Sam Taylor
Sam Taylor
I am completely, utterly obsessed with clothes. To an embarrassing extent.
directing hugely incredible intense shades thank universal
Directing 'Fifty Shades of Grey' has been an intense and incredible journey for which I am hugely grateful. I have Universal to thank for that.
feels younger
A woman going out with a younger man feels like the last taboo.
camden job quickly running
A friend got me a job on the door of the Camden Palace nightclub, which quickly progressed to running the place.
reads tarot
My mother reads tarot cards, actually, but I won't let her read mine.
diversity great lee
The thing that is so great about Ang Lee is the diversity in his filmmaking, from 'Brokeback...' to 'The Hulk.'
artist creative hired knock
You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
addicted creating emotions excited fantastic favorite utterly
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.
age love
If you love someone, you love someone. It doesn't matter; age, colour, c'mon!
check large life poignant thighs
I only photograph myself at poignant moments in my life as a check of where I am and how large my thighs are.
bearing believe life move time wasted
I believe that life is short, and there is too much time wasted bearing grudges, and I like to move on.
abyss allow cheerful defeat far might people stand surprised upbeat
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.
dad life london moved mum split suddenly upped urban
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.
focus future hard life mortality plenty seize stared whatever
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.