Relationships have a nasty habit of reversing themselves; whatever has been done to you in a previous involvement you’ll do to the next person you’re involved with, if you get half a chance.
MARIANNE FAITHFULLThe first opera I went to see was Maria Callas singing ‘Tosca’.
More Marianne Faithfull Quotes
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I do take care of myself; I get my nails done, and I have a skin doctor, but that’s it. I’m clean and groomed.
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All I can say is I’ve been lucky with my body. Well done, little body. I praise it and say, ‘You’re very good.’
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I think you have to really, really want to be a film star.
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When I found out my mother wanted me to marry a rich man, I instantly didn’t want any rich man.
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If you analyze the bad times you find that it’s because you wanted to have a bad time.
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I once asked my father what he wanted me to be. To my horror, he said, ‘sociologist.’
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I never trusted anybody at all. I don’t know why it was so hard, I just didn’t.
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It’s always a good idea to get yourself a famous, rich, and groovy young man. That’s one of the best-known methods of furthering your career.
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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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There are so many myths out there about Marianne Faithfull, I had to, um, detach. But I can turn it on because Marianne Faithfull is really an attitude, you know.
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The first opera I went to see was Maria Callas singing ‘Tosca’.
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Sometimes you just have to get a shock to grow up and wake up, and I’ve had lots of shocks because it’s as though I don’t learn the lessons, so something new comes and hits me.
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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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When you are 18, 19, 20, you’re used to being photographed all the time, in a certain way. So, the narcissism becomes almost out of control. And the way that young women are photographed, they become addicted to this feedback of the image.
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All I have to do is what’s right for me.
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