Banksy

I'm not a big fan of the art world. I think it's a bit snobby.

Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.

I don't know why people are so keen to put the word 'artist' next to the word 'graffiti'. I mean, you wouldn't say 'architectural builder' would you? Or 'anatomic doctor'?

The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules, but by people following the rules. It's people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages.

I've been to art galleries a few times. I like to go in and just kind of look around and then leave. I don't really get it.

People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish... but that's only if it's done properly.

I mean, I think it's a bit of a joke that people pay so much money for art. I think it's ridiculous.

The bad artists imitate, the great artists steal.

I'm not trying to sell anything. I'm just trying to make people think.

A lot of people say that I'm a vandal, but I think that I'm more of an artist.

The thing about street art is that it's for everyone. It's not just for rich people in galleries.

I don't want to be famous. I just want to make art.

If you want to say something and have people listen then you have to wear a mask. If you want to be truthful then you have to be a liar.

I think it's important to be anonymous. It allows me to do what I want to do.

Art is not a luxury, it's a necessity.

I've never been to art school. I just kind of learned on the job.

The art world is a bit like a giant school play, where everyone is trying to outdo each other.

I don't think art should be in a gallery. It should be on the streets.

Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don't come up with a picture to cure world poverty, you can make someone smile while they're having a piss.

I like to make art that's accessible to everyone. Not just people who can afford to buy it.