The film [Dream of Life] came together when we started editing; it was organic, it became nonlinear and it was its own animal. And I didn't want to tame it, either. I wanted it to be different. It's not your… — 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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![“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)
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![“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)
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![“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)
