Sam Taylor-Johnson Quotes

Sam Taylor-Johnson

Profession : Director

Birth : March 4, 1967

If someone looks genuinely interested and asks me a deeply personal question, I'll give the answer. I'm too open.

Sam Taylor-Johnson

I went out of my way to try not to be an artist, because I thought I would end up leading a miserable, obscure life. I tried to escape it for as long as I could, until I had to admit at 25 that that was my path.

Sam Taylor-Johnson

Seeing a new play in a first-time production is so exciting - when it's good, you want to shout from the rooftops.

Sam Taylor-Johnson

I like Alexander McQueen's work a lot: he's always pushing boundaries, and he's rough around the edges.

Sam Taylor-Johnson

I can be very self-destructive, but quietly.

Sam Taylor-Johnson

Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the greatest actors of our age; he's like Olivier. He's one of those people who can take you into a place where no one else can take you.

Sam Taylor-Johnson

I'm motivated every second by my work; it doesn't switch off. The pictures I make come from every blink of my lashes.

Sam Taylor-Johnson

I had two primary cancers, which was pretty unusual. And when I got the second one, people told me such terrible bad-news stories, they instigated fears that weren't there in the first place. I do remember with such gratitude one doctor saying to me, 'Two primaries? That's nothing. I've seen a patient with six.'

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I've turned into one of those people who go jogging in parks that I used to hate.

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A lot of children remember seeing cartoons, 'Pinocchio' or 'Bambi' or something that breaks their heart. I remember seeing 'The Blue Angel' and it breaking my heart. It was the first time I realised there was an adult world - that adults could damage each other or destroy each other emotionally.

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In 'Fifty Shades,' seemingly, Christian has all the power and control - but actually, Anastasia does.

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You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'

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I'm very blessed with the perfect husband.

Sam Taylor-Johnson

When I decide I want something, I go in like an Exocet missile.

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Directing 'Fifty Shades of Grey' has been an intense and incredible journey for which I am hugely grateful. I have Universal to thank for that.

Sam Taylor-Johnson

It would be nice to be a bit autonomous again, to enjoy something a bit quiet.

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Sometimes photographing people is like pulling teeth, trying to get some sort of personality.

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I don't understand why there aren't more powerful female directors. I don't have the answers, but I hope that things may start to shift and that studios will employ more women to handle strong and interesting material.

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There's definitely something transformative about clothes.

Sam Taylor-Johnson

When I was eight, a hippie guy taught me how to meditate and gave me this scarf I was supposed to wear when I meditated. I still have it; it's probably one of the items that mean most to me.

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