Banksy's a very selfish, driven, paranoid artist. For good reasons. — Ben Eine Artist 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 Copy Share Image
My friends were stealing cars and shoplifting. I was never into that but I was cheeky. I enjoyed making people laugh. — Ben Eine Friends Copy Share Image
In certain places around the world, street art is widely accepted and it is part of the urban environment. — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
I started off tagging stuff - I'm not meant to be having tea and biscuits with the prime minister. — Ben Eine 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
Painting on the ground was a cool challenge because you can't just stand back and see what you're doing. — Ben Eine Artist Copy Share Image
Street art, unlike graffiti, adds to the environment and is a positive experience for the artist and community. — Ben Eine Art Copy Share Image
I have never voted in any election - I usually have more important things to do, especially since I've had kids. — Ben Eine Democracy Copy Share Image
All too often, when people think about art in the U.K., they think London. There's some really great work being produced outside… — Ben Eine Art 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
A friend of mine back in 1989 did an illegal rave in Vauxhall. He got Keith Haring to come along and tag… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
Old typography or letter woodblocks that are hand-carved, cracked, and worn are especially beautiful. I love that aged, handmade effect, and that's… — Ben Eine Beautiful Copy Share Image
Street artists want to add something to the environment. They consider the audience, whereas graffiti writers don't care about anyone except themselves,… — Ben Eine Art 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 Copy Share Image
Most people think I do street art, so I do everything for nothing. I'm an urchin who paints walls and does work… — Ben Eine Art Copy Share Image
I love to paint and beautify the most unexpected of places - I've painted everything from doorways to trains but have always… — Ben Eine Artist Copy Share Image
I love the process of cutting everything out with a scalpel yourself: I don't want to have my stencils drawn up in… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
I painted the words "GREAT ADVENTURE" in Beijing, Dallas, San Francisco, Copenhagen, and Japan. What it means to me is completely different… — Ben Eine Adventure Copy Share Image
I'm always travelling and spend a lot of time in airports so I know what it feels like to get a personal… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
Street art belongs on the street. But I'm a working street artist and I earn my money selling art in the style… — Ben Eine Art Copy Share Image
The whole world is covered in graffiti. No one cares. It's just part of urban noise. — Ben Eine Graffiti Copy Share Image
The Prime Minister gave President Obama one of my artworks and suddenly my name was all over the news. — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
Whenever I get a job that's somewhere around America, I fly over my ex-wife and daughter and hang out with them. — Ben Eine America 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
A lot of my paintings have quite negative meanings, but painted in a bright and cheerful way. — Ben Eine Artist 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
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 Copy Share Image
I got a message from Downing Street that my picture's hanging in the White House. Which is weird. — Ben Eine Downing street 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 Copy Share Image
It makes me really proud to be able to use my art to spread positive messages around the world. — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
Whenever I go anywhere in the world to do a show I try to paint something in the street as well. — Ben Eine Artist Copy Share Image
I haven't studied art and I haven't studied typography, but I've still gone out and done it. — 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 Copy Share Image
I don't want to sell to street art collectors, I want to sell to art collectors. — Ben Eine Art Copy Share Image
