I think that there is an air of experience and aesthetic sophistication that weaves in with the amateur aspects of the film… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
The film [Dream of Life] is the way it is because it was the rhythm of my life, and also because the… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
I actually had another motivation for letting Steven [Sebring] film us. After I'd been out of the public eye for 16 years,… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
The film [Dream of Life] is not really an amateur work, despite the fact that none of us have ever done anything… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
Sometimes I get lost in watching a film. The sorrow, or the frustration, is when it doesn't happen for a long time. — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
I had a really happy childhood - my siblings were great, my mother was very fanciful, and I loved to read. But there was… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
Sometimes [people] seem to think I came out of the womb, you know, cursing, with an electric guitar. — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
“Inside it he inscribed a few lines of poetry, portraying us as the gypsy and the fool, one creating silence; one listening closely to… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
“I clawed through a thick web of the culture’s consciousness that I hadn’t known existed.” — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
Ultimately, we are not seeking others to bow to, but to reinforce our individual natures, to help us suffer our own choices, to guide… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
If I'm taking a picture of Brancusi's grave, I know that there's something of him, of his mortal remains, beneath my feet, and there's… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
I'm certain, as we filled down the great staircase, that I appeared the same as ever, a moping twelve years-old, all arms and legs.… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth. — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
New York is the thing that seduced me. New York is the thing that formed me. New York is the thing that deformed me.… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
I don't wanna be equal with anybody. I wanna be above equal. I don't think most people are equal to me. I'd like to… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
![“I think that there is an air of experience and aesthetic sophistication that weaves in with the amateur aspects of the film [Dream of Life]; it gives the film a certain elegance.” quote by Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/af3/patti-smith-394_aesthetic_i-think-that-there-is-an-air-of-experien_459029.jpg)
![“The film [Dream of Life] is the way it is because it was the rhythm of my life, and also because the director and the editor are both gifted and both fine human beings.” quote by Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/75b/patti-smith-394_cinema_the-film-dream-of-life-is-the-way-it-is_838676.jpg)
![“I actually had another motivation for letting Steven [Sebring] film us. After I'd been out of the public eye for 16 years, lost my friends and lost my husband, some of my confidence had been undermined. Steven made the process of filming fun; I could pretend that we were in something like Don't…” quote by Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f1a/patti-smith-394_cinema_i-actually-had-another-motivation-for-le_892365.jpg)
![“The film [Dream of Life] is not really an amateur work, despite the fact that none of us have ever done anything like this before; aesthetically, none of us are amateurs.” quote by Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3f3/patti-smith-394_cinema_the-film-dream-of-life-is-not-really-an_992436.jpg)
![“The film [Dream of Life] looks at a time in my life.” quote by Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e5f/patti-smith-394_cinema_the-film-dream-of-life-looks-at-a-time-i_1404149.jpg)
![“I think the film [Dream of Life] is life-affirming.” quote by Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b38/patti-smith-394_affirming_i-think-the-film-dream-of-life-is-life-a_1630605.jpg)
![“Sometimes [people] seem to think I came out of the womb, you know, cursing, with an electric guitar.” quote by Patti Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c73/patti-smith-394_cursing_sometimes-people-seem-to-think-i-came-ou_28268.jpg)
