I’ve got quite a good brain and all that, which I’ve never had to use in singing at all.
MARIANNE FAITHFULLIf I let myself sink into depression, I won’t be able to get out. And then I’ll be awfully unhappy. I just have to turn my face to the light and walk on. And trust that things will be all right.
More Marianne Faithfull Quotes
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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.
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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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Penitentiary songs have been a love of mine for years. They are so wonderful.
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I think you have to really, really want to be a film star.
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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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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’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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I never trusted anybody at all. I don’t know why it was so hard, I just didn’t.
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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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Of course I have regrets; I’m not stupid.
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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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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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It has been an extraordinary experience and, in many ways, extremely positive.
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I’m having a great life, and I want to go on having one.
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All I have to do is what’s right for me.
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