When I started photographing Patti [Smith], I knew that there wasn't a whole a lot of information out there about her. I was periodically interested in films, and so I just kept asking her if I could come around. Steven Sebring More Quotes by Steven Sebring More Quotes From Steven Sebring I shot [Dream of Life] all on 16-millimeter, and I just wanted to learn about Patti [Smith]. Steven Sebring shotsdreamwanted The only self-consciousness in the film [Dream of Life] is anyone's natural shyness. Steven Sebring consciousnessselfdream I think those moments in Patti's [Smith] bedroom really helped the film [Dream of Life] out, and those moments existed because of the trust between us. There isn't any real self-consciousness in the film because we all like each other. Steven Sebring realdreamthinking Over time it just got more and more intense as far as the trust factor. For example, when we started editing the film [Dream of Life], I thought, man, I need to make sense of all the footage I have; I need to ground the film. And one day I was hanging out in Patti's [Smith] bedroom, which is where Patti works, and in the corner of her bedroom is this great chair, and that's when she began showing her personal things to me. The camera was there, and we realized that we were really making the movie and making sense of the footage in the movie. Steven Sebring editingdreammen We were just hanging out and getting to learn about each other. But I think trust was a really big thing. Patti [Smith] is a good friend, somebody I can talk to. Steven Sebring good-friendbigsthinking 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. Steven Sebring grewcamerasyears I came up with more money, took all the footage, got a great editor and made this film [Dream of Life]. But I really didn't go into it with the intention of making a movie. Steven Sebring editorsfilmdream It took 12 years to put this film [Dream of Life] together, but it was not until toward the end of those 12 years that I looked at Patti [Smith] and said, "Maybe we should do something with this footage." Steven Sebring togetherdreamyears 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 dreamthinking 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]. Steven Sebring londonbandfacts [Through the making of Dream of Life] I learned about being patient, perseverance, having a dream, a goal. I learned that I can accomplish something despite not knowing anything about it when I begin. Steven Sebring perseveranceknowingdream Patti [Smith] was my experiment, to be honest. And the film is what we got out of it. At the end of the day, I learned a lot about how to make a film. Steven Sebring honestthe-end-of-the-dayfilm I never went to film school, so I just sort of learned on my own. Steven Sebring film-schoolfilmschool Sometimes my fashion pictures can look a little bit like documentary style pictures. So having a camera in my hand was normal. Steven Sebring stylefashionhands For me, moving from photography to film was very easy. Steven Sebring filmphotographymoving 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 artists. Steven Sebring fashionphotographyartist Fashion's been really good to me. It financed Patti Smith: Dream of Life. Steven Sebring fashiondream For me to see the film [Dream of Life] on a big screen - it's pretty extraordinary. Steven Sebring filmbigsdream 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 or sound so great. It was really big and really powerful, and I had a sense of accomplishment in finishing a project like this. Steven Sebring accomplishmentpowerfulbeautiful I was making a film [Dream of Life] about Patti [Smith], but I was taking pictures, too. Steven Sebring taking-picturesfilmdream
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