I feel like I became an artist by default. I went to art college, but my interest was always more towards film… — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
I think I was lucky I got into art college. That's what saved me. — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.' — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
If you look at art history, at Goya or Gainsborough, it's always about acknowledging the people of your time who have influence. — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
Finding your place as an artist is the hardest thing. You come out of college with what feels like a Mickey Mouse… — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
I keep seeing in the papers that I am good friends with Samantha Cameron. I've never met her in my life. — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
I only photograph myself at poignant moments in my life as a check of where I am and how large my thighs are. — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
When Scorsese or Coppola cast celebrities in their work, it goes without question. — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
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,… — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
When you have an author and an auteur, it's a difficult and challenging relationship. — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
It's difficult for me to work with women, because I find that direct references are made back to me too fast. Working with men,… — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
My parents were Beatle fans, but my mom was especially a Lennon fan, so I was exposed to him more. I remember her playing… — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
I am completely, utterly obsessed with clothes. To an embarrassing extent. — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
It would be nice to be a bit autonomous again, to enjoy something a bit quiet. — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
I don't eat any dairy products at all, usually - it's a self-imposed ban. I've done it for a year now, since I was… — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
The way I was grew up gave me a slight fearlessness and a sense of independence. There are things about it that have definitely… — Sam Taylor-Johnson Copy Share Image
