“I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.”

Jean-Michel Basquiat

“I don’t think about art while I work…I try to think about life.”

Jean-Michel Basquiat

“Like an ape? A primate?...You said it, you said it.”

Jean-Michel Basquiat

“I’m just an autodidact who would like to be part of the family of artists.”

Jean-Michel Basquiat

“…I don't think it's good to be honest in interviews, I think it's better to lie.”

Jean-Michel Basquiat