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.
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 having a great life, and I want to go on having one.
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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 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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It has been an extraordinary experience and, in many ways, extremely positive.
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I’ve got a lot of little compulsive problems, and I’ve thought about it a lot. And one of the things I ask myself is, ‘What are the things I can do that won’t hurt me and will help me?’ The first answer is work.
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Penitentiary songs have been a love of mine for years. They are so wonderful.
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All I have to do is what’s right for 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 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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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 live a very nice life. I have a wonderful time. But it’s not lived drawing on a full level. I’m relaxed, cool, and enjoying it.
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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’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’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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