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124 quotes by Alejandro Jodorowsky

Alejandro Jodorowsky (Spanish: [aleˈxandɾo xoðoˈɾofski]; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean filmmaker, playwright, actor, author, musician, comics writer and spiritual guru. Best known for his avant-garde films, he has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his work which "is filled with violently surreal images and a hybrid blend of mysticism and religious provocation." Born to Jewish-Ukrainian parents in Chile, Jodorowsky...
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We all exist in our own personal reality of craziness.

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Normality is to be different. Every person is a different person. And one day you need to be aware of your difference. Aware that you are not the... →

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Birds born in cages think that flying is a disease.

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I believe in mysticism, with an interior goal, and you are your own temple and your own priest. I don't believe anymore in religions, because you... →

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Life is beautiful, what do you think? In the morning I say, 'Ah, I am alive still!' All my friends die already. I am alive. It is fantastic.

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Every person, every artist makes his life an artwork.

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For me, surrealism is in my blood; it's not an effort.

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Surrealism was necessary - essential, even - in the 1920s to bridge the gap between rationalism and the subconscious. It started something important.... →

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To be an artist, you need to play inside your work.

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Human society has dense borders - economic, religious and cultural - inculcated from an early age. We hate change.

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If God gives you chocolate, you open your mouth, no?

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We have to be very conscious of the fact that beneath every illness is a prohibition. A prohibition that comes from a superstition.

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Every work of art belongs to his time. I would not paint again the Mona Lisa in the third dimension.

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