Quotes by Marianne Faithfull

About Marianne Faithfull:

Marianne Evelyn Faithfull is an English singer, songwriter and actress, whose career has spanned six decades.
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When you are 18, 19, 20, you're used to being photographed all the time, in a certain way. So, the narcissism becomes almost out of control. And the way that young women are photographed, they become addicted to this feedback of the image.

Marianne Faithfull

The only time I ever really consider retiring is when I get fed up with the press. Which is often.

Marianne Faithfull

I serve black tea, which I call Froggy tea. And I have green teas and all sorts of nice teas. I'm serving tea all the time.

Marianne Faithfull

I was told that I had very likely been clinically depressed for a long, long time, probably since I was 15, or even 14. It explained, to me at least, a lot of my behaviour over the years.

Marianne Faithfull

If I let myself sink into depression, I won't be able to get out. And then I'll be awfully unhappy. I just have to turn my face to the light and walk on. And trust that things will be all right.

Marianne Faithfull

I love the Stones, but I've gone to a lot of gigs.

Marianne Faithfull

I'd love to play a musician in a film.

Marianne Faithfull

Penitentiary songs have been a love of mine for years. They are so wonderful.

Marianne Faithfull

Bad behaviour makes men more glamorous. Women get destroyed, thrown out of society and locked up in institutions.

Marianne Faithfull

For some people, marriage may be very groovy. For me, it really isn't. I don't think it really is for most people anyway. Most people are not very happy.

Marianne Faithfull

Well, I really didn't enjoy some of the movies I did when I was young.

Marianne Faithfull

I do yoga. I do tai chi. I do a lot to keep my body and my spirit together so I can work.

Marianne Faithfull

I've got a lot of little compulsive problems, and I've thought about it a lot. And one of the things I ask myself is, 'What are the things I can do that won't hurt me and will help me?' The first answer is work.

Marianne Faithfull

Author Bio

  • NameMarianne Faithfull
  • DescriptionBritish singer, songwriter and actress
  • BornDecember 29, 1946
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Singer; Autobiographer