Alejandro Jodorowsky Quotes

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

I was a purist bore.

Consistency frequently launches its devotees into obstinacy.

The obstinate Man does not hold Opinions; they hold him.

I am not a second option person. It is that or nothing. If it is not the way I see it I prefer not to see it.

Some people when they get older are so firm in their beliefs that you'll never move them.

Orthodoxy is the diehard of the world of thought. It learns not, neither can it forget.

I don't think you could change my father; he is a very strong character. He believes totally in honesty.

I am pretty rigid. It’s very hard for me to compromise on things I feel strongly about.

The United States position is clear. We do not meet demands.

It’s very hard for me to compromise when I believe in something very deeply.

Rule, and change nothing.

Perfectionists demand perfection from themselves first and foremost.

I'm not going to change; I'm very stubborn in this way. I am what I am.

I don't want to do something that's watered down. I don't want to take what I'm known for and dilute it.

I can be very stubborn, cold, strict, rigid, and - I'd like to think - driven.

Yes, I can be rigid and adamant about a point of view.

Truth is a point, the subtlest and finest; harder than adamant; never to be broken, worn away, or blunted. Its only bad quality is, that it is sure to hurt those who touch it; and likely to draw blood, perhaps the life blood, of those who press earnestly upon it.

One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.

In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe. From this purpose nothing shall turn me.

There are also always those burnt, hard kernels at the bottom that don't pop. You know why they don't pop? They don't pop because they have integrity.

Conviction without experience makes for harshness.

Stubborn isn't a word I would use to describe myself; pigheaded is more appropriate.

I'm a very, very stubborn man.

Stubborn people get themselves in a lot of trouble, but they also get things done.