Banksy

I'm not trying to make a living from art. I'm just trying to make a statement.

I think it's important to be a bit of a rebel. It's good for the soul.

Art should be something that makes you feel, not just something that you look at.

A wall is a very big weapon. It's one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.

I'm not very interested in whether people think I'm a sell-out or not.

The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules.

Some people become cops because they want to make the world a better place. Some people become vandals because they want to make the world a better looking place.

There's nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place.

I am unable to comment on who may or may not be Banksy, but everyone has to say that these days, don't they?

I'm not a very good artist. I'm not very good at painting.

I have no interest in ever coming out. I don't want to be some kind of hero.

I'm not a very political person.

A lot of people say 'think outside the box' but they don't realise that the box is the only thing that's actually there.

I mean, they say you can't be a proper graffiti artist until you've been arrested. I've heard that. I've never been arrested.

I don't know why people are so keen to put the word 'artist' next to the word 'graffiti'. I mean, if you want to be an artist, you should go to art school, not break into a train yard.

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. The greatest trick Banksy ever pulled was convincing the world he was an artist.

Remember, crime against property is not the same as crime against people. Well, unless you're a property developer.

I've been to art school. I mean, I've seen enough bad art to last me a lifetime.

The people who run our cities don't understand graffiti because they think nothing has the right to exist unless it makes a profit.

I don't know if I'm an artist. I just paint things on walls.