-i-left-the-royal-college-i-decided-i-would-only-make-paintings/) [Chris Ofili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ofili/) > [I'm black, and it's a very important part of what I am. I'm not embarrassed about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/i-m-black-and-it-s-a-very-important-part-of-what-i-am-i-m-not/) [Chris Ofili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ofili/) > [The studio is a place where I can experiment before I'm prepared for an idea to become a body of work, or a new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/the-studio-is-a-place-where-i-can-experiment-before-i-m-prepared-for/) [Chris Ofili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ofili/) > [The studio is a laboratory, not a factory. An exhibition is the result of your experiments, but the process is never-ending. So an exhibition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/the-studio-is-a-laboratory-not-a-factory-an-exhibition-is-the-result/) [Chris Ofili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ofili/) > [I wouldn't say even that I'm a broadly political person. But on occasion, I have felt that I have no choice but to paint…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/i-wouldn-t-say-even-that-i-m-a-broadly-political-person-but-on/) [Chris Ofili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ofili/) > [There's a magic that comes from playing entirely to who you are. I've got my specialist subject - in the Mastermind sense - and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/there-s-a-magic-that-comes-from-playing-entirely-to-who-you-are-i-ve/) [Chris Ofili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ofili/) > [I was brought up a Catholic and was an altar boy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/i-was-brought-up-a-catholic-and-was-an-altar-boy/) [Chris Ofili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ofili/) > [Change is not indecision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/change-is-not-indecision/) [Chris Ofili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ofili/) > [I don't quite know how the urban music category came about, but I suspect it had something to do with trying to maximise sales.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/i-don-t-quite-know-how-the-urban-music-category-came-about-but-i/) [Chris Ofili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ofili/) > [We all studied math, but we don't go around spewing numbers. Religion should be used in the appropriate way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/we-all-studied-math-but-we-don-t-go-around-spewing-numbers-religion/) [Chris Ofili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-ofili/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brought-catholic/chris-ofili/#itemlist", "name": "1 Brought Catholic Quotes By Chris Ofili", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was brought up a Catholic and was an altar boy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chris Ofili" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-ofili/i-was-brought-up-a-catholic-and-was-an-altar-boy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/890/chris-ofili-17669_altar_i-was-brought-up-a-catholic-and-was-an-a_1201600.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/890/chris-ofili-17669_altar_i-was-brought-up-a-catholic-and-was-an-a_1201600.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/890/chris-ofili-17669_altar_i-was-brought-up-a-catholic-and-was-an-a_1201600.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was brought up a Catholic and was an altar boy.” — Chris Ofili", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brought-catholic/chris-ofili/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brought-catholic/chris-ofili/", "name": "Brought Catholic Quotes by Chris Ofili", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brought-catholic/chris-ofili/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/890/chris-ofili-17669_altar_i-was-brought-up-a-catholic-and-was-an-a_1201600.png" }, "description": "1 Brought Catholic quotes by Chris Ofili. 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