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.
MARIANNE FAITHFULLThere 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.
More Marianne Faithfull Quotes
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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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I’m glad to say my father never felt ashamed of me, but my mother probably did.
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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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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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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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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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I think you have to really, really want to be a film star.
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I’m a Capricorn, and they flower late.
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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 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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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 am not frightened of much, but I wouldn’t like to get ill.
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The first opera I went to see was Maria Callas singing ‘Tosca’.
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