Sometimes photographing people is like pulling teeth, trying to get some sort of personality. – Sam Taylor-Johnson
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. – Sam Taylor-Johnson
When Scorsese or Coppola cast celebrities in their work, it goes without question. – Sam Taylor-Johnson
I get over-excited by every opportunity that comes my way. I end up doing too much. – Sam Taylor-Johnson
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. – Sam Taylor-Johnson
I took on cancer like I take on everything – like a mission and a job to accomplish. – Sam Taylor-Johnson
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
I remember as a kid not ever wanting to have friends around to my house because it was, for want of a better description, disheveled. – Sam Taylor-Johnson
In my life, I’ve never really listened to when people start forming opinions on how you should be doing things. – Sam Taylor-Johnson
I only photograph myself at poignant moments in my life as a check of where I am and how large my thighs are. – Sam Taylor-Johnson
Even today I work with Niall O’Brien, who is far more technically astute than I am, but I still have the clearest idea of every detail I want in my photograph. – Sam Taylor-Johnson
There are terrible things going on in the world, but I am not going to force them down everyone’s throats. – Sam Taylor-Johnson