“The church is not made up of one person but a whole congregation, and ...” — Chris Ofili Quote

“The church is not made up of one person but a whole congregation, and they should be able to interact with art without being told what to think.”

“A lot of what Trinidad is about is the feeling of the place, the atmosphere of the place, particularly at night, and the mystery of the forest.”

“'Death & the Roses' came out of ideas about flagellation and guilt and from looking at Piero della Francesca's 'The Flagellation of Christ.'”

“Jesus gives his life for the congregation, not the other way around.”

“The really funny thing is that most all of my friends who are priests have seen me perform, and they say, 'I wish I could talk the way you do on stage. I wish I could reveal truth to my congregation the way you do.'”

“I've never gotten up in front of a Muslim congregation and played the role of a religious leader, and I decline those invitations because that's not what I am.”