--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: That was an amazing experience [making…" description: "\"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;..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/316/steven-sebring-14700_amazing-experience_that-was-an-amazing-experience-making-dr_102805.jpg" --- # That was an amazing experience \[making Dream of Life\]… ![“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/i/316/steven-sebring-14700_amazing-experience_that-was-an-amazing-experience-making-dr_102805.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/316/steven-sebring-14700_amazing-experience_that-was-an-amazing-experience-making-dr_102805.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/316/steven-sebring-14700_amazing-experience_that-was-an-amazing-experience-making-dr_102805.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.” [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Creating a film was a relentless series of daily experiments, making the year feel both extraordinary and fleeting. **In simple terms:** Every day was an experiment in filmmaking. Key Takeaway Intensive creative work compresses time and amplifies learning. Themes creativity process time perception Mood enthusiastic reflective Type process insight inspirational When to use this quote - startup product development - research lab cycles - artistic residencies Key Concepts iterative experimentation Practical Applications - adopt daily iteration - document progress each day Questions to Reflect On - How does constant experimentation affect burnout? - What habits sustain long‑term creativity? ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Amazing experience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amazing-experience/) [Amazing experiences](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amazing-experiences/) [Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/) [Dream life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream-life/) [Dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/) [Editing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/editing/) [Editing Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/editing-day-1241408/) [Every day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/every-day/) [Experiments](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/experiments/) [Extraordinary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/extraordinary/) [Hard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hard/) [Imagine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/imagine/) [Imagine Editing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/imagine-editing-1241407/) [Imagine that](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/imagine-that/) [Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/) [Making Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/making-dream-518948/) [Years](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/years/) ## Related quotes > [It's a nightmare of editing. 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People who have learnt to be chefs have spent years in kitchens just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jayne-middlemiss/the-stressful-part-of-that-is-that-you-re-not-a-chef-people-who-have/) [Jayne Middlemiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jayne-middlemiss/) > [ I have no regrets coming back for a second Olympic team \[in 2016\]. It's been an amazing experience. It's been teaching me a lot. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabby-douglas/i-have-no-regrets-coming-back-for-a-second-olympic-team-in-2016-it-s/) [Gabby Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabby-douglas/) > [It's quite an amazing experience to see the same life with and without the thought. We come to see how crazy a thought can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/byron-katie/it-s-quite-an-amazing-experience-to-see-the-same-life-with-and/) [Byron Katie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/byron-katie/) > [ It was during this \[as a kid\] time that I came out of my shell vocally and performance wise, I learned how to really… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessanne-chin/it-was-during-this-as-a-kid-time-that-i-came-out-of-my-shell-vocally/) [Tessanne Chin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessanne-chin/) > [To suddenly be working with one of the top-10 directors in the world, plus the film was in China, I almost blurted out, "How…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cary-hiroyuki-tagawa/to-suddenly-be-working-with-one-of-the-top-10-directors-in-the-world/) [Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cary-hiroyuki-tagawa/) > ['Deadwood' was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had. I just loved that show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-omundson/deadwood-was-one-of-the-most-amazing-experiences-i-ve-ever-had-i-just/) [Timothy Omundson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-omundson/) > [For me 'Submarine', is probably one of the most important things I've done and it will always remain the closest thing to my heart.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yasmin-paige/for-me-submarine-is-probably-one-of-the-most-important-things-i-ve/) [Yasmin Paige](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yasmin-paige/) > [I'm actively looking for things to direct again. I had such an amazing experience on this. I really am spoiled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-banks/i-m-actively-looking-for-things-to-direct-again-i-had-such-an-amazing/) [Elizabeth Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-banks/) > [The Oval Office is a place where there's been, obviously, a lot of amazing experiences over a seven-and-a-half year period. My presidency is one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/the-oval-office-is-a-place-where-there-s-been-obviously-a-lot-of/) [George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/) > [With the understanding that you will face tough times and amazing experiences, you must also commit to the adventure. Just have faith in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dell/with-the-understanding-that-you-will-face-tough-times-and-amazing/) [Michael Dell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dell/) > [ It was a film \[The Lost World\], and it's a sequel at the same time. The first shot on the first day was from… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-mccormack/it-was-a-film-the-lost-world-and-it-s-a-sequel-at-the-same-time-the/) [Eric McCormack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-mccormack/) > [I think that there is a role for food to be art; and when food is art, it can have drama, it can have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-myhrvold/i-think-that-there-is-a-role-for-food-to-be-art-and-when-food-is-art/) [Nathan Myhrvold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-myhrvold/) ## More by Steven Sebring > [ At the beginning I didn't even really think about making a movie \[Dream of Life\]. I was just thinking of documenting somebody. