I don't think of an actor. I think in the character, and then I search for the actor. Usually I'm thinking without names, because they will change my idea. No big egos. If I want egos - just mine. That is enough.

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

If art is not a medicine for the society, it is a poison.

For a true artist, difficulties become opportunities and clouds become solid present.

Most directors make films with their eyes; I make films with my testicles.

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

I want to liberate my imagination and my mind with every kind of movie. That is what I wanted to do all my life.