I've Done Everything I Want To Do

My First Job Was Singing At The Hammersmith Odeon. It Was Years Ago, So I Can't Remember Who I Was Performing With. I Was A Sort Of Anti-climax After Two Hours Of Heavy Rock-'n'-roll. Seventeen Years Old In A White Dress. It Was The First Time That I Got Applause. Wonderful, That Noise In My Ears.

I Want To Do Movies, But I Want To Do Something That's Good. I Don't Want To Make Any More Films Until I Feel That I'm Ready For It. I Want To Have Good Work, And A Very Elegant Life. I Believe You Get What You Want.

I Do Sometimes Think I Could Have Done Without The Drugs Actually; That Was A Waste Of Time, And A Huge Risk. But Then Again, There's Nothing I Can Change, So In A Way Regret Is Pointless.

To Be Diagnosed With Cancer Was A Frightening Thing, And My First Reaction Was Sheer Panic, But I Was Really Fortunate That The Cancer Was Caught At Such An Early Stage That I Didn't Need Chemo Or Radiotherapy. But I Know That Cancer Is A Chronic Condition, And Once You've Had It, You're On The List, Because It Can Come Back.

There Are So Many Myths Out There About Marianne Faithfull, I Had To, Um, Detach. But I Can Turn It On Because Marianne Faithfull Is Really An Attitude, You Know.