Making drawings with text in the first place, it really was born of a desire to be economic, and to do things as simply as possible, and to do as much as I could by the most economic means. — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
I don't really want to tell jokes about trivia; I'd kind of rather tell jokes about things like life and death. — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
I'm never really that worried about doing something a little different, 'cause it always just seems to fit into what I want to do. — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
If the work jells a little bit in terms of being placed in the oeuvre, I don't care - as long as it works. — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
Making drawings with text in the first place, it really was born of a desire to be economic, and to do things as simply… — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
I don't think I've ever made any conscious decision to be a comic artist, but to me there's something quite anarchic about comedy. — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
I feel quite comfortable and happy with making a work that looks like it could have been made by somebody else. — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
I think people are quite surprised that the handwriting I use in my drawings and paintings is my own handwriting. They're slightly shocked when… — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
I think circumstance plays a big part in terms of what I do. For example, if I wasn't ever able to show in an… — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
I'm not pretending to be somebody who's got really limited craft skills. I just am a person who's got really limited craft skills. — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
I guess I must just be obsessed with death. Apparently you think about it a lot more as you get older. Maybe you could… — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
I like comedy but I guess I don't think [my art] is that funny, either. It's too dark and a bit weird in places… — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
I think the thing is there's a work for every space, you always have to respond to a context, whether it be a physical… — David Shrigley Copy Share Image
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