Sam Taylor-Johnson
Sam Taylor-Johnson
Samantha Louise "Sam" Taylor-Johnson OBEis an English filmmaker, photographer and visual artist. Her directorial feature film debut came in 2009 with Nowhere Boy, a film based on the childhood experiences of the Beatles songwriter and singer John Lennon. She is one of a group of artists known as the Young British Artists...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth4 March 1967
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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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Shooting at Coco Chanel's apartment was an unexpectedly absorbing experience. The essence of Chanel is firmly rooted there in all of her possessions, and I truly believe that her spirit and soul still inhabit the second floor.
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I think it was Elisabeth Shue who said that if you start a movie with a woman seen through a man's eyes, that woman is objectified by him throughout.
art saved
I think I was lucky I got into art college. That's what saved me.
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I think I just love films where men have complete breakdowns.
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I love showing my scar on my tummy - it is shaped like a question mark.
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I keep seeing in the papers that I am good friends with Samantha Cameron. I've never met her in my life.
opportunity
I get over-excited by every opportunity that comes my way. I end up doing too much.
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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 eat all the time, and I run all the time.
I don't think you can judge something without seeing it.
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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 ill, but it's so hard.
I am just reflecting the times. I can't ignore them.
I am completely, utterly obsessed with clothes. To an embarrassing extent.