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> [I don't like theorizing about my work myself, but that's not to say I have no interest in theory. Other people are free to say what they want about my work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shrigley/i-don-t-like-theorizing-about-my-work-myself-but-that-s-not-to-say-i/)

[David Shrigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shrigley/)

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## More by David Shrigley

> [I don't really want to tell jokes about trivia; I'd kind of rather tell jokes about things like life and death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shrigley/i-don-t-really-want-to-tell-jokes-about-trivia-i-d-kind-of-rather/)

[David Shrigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shrigley/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shrigley/i-m-never-really-that-worried-about-doing-something-a-little/)

[David Shrigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shrigley/)

> [If the work jells a little bit in terms of being placed in the oeuvre, I don't care - as long as it works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shrigley/if-the-work-jells-a-little-bit-in-terms-of-being-placed-in-the-oeuvre/)

[David Shrigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shrigley/)

> [Making drawings with text in the first place, it really was born of a desire to be economic, and to do things as simply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shrigley/making-drawings-with-text-in-the-first-place-it-really-was-born-of-a/)

[David Shrigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shrigley/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shrigley/i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-made-any-conscious-decision-to-be-a-comic/)

[David Shrigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shrigley/)

> [I feel quite comfortable and happy with making a work that looks like it could have been made by somebody else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shrigley/i-feel-quite-comfortable-and-happy-with-making-a-work-that-looks-like/)

[David Shrigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shrigley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shrigley/i-think-people-are-quite-surprised-that-the-handwriting-i-use-in-my/)

[David Shrigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shrigley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shrigley/i-think-circumstance-plays-a-big-part-in-terms-of-what-i-do-for/)

[David Shrigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shrigley/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shrigley/i-m-not-pretending-to-be-somebody-who-s-got-really-limited-craft/)

[David Shrigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shrigley/)

> [I guess I must just be obsessed with death. Apparently you think about it a lot more as you get older. Maybe you could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shrigley/i-guess-i-must-just-be-obsessed-with-death-apparently-you-think-about/)

[David Shrigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shrigley/)

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shrigley/i-like-comedy-but-i-guess-i-don-t-think-my-art-is-that-funny-either/)

[David Shrigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shrigley/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shrigley/i-think-the-thing-is-there-s-a-work-for-every-space-you-always-have/)

[David Shrigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shrigley/)

> [I don't like theorizing about my work myself, but that's not to say I have no interest in theory. Other people are free to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shrigley/i-don-t-like-theorizing-about-my-work-myself-but-that-s-not-to-say-i/)

[David Shrigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shrigley/)

> [I think my books are better than my exhibitions. If people don't like my books then I don't mind. I guess you like them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shrigley/i-think-my-books-are-better-than-my-exhibitions-if-people-don-t-like/)

[David Shrigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shrigley/)

> [I am a serious artist in my own right, in the sense that I've spent my entire life being an artist and trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shrigley/i-am-a-serious-artist-in-my-own-right-in-the-sense-that-i-ve-spent-my/)

[David Shrigley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shrigley/)

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