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 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.
More Marianne Faithfull Quotes
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I think you have to really, really want to be a film star.
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Penitentiary songs have been a love of mine for years. They are so wonderful.
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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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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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The food that’s never let me down in life is porridge, especially with milk and maple syrup, which is delicious. Paris isn’t a porridge place, but I can buy it in London when I’m there and bring it back with 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’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’m having a great life, and I want to go on having one.
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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 have to do is what’s right for me.
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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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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 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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Of course I have regrets; I’m not stupid.
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It has been an extraordinary experience and, in many ways, extremely positive.
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