Americans just don't know what being a movie star's all about.
Patti Smith
An artist is somebody who enters into competition with God.
Patti Smith
An artist may have burdens the ordinary citizen doesn't know, but the ordinary citizen has burdens that many artists never even touch.
Patti Smith
Artists are traditionally resistant to labels.
Patti Smith
As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag.
Patti Smith
Besides me wanting to be an artist, I wanted to be a movie star.
Patti Smith
Christianity made us think there's one heaven.
Patti Smith
Everyone thinks of God as a man - you can't help it - Santa Claus was a man, therefore God has to be a man.
Patti Smith
First of all, anybody who has lasted 30 and went through the 60's is really a survivor.
Patti Smith
Horses pretty much broke as a record in England.
Patti Smith
I always enjoyed doing transgender songs.
Patti Smith
I had a really happy childhood - my siblings were great, my mother was very fanciful, and I loved to read. But there was always financial strife.
Patti Smith
I have a daughter who's 11 years old. Maybe she'll grow up independent and really really heavy and become a movie star and she'll play me in my life story.
Patti Smith
I like gettin' old.
Patti Smith
I never thought I was gonna live to 30.
Patti Smith
I think I'm constantly in a state of adjustment.
Patti Smith
I've always thrived on the encouragement of others.
Patti Smith
If I have any regrets, I could say that I'm sorry I wasn't a better writer or a better singer.
Patti Smith
In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.
Patti Smith
In fact, I thought my calling was to be a painter.
Patti Smith
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