Famous Quotes

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

Jim Morrison on Art

More quotes about Art

• "True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist."

  Albert Einstein on Art

• "If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced."

  Vincent Van Gogh on Art

• "The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person."

  Abraham Lincoln on Art

• "The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."

  Aristotle on Art

• "A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament."

  Oscar Wilde on Art

More quotes by Jim Morrison

• "People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. Yeah, I guess it is a friend."

• "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."

• "We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict."

• "Expose yourself to your deepest fear after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free."