Patti Smith Quotes by Steven Sebring

I shot [Dream of Life] all on 16-millimeter, and I just wanted to learn about Patti [Smith].

— Steven Sebring

Fashion's been really good to me. It financed Patti Smith: Dream of Life.

— Steven Sebring

I took pictures of the objects and artifacts that Patti [Smith] would show to her friends because I wanted to document them.

— Steven Sebring

I became Patti's [Smith] messenger, basically, and the film is my view of how I learned about Patti.

— Steven Sebring

I just wanted to be Patti's [Smith] messenger and get her word out there.

— Steven Sebring

I quickly realized that Patti [Smith] was somebody very special.

— Steven Sebring

I was making a film [Dream of Life] about Patti [Smith], but I was taking pictures, too.

— Steven Sebring

I do remember, the first time we met [with Patti Smith], the door opening with a squeak. And then there was this…

— Steven Sebring

When I started photographing Patti [Smith], I knew that there wasn't a whole a lot of information out there about her. I…

— Steven Sebring

She let me in during her tour, in London. Her band members - especially Lenny Kaye - were shocked at the fact…

— Steven Sebring

Patti [Smith] was my experiment, to be honest. And the film is what we got out of it. At the end of…

— Steven Sebring

I wasn't familiar with Patti [Smith ]much at all. When I was asked to photograph her, my wife said, "Oh my God,…

— Steven Sebring

Hopefully I can inspire lots of people to learn about [Patti Smith], to read poetry or learn about William Blake or Arthur…

— Steven Sebring

We just grew to trust each other [with Patti Smith] more and more over the years. Most of the time I didn't…

— Steven Sebring

I would bring Patti [Smith ] in to the editing room [working on the Dream of Life] and say, "This is a…

— Steven Sebring