I believe that life is short, and there is too much time wasted bearing grudges, and I like to move on. Sam Taylor-Johnson Read Quote
My stepfather was quite into opera, but he’d play it when he was in a bad mood, so you’d hear this boom through the floor, Wagner, and you’d feel nervous. Sam Taylor-Johnson Read Quote
Just because you’ve faced your own mortality, it doesn’t make it any less frightening. Sam Taylor-Johnson Read Quote
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. Sam Taylor-Johnson Read Quote
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. Sam Taylor-Johnson Read Quote
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. Sam Taylor-Johnson Read Quote
When you’re no longer ill, and everyone’s gotten over the fact that you’ve had cancer, that core of steel doesn’t go away, and then I had to find other channels for it. Sam Taylor-Johnson Read Quote
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 Read Quote
