I once asked my father what he wanted me to be. To my horror, he said, ‘sociologist.’
MARIANNE FAITHFULLI went to the big Picasso retrospective at the Tate in the sixties, and I think I went to an Andy Warhol retrospective at the Tate in the sixties, too. My mother was very good at taking me to things like that. We lived in Reading, but we went on these cultural trips to London.
More Marianne Faithfull Quotes
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I’m glad to say my father never felt ashamed of me, but my mother probably did.
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There is a land that I can go to When I have time to rest. All the people I love are there And those who love me best.
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It has been an extraordinary experience and, in many ways, extremely positive.
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I like my work, but my life always comes first. I always wanted to have a beautiful life, and the way to do it is in show business.
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Penitentiary songs have been a love of mine for years. They are so wonderful.
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When you split from someone, it doesn’t have to mean that you don’t love them anymore, you realize that the period of that particular romance is over. One always has to get out before one gets kicked out.
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All I have to do is what’s right for me.
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I’d love to make more money in America, that’s the heart of it. I make much more money in Europe. It’s a shame. I’m trying now to make a profit on this next tour, and I’ll be much happier.
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I’ve got quite a good brain and all that, which I’ve never had to use in singing at all.
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I want to do movies, but I want to do something that’s good. I don’t want to make any more films until I feel that I’m ready for it. I want to have good work, and a very elegant life. I believe you get what you want.
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I think you have to really, really want to be a film star.
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I’m sick of being self-referential. I don’t want to do any more songs that can be accused of being personal.
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I’m having a great life, and I want to go on having one.
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I do yoga. I do tai chi. I do a lot to keep my body and my spirit together so I can work.
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The first opera I went to see was Maria Callas singing ‘Tosca’.
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