I used to run away from the cops and now I stand and chat with them about my art. I'm older now… — Ben Eine Age Copy Share Image
Banksy's a very selfish, driven, paranoid artist. For good reasons. — Ben Eine Artist Copy Share Image
I'm a bit too old for anarchy. If I was younger I might be more political but I'm married with kids and… — Ben Eine Anarchy Copy Share Image
My philosophy through all my work, be it on canvas or on the street, is about pushing boundaries and not going with… — Ben Eine Flow Copy Share Image
One of the advantages of not going to art school is that you're not taught what you can't do. — Ben Eine Art Copy Share Image
Graffiti writers will never stop. They'll just evolve. It's interesting what ideas people come up with and how it all extends forward. — Ben Eine Come up Copy Share Image
I'm not a massive artist by any stretch of the imagination. Yes, I've been in papers and magazines, but you never have… — Ben Eine Art Copy Share Image
When I started working at Pictures On Walls, I'd been hanging out with Banksy for a few years travelling around the world… — Ben Eine Around the world Copy Share Image
When I got into graffiti, it was the most-exciting art form and it changed the course of my life. — Ben Eine Art Copy Share Image
I got a message from Downing Street that my picture's hanging in the White House. Which is weird. — Ben Eine House Copy Share Image
When I can, I enjoy working with local people to involve everyone in the community in changing their environment. — Ben Eine Community Copy Share Image
An airplane cabin isn't the first place people think of when they choose an exhibition space, but I'm all for doing things… — Ben Eine Airplane Copy Share Image
A lot of my paintings have quite negative meanings, but painted in a bright and cheerful way. — Ben Eine Bright Copy Share Image
I started off tagging stuff - I'm not meant to be having tea and biscuits with the prime minister. — Ben Eine Prime Copy Share Image
The art that I do is for the people. It is about engaging a new audience who wouldn't necessarily go to art… — Ben Eine Art Copy Share Image
In certain places around the world, street art is widely accepted and it is part of the urban environment. — Ben Eine Around Copy Share Image
I did long-term re-insurance claims. Asbestos, health hazards, pollution. It was very boring. But I've got quite a mathematical brain and it… — Ben Eine Boring Copy Share Image
Anyone can lose their home and find their life is turned upside down. — Ben Eine Find Copy Share Image
A friend of mine back in 1989 did an illegal rave in Vauxhall. He got Keith Haring to come along and tag… — Ben Eine Back Copy Share Image
I'm hoping that Abu Dhabi's first piece of street art will inspire the next generation of artists the same way that the… — Ben Eine Art Copy Share Image
The Prime Minister gave President Obama one of my artworks and suddenly my name was all over the news. — Ben Eine Name Copy Share Image
Painting on the ground was a cool challenge because you can't just stand back and see what you're doing. — Ben Eine Back Copy Share Image
Spraypainting a shop shutter turns an ugly, boring thing into something interesting and colourful. I think you'd have to be a pretty… — Ben Eine Fault Copy Share Image
