At the beginning I didn't even really think about making a movie [Dream of Life]. I was just thinking of documenting somebody. — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
That was an amazing experience [making Dream of Life]. It's hard to imagine that we were editing every day for a year.… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
We had a hodgepodge of footage. We didn't film [in Dream of Life ]all the time - we would just film periodically,… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
I would bring Patti [Smith ] in to the editing room [working on the Dream of Life] and say, "This is a… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
Because the filming process was so organic and there was no script, the film [Dream of Life] was literally telling us what… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
I shot [Dream of Life] all on 16-millimeter, and I just wanted to learn about Patti [Smith]. — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
It took 12 years to put this film [Dream of Life] together, but it was not until toward the end of those… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
The editing process was a free-for-all, and since I hadn't gone to film [Dream of Life] school or anything like that, I… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
Angelo Corrao was our editor [in Dream of Life], and he was just so diligent and so old-school in the way he… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
[Through the making of Dream of Life] I learned about being patient, perseverance, having a dream, a goal. I learned that I… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
[Some] times I'd have sound but no image. When Patti [Smith] was singing with her guitar, or doing something amazing with her… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
The film [Dream of Life] came together when we started editing; it was organic, it became nonlinear and it was its own… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
Fashion's been really good to me. It financed Patti Smith: Dream of Life. — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
A lot of times I had footage that didn't have sound [in the Dream of Life film] - either I didn't bring… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
For me to see the film [Dream of Life] on a big screen - it's pretty extraordinary. — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
I came up with more money, took all the footage, got a great editor and made this film [Dream of Life]. But… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
The only self-consciousness in the film [Dream of Life] is anyone's natural shyness. — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
I was making a film [Dream of Life] about Patti [Smith], but I was taking pictures, too. — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
There are a lot of layers in the film [Dream of Life]. And during editing we would try to tame all the… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
I think those moments in Patti's [Smith] bedroom really helped the film [Dream of Life] out, and those moments existed because of… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
Over time it just got more and more intense as far as the trust factor. For example, when we started editing the… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
At the beginning I didn't even really think about making a movie [Dream of Life]. I was just thinking of documenting somebody. — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
We just grew to trust each other [with Patti Smith] more and more over the years. Most of the time I didn't even have… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
That was an amazing experience [making Dream of Life]. It's hard to imagine that we were editing every day for a year. And it… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
We had a hodgepodge of footage. We didn't film [in Dream of Life ]all the time - we would just film periodically, so nothing… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
I thought about how to film something, how to take pictures of it and how to mix it all together. And I was getting… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
I would bring Patti [Smith ] in to the editing room [working on the Dream of Life] and say, "This is a great moment… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
I like not knowing too much about somebody I'm photographing, because the process also becomes an experience for me to learn about . — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
Because the filming process was so organic and there was no script, the film [Dream of Life] was literally telling us what it wanted… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
She let me in during her tour, in London. Her band members - especially Lenny Kaye - were shocked at the fact that I… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
Fashion has also been a great outlet, and I'd like to do more fashion photography in the future. I also photograph a lot of… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
I took pictures of the objects and artifacts that Patti [Smith] would show to her friends because I wanted to document them. — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
I remember when we were at Sundance, we were in Robert Redford's screening room, and I had never seen the film look so beautiful… — Steven Sebring Copy Share Image
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