"The only reason I am a star..." - Quote by John Lennon
The only reason I am a star is because of my repression. Nothing else would have driven me through all that if I was 'normal'.
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“And, because my role in society - or any artist or poet's role - is to try to express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel, not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all. And it's like that's the job of the artist in society, not to...they're not some alienated being living on the outskirts of town. It's fine to live on the outskirts of town, but artists must reflect what we all are. … If that's taken it too much on meself, I feel that artists are that - they're reflections of society... Mirrors.”
“I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything.”
“Please don't wake me, no, don't shake me, leave me where I am, I'm only sleeping.”
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“It took a long time to understand why people were so interested in me, but I assumed it was because my wonderful husband had done a lot of wonderful work leading up to our marriage and our relationship. But then, over the years, you see yourself as a good product that sits on a shelf and sells well. People make a lot of money out of you.”
“I've often stood silent at a party for hours listening to my movie idols turn into dull and little people.”
“People don't realize that, you know, we have - "we" meaning people in show business have the same problems as everybody else. Money don't change that. Fame don't change that. Sometimes that brings on more problems. You know, it's just a - different kind of problems. As they say, money ain't everything.”
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“Whenever we give up, leave behind, and forget too much, there is always the danger that the things we have neglected will return with added force”
“The unconscious is not a demoniacal monster, but a natural entity which, as far as moral sense, aesthetic taste, and intellectual judgment go, is completely neutral.It only becomes dangerous when our conscious attitude to it is hopelessly wrong. To the degree that we repress it, its danger increases.”
“A state of society where men may not speak their minds cannot long endure.”