[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
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
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
![“[Some] times I'd have sound but no image. When Patti [Smith] was singing with her guitar, or doing something amazing with her clarinet, I'd just mess around and record the sound. So we'd use those sounds as another layer in the film [Dream of Life].” quote by Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7c4/steven-sebring-14700_clarinet_some-times-i-d-have-sound-but-no-image-w_1201111.jpg)
![“There are a lot of layers in the film [Dream of Life]. And during editing we would try to tame all the layers, try to make things a little bit more understood. We would move scenes around. We'd try all these things.” quote by Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ce1/steven-sebring-14700_bits_there-are-a-lot-of-layers-in-the-film-dr_2750128.jpg)
![“At the beginning I didn't even really think about making a movie [Dream of Life]. I was just thinking of documenting somebody.” quote by Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2d5/steven-sebring-14700_dream_at-the-beginning-i-didn-t-even-really-th_30900.jpg)
![“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 a movie camera.” quote by Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e21/steven-sebring-14700_cameras_we-just-grew-to-trust-each-other-with-pa_49044.jpg)
![“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 was pretty extraordinary; it also went by super fast. But every day was an experiment.” quote by Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/316/steven-sebring-14700_amazing-experience_that-was-an-amazing-experience-making-dr_102805.jpg)
![“We had a hodgepodge of footage. We didn't film [in Dream of Life ]all the time - we would just film periodically, so nothing was synced and nothing was slated.” quote by Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/325/steven-sebring-14700_dream_we-had-a-hodgepodge-of-footage-we-didn-t_238597.jpg)
![“I thought about how to film something, how to take pictures of it and how to mix it all together. And I was getting that through Patti [Smith] - because she takes pictures, performs, writes; she does so many things, and that was a big inspiration to me. It helped me realized that I'm not just a…” quote by Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/08f/steven-sebring-14700_art_i-thought-about-how-to-film-something-ho_292986.jpg)
![“I would bring Patti [Smith ] in to the editing room [working on the Dream of Life] and say, "This is a great moment for a voiceover, or a poem," and then we'd bring in some sound design.” quote by Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/142/steven-sebring-14700_design_i-would-bring-patti-smith-in-to-the-edit_322546.jpg)
![“Because the filming process was so organic and there was no script, the film [Dream of Life] was literally telling us what it wanted to be in the editing room.” quote by Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0b7/steven-sebring-14700_cinema_because-the-filming-process-was-so-organ_338933.jpg)
![“She let me in during her tour, in London. Her band members - especially Lenny Kaye - were shocked at the fact that I was filming Patti [Smith].” quote by Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a72/steven-sebring-14700_band_she-let-me-in-during-her-tour-in-london_416754.jpg)
![“I took pictures of the objects and artifacts that Patti [Smith] would show to her friends because I wanted to document them.” quote by Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b31/steven-sebring-14700_artifacts_i-took-pictures-of-the-objects-and-artif_435299.jpg)
