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

— Jim Morrison

I think of myself as an intelligent, sensitive human being with the soul of a clown which always forces me to blow it at the most important moments.

— Jim Morrison

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

— Jim Morrison

It is wrong to assume that art needs the spectator in order to be. The film runs on without any eyes. The spectator cannot exist without it. It insures his existence.

— Jim Morrison

I've noticed that when people are joking their usually dead serious, and when they're serious, they're usually pretty funny.

— Jim Morrison

Let's swim to the moonlit's climb through the tide Surrender to the waiting worlds That lap against our side.

— Jim Morrison

Listen, real poetry doesn't say anything; it just ticks off the possibilities. Opens all doors. You can walk through anyone that suits you.

— Jim Morrison

Look where we worship.

— Jim Morrison

Love is a dream. Dreams are good, but do not be surprised if you wake up in tears.

— Jim Morrison

Music inflames temperament.

— Jim Morrison