Quotes by Jim Morrison

Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders smooth as ravens claws.

The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death.

Music inflames temperament.

Sex is full of lies. The body tries to tell the truth. But, its usually too battered with rules to be heard, and bound with pretenses so it can hardly move. We cripple ourselves with lies.

Film spectators are quiet vampires.

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

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

Listen, real poetry doesnt say anything; it just ticks off the possibilities. Opens all doors. You can walk through any one that suits you.

The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask.

Im interested in anything about revolt, disorder, chaos, especially activity that appears to have no meaning. It seems to me to be the road toward freedom.

I am interested in anything about revolt, disorder, chaos-especially activity that seems to have no meaning. It seems to me to be the road toward freedom... Rather than starting inside, I start outside and reach the mental through the physical.

“Door of passage to the other side, the soul frees itself in stride.”

“Listen, real poetry doesnt say anything; it just ticks off the possibilities. Opens all doors. You can walk through anyone that suits you.”

“Thats what real love amounts to - letting a person be what he really is. Most people love you for who you pretend to be. To keep their love, you keep pretending - performing. You get to love your pretence. Its true, were locked in an image, an act - and the sad thing is, people get so used to their image, they grow attached to their masks. They love their chains. They forget all about who they really are. And if you try to remind them, they hate you for it, they feel like youre trying to steal their most precious possession.”

“No one here gets out alive.”