When I went to Detroit, I was very naïve, actually, and I think Patti [Smith] picked up on that quite quickly.

Hopefully I can inspire lots of people to learn about [Patti Smith], to read poetry or learn about William Blake or Arthur Rimbaud.

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

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

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.

I came up with more money, took all the footage, got a great editor and made this film [Dream of Life]. But I really didn't go into it with the intention of making a movie.

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.