I think in art, but especially in films, people are trying to confirm their own existences.

Quote by Jim Morrison

Topics: Jim Morrison Quotes

There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors.

There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors.

We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying...

We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying...

I see myself as an intelligent, sensitive human, with the soul of a clown which...

I see myself as an intelligent, sensitive human, with the soul of a clown which...

Where's your will to be weird? Where's your will to be weird?

Where's your will to be weird? Where's your will to be weird?

I think the highest and lowest points are the important ones. Anything else is just...in...

I think the highest and lowest points are the important ones. Anything else is just...in...

The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death.

The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death.

It's like gambling somehow. You go out for a night of drinking and you don't...

It's like gambling somehow. You go out for a night of drinking and you don't...

Films are collections of dead pictures which are given artificial insemination.

Films are collections of dead pictures which are given artificial insemination.

I like any reaction I can get with my music. Just anything to get people...

I like any reaction I can get with my music. Just anything to get people...

The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces. They force...

The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces. They force...

Let's just say I was testing the bounds of reality. I was curious to see...

Let's just say I was testing the bounds of reality. I was curious to see...

When you make your peace with authority, you become authority.

When you make your peace with authority, you become authority.

Violence isn't always evil. What's evil is the infatuation with violence.

Violence isn't always evil. What's evil is the infatuation with violence.

I'm kind of hooked to the game of art and literature; my heroes are artists...

I'm kind of hooked to the game of art and literature; my heroes are artists...

People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts...

People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts...

I like people who shake other people up and make them feel uncomfortable.

I like people who shake other people up and make them feel uncomfortable.

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear...

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear...

I believe in a long, prolonged, derangement of the senses in order to obtain the...

I believe in a long, prolonged, derangement of the senses in order to obtain the...

I was gonna go to court, before I got high. I was gonna pay my...

I was gonna go to court, before I got high. I was gonna pay my...

I wasn't gonna run from the cops, but I was high. I was gonna pull...

I wasn't gonna run from the cops, but I was high. I was gonna pull...