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Sam Taylor-Johnson
Sam Taylor-Johnson
English Director
Born: Mar 4, 1967
Life Me People Think Work You
Related authors: Alfred Hitchcock Andrew Haigh Beeban Kidron Danny Boyle Edgar Wright Nigel Lythgoe Roger Deakins Stacey Dooley
I believe that life is short, and there is too much time wasted bearing grudges, and I like to move on. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Life Time Life Is Short Too Much Move On Believe Too Too Much Time Bearing Like Move Short Much Wasted Grudges
I love life. I think it's fantastic. Sometimes it deals hard things, and when it deals great things, you have to seize them. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Life Love Great You Love Life Sometimes Great Things Hard Things Think Seize Deals Them Fantastic Hard Things
Never trust a hippie. That's definitely my motto. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Trust Definitely My Motto Never Hippie Motto
I was determined to have a spotless house when I grew up. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Determined House Up Grew
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
Work Every Pictures Come Make Blink Motivated Off Switch Second Lashes Every Second
My favorite part of the whole filmmaking process is working with a fantastic cinematographer, a fantastic actor or actors, and then just creating emotions and stories. I get so excited by that. That's the part I'm utterly addicted to. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Emotions Addicted Cinematographer Favorite Favorite Part Part Excited Get Just Stories Process Fantastic Then Creating Working Whole Actor Utterly Filmmaking Filmmaking Process
I am just reflecting the times. I can't ignore them. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Am Reflecting Times Just Them Ignore
To be feminist doesn't mean you can't be submissive. Sam Taylor-Johnson
You Feminist Submissive Mean
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. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Work You Face Fears Doors Once Easy Fearless About Through Hospital Walking Being Biggest Your
Having children is exciting. Life puts the past into perspective. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Life Perspective Past Having Having Children Puts Exciting Exciting Life Children
I seize all opportunities with two hands. Everything that's happened to me has taught me to live in the moment as much as possible. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Me Opportunities Live Everything Possible Seize Hands Taught Happened Much Moment Two
When I had cancer - of the colon first, followed by breast cancer and a mastectomy - my motto used to be 'Drips by day, Prada by night.' I felt that I had to grasp it in the same way as you'd take on any challenge. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Day You Cancer Challenge First Way Followed My Motto Colon Take Had Mastectomy Felt Motto Same Any Breast Cancer Used Grasp Night
I've turned into one of those people who go jogging in parks that I used to hate. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Hate People Those Jogging Parks Go Turned Used Who
In the old days, 'controversial' in a relationship meant same-sex or mixed races. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Relationship Old Days Mixed Controversial Same-Sex Old Days Races Meant
I've made lots of big decisions in my life that have shocked people. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Life People Made My Life Big Lots Shocked Decisions
I took on cancer like I take on everything - like a mission and a job to accomplish. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Cancer Job Took Everything Take Like Mission Accomplish
I often joke that I straddle psychosis and neurosis, and that being an artist keeps me in the middle, so I can work between the two. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Work Me Joke Neurosis Between Artist Often Middle Being Psychosis Keeps Two
My mum has lived in Australia for 22 years now, and we have a rocky relationship. But at the same time it's one I want to maintain. I need her to be my mum. The relationship took a lot of rebuilding. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Time Relationship Took Maintain Years Lot Rocky Australia Same Same Time Want Lived Now Mum Rebuilding Her Need
Money scares me, and it always has done. I've got a childish concept of money, and I like to keep it that way in the sense that I don't like to think about it. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Me Money Childish Sense Think Way Scares About Like Concept Always Got Done Keep
When you're no longer ill, and everyone's gotten over the fact that you've had cancer, that core of steel doesn't go away, and then I had to find other channels for it. Sam Taylor-Johnson
You Cancer Go Away Other Channels Everyone Find Steel Fact Had Longer Over Gotten Go Then Ill Away Core
I find that I put my body in my work when I am at a particularly difficult or joyous point because I want to feel that moment. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Work Difficult Find Point Put Feel Joyous Particularly Because Am Want Body Moment
I feel the art world in New York has a stronger following than Britain. If you go to a New York art district on a Saturday morning, it will be so busy with families and openings - art is much more ingrained in the culture. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Art Morning You Culture World Will Stronger Busy District Following More Feel New Openings Go Art World Families Than York New York Ingrained Much Saturday Saturday Morning Britain
My childhood had its challenges, like everyone's. It imbued me with certain things and took away others. It made me very determined. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Me Challenges Made Others Took Everyone Determined Had Like Very Childhood Certain Certain Things Away Things
I wanted to become an artist because it meant endless possibilities. Art was a way of reinventing myself. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Art Myself Become Way Possibilities Because Endless Artist Wanted Meant Reinventing
I always say, and I truly believe this, that my work is three steps ahead of me. I have an idea for something and I tend to feel like it's leading me and I'll follow the process through, and it's not until after I've seen it that I truly understand why I'm doing this. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Work Me Three Seen Believe Say Follow Something Tend Through Idea Feel Leading Steps Like Until Understand Always Doing Truly After Process Why
I've been through plenty in my life where I've really had to focus on the day ahead... because, as I know, the future is, you know, whatever the future is... Once you've stared mortality that hard in the face, you really seize the day. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Life Future Day You Focus Face My Life Whatever Once Plenty Seize Through Had Mortality Know Because Been Where Really Hard Stared
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