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/at-the-beginning-i-didn-t-even-really-think-about-making-a-movie/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 even have… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/we-just-grew-to-trust-each-other-with-patti-smith-more-and-more-over/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ We had a hodgepodge of footage. We didn't film \[in Dream of Life \]all the time - we would just film periodically, so nothing… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/we-had-a-hodgepodge-of-footage-we-didn-t-film-in-dream-of-life-all/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [I thought about how to film something, how to take pictures of it and how to mix it all together. And I was getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/i-thought-about-how-to-film-something-how-to-take-pictures-of-it-and/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ I would bring Patti \[Smith \] in to the editing room \[working on the Dream of Life\] and say, "This is a great moment… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/i-would-bring-patti-smith-in-to-the-editing-room-working-on-the-dream/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [I like not knowing too much about somebody I'm photographing, because the process also becomes an experience for me to learn about .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/i-like-not-knowing-too-much-about-somebody-i-m-photographing-because/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ Because the filming process was so organic and there was no script, the film \[Dream of Life\] was literally telling us what it wanted… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/because-the-filming-process-was-so-organic-and-there-was-no-script/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [She let me in during her tour, in London. Her band members - especially Lenny Kaye - were shocked at the fact that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/she-let-me-in-during-her-tour-in-london-her-band-members-especially/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/fashion-has-also-been-a-great-outlet-and-i-d-like-to-do-more-fashion/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ I took pictures of the objects and artifacts that Patti \[Smith\] would show to her friends because I wanted to document them. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/i-took-pictures-of-the-objects-and-artifacts-that-patti-smith-would/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/i-remember-when-we-were-at-sundance-we-were-in-robert-redford-s/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ I shot \[Dream of Life\] all on 16-millimeter, and I just wanted to learn about Patti \[Smith\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/i-shot-dream-of-life-all-on-16-millimeter-and-i-just-wanted-to-learn/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [Many of my family members are teachers in the arts, and I picked up the camera years ago, in high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-sebring/many-of-my-family-members-are-teachers-in-the-arts-and-i-picked-up/) [Steven Sebring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-sebring/) > [ I wasn't familiar with Patti \[Smith \]much at all. 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If anything, I was prepared for it to be pretty much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-o-connell/it-wasn-t-like-i-was-expecting-senior-year-to-be-some-amazing/) [Jenny O'Connell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-o-connell/) > [I had so much fun filming 'Starstruck.' It was an amazing experience, and I bonded right away with Sterling Knight, so we had loads…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danielle-campbell/i-had-so-much-fun-filming-starstruck-it-was-an-amazing-experience-and/) [Danielle Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danielle-campbell/) > [It was an amazing experience to work with Michael Jackson, who is a legend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-vazquez/it-was-an-amazing-experience-to-work-with-michael-jackson-who-is-a/) [Mario Vazquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-vazquez/) > [ It was a film \[The Lost World\], and it's a sequel at the same time. The first shot on the first day was from… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-mccormack/it-was-a-film-the-lost-world-and-it-s-a-sequel-at-the-same-time-the/) [Eric McCormack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-mccormack/) > [With the understanding that you will face tough times and amazing experiences, you must also commit to the adventure. Just have faith in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dell/with-the-understanding-that-you-will-face-tough-times-and-amazing/) [Michael Dell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dell/) > [I really have no preference between TV and film. I think that each individual project is its own thing and has a very different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zach-gilford/i-really-have-no-preference-between-tv-and-film-i-think-that-each/) [Zach Gilford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zach-gilford/) > [Trophies and medals have never meant much to me. 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