I remember when we were at Sundance, we were in Robert Redford's screening room, and I had never seen the film look so beautiful or sound so great. It was really big and really powerful, and I had a sense of accomplishment in finishing a project like this.

At the beginning I didn't even really think about making a movie [Dream of Life]. I was just thinking of documenting somebody.

I think those moments in Patti's [Smith] bedroom really helped the film [Dream of Life] out, and those moments existed because of the trust between us. There isn't any real self-consciousness in the film because we all like each other.

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

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

The film [Dream of Life] came together when we started editing; it was organic, it became nonlinear and it was its own animal. And I didn't want to tame it, either. I wanted it to be different. It's not your typical documentary.

The only self-consciousness in the film [Dream of Life] is anyone's natural shyness.