Sam Taylor-Johnson Quotes

Sam Taylor-Johnson

Profession : Director

Birth : March 4, 1967

When you have an author and an auteur, it's a difficult and challenging relationship.

Sam Taylor-Johnson

I'm not a shouter, and I'm not a bully.

Sam Taylor-Johnson

My parents were Beatle fans, but my mom was especially a Lennon fan, so I was exposed to him more. I remember her playing 'Double Fantasy' quite often.

Sam Taylor-Johnson

When Scorsese or Coppola cast celebrities in their work, it goes without question.

Sam Taylor-Johnson

I'm interested in the acting and staging of specific emotions, and so I work with actors. It's a small proportion of what I do, but it's always what people seem to focus on.

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My mum told me once I was a Hindu.

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Just because you've faced your own mortality, it doesn't make it any less frightening.

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I eat all the time, and I run all the time.

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When I had cancer, people were surprised at how cheerful and upbeat I was, but I couldn't let myself go to depression - to go there, that defeat would allow everything in. If you look too far into the abyss, you might never come out again. You can stand on the abyss and peep but not give in to sadness.

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Tea is a huge part of my life.

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My biggest fears aren't with my work. My biggest fears are walking through hospital doors. Once you can face that, being fearless about your work is easy.

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Mum and Dad split up when I was nine. We upped and moved from London to Sussex, and suddenly I went from an urban life to nothing in the countryside - with a new father and new life.

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I think I was lucky I got into art college. That's what saved me.

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I was always interested in film, but I never knew how to go about becoming a filmmaker.

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I feel like I became an artist by default. I went to art college, but my interest was always more towards film than painting or sculpture.

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I'd like to make something about someone who hasn't existed so that I don't have to tread so carefully and can feel a little bit more creative freedom.

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I'd love to make a thriller.

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There are terrible things going on in the world, but I am not going to force them down everyone's throats.

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I am just reflecting the times. I can't ignore them.

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I am not famous at all.

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