Sam Taylor-Wood quotes

Sam Taylor-Wood is an English film director and visual artist, known for her emotionally charged photography and films. Her work often explores themes of human relationships and transformation. She has gained international recognition for directing movies such as "Nowhere Boy" and "Fifty Shades of Grey." Here are 33 of her quotes:

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-Wood)
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. View quote
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I'm motivated every second by my work; it doesn't switch off. The pictures I make come from every blink of my lashes. View quote
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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. View quote
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I wanted to become an artist because it meant endless possibilities. Art was a way of reinventing myself. View quote
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Having children is exciting. Life puts the past into perspective. View quote
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I'm interested in taking raw human emotions and then isolating them without any narrative structure. In order to achieve this, I try to break out of the narrative conventions that you'd see in a typical feature film. View quote
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I hate rats. I had a pet rat to try and overcome it. I even gave him mouth-to mouth resuscitation when he had a heart attack. But I couldn't conquer it. View quote
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One of the few times I saw my mother cry was when Lennon died, and the other time was when Elvis died. View quote
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Anonymity would be a fantastic umbrella. I don't like intrusion. View quote
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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-Wood)
Sometimes when you're looking at your own work, you can't really see, and it's only when you step back a little bit later that you think, 'Oh, that's completely in line with everything else I've done.' View quote
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After I left college, I went to work at the Royal Opera House in London, which became a real catalyst for me because it made me realize that I was interested in cinema and in the way life is thrust at you. So I started making films. View quote
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I never thought of having cancer as something that was unfair. I just braced myself and tried to get through it. View quote
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I think people are frightened of women making big decisions. View quote
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I have a massive phobia for schedules and calendars. I need people to tell me where I need to be. I can't bear to see it in black and white. I think it's a fear of being pinned down. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I've always lived my life fearlessly, and what I want to do with my life, I do. View quote
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I feel like I've lost 10 years of my life to cancer. View quote
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People in love don't see gender, colour or religion. Or age. It's about the other person, the one that you love and who loves you. You don't think of them in terms of a label. You just go with your heart. (Sam Taylor-Wood)
In my life, I've never really listened to when people start forming opinions on how you should be doing things. View quote
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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. View quote
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I took on cancer like I take on everything - like a mission and a job to accomplish. View quote
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I've made lots of big decisions in my life that have shocked people. View quote
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Sam Taylor-Wood

Sam Taylor-Wood - Image
Photo: Nick Step, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: English Director
Born: March 4, 1967
Quotes count: 33