One does not go to the theater to escape from himself, but to reestablish contact with the mystery that we all are.

You live in the image you have of the world. Every one of us lives in a different world, with different space and different time.

The mole is an animal that digs passages searching for the sun. Sometimes he reaches the surface. When he looks at the sun he goes blind.

Terrorists are not bad; they are limited by circumstances. They are human beings. I am very, very, very sad when they explode themselves and kill 40 to 60 persons. It's terrible. But also, I am sad for them, a young person who lost his whole life. It's terrible. They are limited by religion, by politics, by economical interests.

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

I grew up in the north of Chile, and this is why there are a lot of religious symbols in my pictures, because the Catholic Church in Latin America is very strong. If I was born in Japan, I would speak about Buddhism, but I was born in South America.

I am like the rain, I go where I'm needed.