Art is by nature optimistic. Art is optimistic because it is alive.

Steven [Sebring] was documenting me as a widow with two children, going from 50 to 60 years old. My focus, during that time, was to rediscover myself, stay healthy, take care of my kids and reestablish a relationship with the people.

I was a lower middle-class kid. My family had no money. There was no room in our small house where there were already four kids, including myself, living.

New generations have unprecedented power to make great changes. Take the music business for example. The new generations have toppled the music industry by file sharing, downloading, and Myspace. Rock 'n' roll belongs to the people.

The truth is, no matter how modest Steven [Sebring] is, he was obsessed with the outcome of the film [Dream of Life]. Every single frame was important to him.

I’m not much a role model in terms of hair care, though.

We never had any children," he said ruefully. "Our work was our children.