Sam Taylor-Johnson Quotes

United Kingdom, Film Maker
March 4, 1967

Samantha Louise Taylor-Johnson OBE (née Taylor-Wood, born 4 March 1967) is an English filmmaker and photographer. 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.

Also known as Photographer, Artist

I was determined to have a spotless house when I grew up.

Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Up
- House
- Determined
The pictures I make come from every blink of my lashes.

Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Pictures
- Come
- Blink

To be feminist doesn't mean you can't be submissive.

Sam Taylor-Johnson
- You
- Mean
- Feminist
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, it gives it a little distance.

Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Work
- Men
- Women
There are terrible things going on in the world, but I am not going to force them down everyone's throats.

Sam Taylor-Johnson
- World
- Terrible
- Throats
Tea is a huge part of my life.

Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Life
- My Life
- Tea
My mum has always been quite free-spirited, and she has taught me a lot. I think that is probably why I have the sort of mind that I do.

Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Mind
- Free
- Taught
If you love someone, you love someone. It doesn't matter; age, colour, c'mon!

Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Love
- Age
- You

I try to leave things as open ended as possible, not too overladen with meaning.

Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Try
- Possible
- Meaning
In 'Fifty Shades,' seemingly, Christian has all the power and control - but actually, Anastasia does.

Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Power
- Control
- Christian
Sometimes photographing people is like pulling teeth, trying to get some sort of personality.

Sam Taylor-Johnson
I was living with my stepfather for a while, and then I moved out and went and lived on my own in Hastings-by-the-Sea from about 16.

Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Sea
- Living
- Own