221 Quotes by Alejandro Jodorowsky

I don't see myself as a moviemaker only, you know? When I can do a picture, I do. But I don't work like a business, in pictures. I am not obliged to make one picture after the other in order to live.

For me 'Dune' was a dream - a big dream!

George Harrison wanted to play the thief in 'Holy Mountain.'

Accepting death is a massive problem for everybody.

I don’t think of an actor. I think in the character, and then I search for the actor. Usually I’m thinking without names, because they will change my idea. No big egos. If I want egos – just mine. That is enough.

I am an artist, you understand? For me, a picture is like poetry. When you make art, this is not coming from an intellectual place. It’s coming from the deep side of your unconscious, your soul.

If you are great, ‘El Topo’ is a great picture. If you are limited, ‘El Topo’ is limited.

I want to show the world that it is possible. It’s possible to remember your self. To open your mind. To open your heart. To open your creativity. To live with less, but to live well.

Have a dream. Fight to do a dream. Don’t ask if it is possible to do something or if not possible. Try to do it!