I took pictures of the objects and artifacts that Patti [Smith] would show to her friends because I wanted to document them.

Because the filming process was so organic and there was no script, the film [Dream of Life] was literally telling us what it wanted to be in the editing room.

I just wanted to be Patti's [Smith] messenger and get her word out there.

Sometimes my fashion pictures can look a little bit like documentary style pictures. So having a camera in my hand was normal.

For me, moving from photography to film was very easy.

Fashion has also been a great outlet, and I'd like to do more fashion photography in the future. I also photograph a lot of artists.

Fashion's been really good to me. It financed Patti Smith: Dream of Life.

I didn't do well in high school, but I took photography, and I loved being able to capture moments.

Many of my family members are teachers in the arts, and I picked up the camera years ago, in high school.

I never went to film school, so I just sort of learned on my own.

Patti [Smith] was my experiment, to be honest. And the film is what we got out of it. At the end of the day, I learned a lot about how to make a film.

Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?

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I pestered the hell out of everybody I ran into until I could play the guitar well enough to write and sing with it.

Work travel for me, which is - I hate to say it - more enjoyable now that I have kids.

I want to serve chess through games, books that are works of art. I would like to bring the game closer to many people all over the world.

I think the reason I am important is that I know everything.

I'm not the poorest president. The poorest is the one who needs a lot to live.

I was born in Japan, so for me, Uniqlo is a family brand. My granny used to wear Uniqlo. And my Italian dad wore Uniqlo. I wore Uniqlo, of course.

Immanuel isn't a pun; he Kant be!

There is no great difficulty to separate the soul from the body, but it is not so easy to restore life to the dead.