For me to see the film [Dream of Life] on a big screen - it's pretty extraordinary.

The editing process was a free-for-all, and since I hadn't gone to film [Dream of Life] school or anything like that, I just said, "We'll do this. We'll do that." It was a really great experience that way.

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

I shot [Dream of Life] all on 16-millimeter, and I just wanted to learn about Patti [Smith].

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

We were just hanging out and getting to learn about each other. But I think trust was a really big thing. Patti [Smith] is a good friend, somebody I can talk to.

It took 12 years to put this film [Dream of Life] together, but it was not until toward the end of those 12 years that I looked at Patti [Smith] and said, "Maybe we should do something with this footage."