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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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Society feeds terror and is in turn terrorized; we are afraid to lose, so we consume.

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The world is not violent. But there is a lot of violence in it.

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The worse the newspapers speak of the world, the better I feel.

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Today a picture has value if it makes a lot of money. Myself, I declare I want to make a picture to lose money. Really! I want to lose money.

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We are all working for the immortality of the human consciousness.

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We only have problems we really want to have.

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What's important is to give your ideas to the world if you love the world.

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When I started to pay income tax, I was 50 years old.

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When I'm not creating something, I get bored; I despair.

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When I'm tired, I see industrial pictures. But I'll see one every two months. If I see one every day, I'll become an idiot.

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When you put a great amount of energy and hope in a big project, you can be destroyed if you don't do it.

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You dream every night. Every person in the world, even if they don't remember, is dreaming every night.

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I never wanted to study art. And I don't think you need to study art if you are an artist. It's even dangerous to go to school. You need to... →

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