Alejandro Jodorowsky Quotes

What would life be without art? Science prolongs life. To consist of what-eating, drinking, and sleeping? What is the good of living longer if it is only a matter of satisfying the requirements that sustain life? All this is nothing without the charm of art.

Art matters not merely because it is the most magnificent ornament and the most nearly unfailing occupation of our lives, but because it is life itself.

Art is not to do with the practical side of making a living. It's to live a fuller human life.

Without art there is no hope.

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process.

The writer interweaves a story with his own doubts, questions, and values. That is art.

Art in relation to life is nothing more than a glove turned inside out. It seems to have the same shapes and contours, but it can never be used for the same purpose. Art teaches nothing about life, just as life teaches us nothing about art.

The purpose of poetry is to make life complete in itself.

Poetry contains almost all you need to know about life.

I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope. But I learned that art can be found in all of life, even in pain.

The only way an artist can communicate with the world at large is on the level of feeling.

Art is only a means to life, the life more abundant. It merely points the way.

I do believe - and I know I shouldn't - that art transcends money and success and any of that. You can still do it if you're not clinging to the notion of nobility.

The arts open your heart and mind to possibilities that are limitless. They are pathways that touch upon our brains and emotions and bring sustenance to imagination. Human beings' greatest form of communication, they walk in tandem with science and play, and best describe what it is to be human.

Many people seem to think that art is a luxury to be imported and tacked on to life. Art springs out of the very stuff that life is made of. Most of our young authors start to write a story and make a few observations from nature to add local color. The results are invariably false and hollow. Art must spring out of the fullness and richness of life.

What do artists do? Artists give people something they didn't know they were missing: a dance, a piece of music, a painting, a piece of sculpture. Catering to that need is the best business strategy.

A work of art is a world in itself reflecting senses and emotions of the artist's world. Just as a flower, by virtue of its existence as a complete organism is both ornamental and self-sufficient as to color, form, and texture, so art, because of its singular existence is more than mere ornament.

I think that most art is asking a question or is looking for something, looking for answers and that is what life seems to be about for most people.

The object of art is to give life shape.

Artists are people who create beauty. That's the bottom line.

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance.

Art is a luxury but also a necessity.

We possess art lest we perish of the truth.

All art is immortal. For emotion for the sake of emotion is the aim of art, and emotion for the sake of action is the aim of life.