Quotes by Sam Taylor-Wood

Sam Taylor-Wood

After I left college, I went to work at the Royal Opera House in London, which became a real catalyst for me because it made me realize that I was interested in cinema and in the way life is thrust at you. So I started making films.

College

House

Real

Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the greatest actors of our age; he’s like Olivier. He’s one of those people who can take you into a place where no one else can take you.

Actors

Age

People

Having children is exciting. Life puts the past into perspective.

Children

Past

Perspective

I feel like I’ve lost 10 years of my life to cancer.

Cancer

Lost

Years

I feel the art world in New York has a stronger following than Britain. If you go to a New York art district on a Saturday morning, it will be so busy with families and openings – art is much more ingrained in the culture.

Art

Morning

New York

I felt giving birth was the most creative act of all my creative acts – literally creation!

Birth

Creative

Giving

I find that I put my body in my work when I am at a particularly difficult or joyous point because I want to feel that moment.

Body

Moments

Want

I hate rats. I had a pet rat to try and overcome it. I even gave him mouth-to mouth resuscitation when he had a heart attack. But I couldn’t conquer it.

Hate

Heart

Pet

I have a massive phobia for schedules and calendars. I need people to tell me where I need to be. I can’t bear to see it in black and white. I think it’s a fear of being pinned down.

Black And White

People

Thinking

I like Alexander McQueen’s work a lot: he’s always pushing boundaries, and he’s rough around the edges.

Mcqueen

Pushing Boundaries

Rough

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Another Life

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Black And White

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Cancer

Challenges

Childhood

Children

College

Country

Creative

Cry

Decision

Defining Moments

Determined

Distance

Done

Emotion

Excited

Giving

Hands

Hate

Heart

House

Jobs

Karaoke

Kids

Lost

Love

Love Life

Made

Mcqueen

Missions

Moments

Morning

Mother

My Favorite

New York

Opinion

Opportunity

Past

People

Perspective

Pet

Possibility

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Quotes by Sam Taylor-Wood

Sam Taylor-Wood

After I left college, I went to work at the Royal Opera House in London, which became a real catalyst for me because it made me realize that I was interested in cinema and in the way life is thrust at you. So I started making films.

Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the greatest actors of our age; he’s like Olivier. He’s one of those people who can take you into a place where no one else can take you.

Having children is exciting. Life puts the past into perspective.

I feel like I’ve lost 10 years of my life to cancer.

I feel the art world in New York has a stronger following than Britain. If you go to a New York art district on a Saturday morning, it will be so busy with families and openings – art is much more ingrained in the culture.

I felt giving birth was the most creative act of all my creative acts – literally creation!

I find that I put my body in my work when I am at a particularly difficult or joyous point because I want to feel that moment.

I hate rats. I had a pet rat to try and overcome it. I even gave him mouth-to mouth resuscitation when he had a heart attack. But I couldn’t conquer it.

I have a massive phobia for schedules and calendars. I need people to tell me where I need to be. I can’t bear to see it in black and white. I think it’s a fear of being pinned down.

I like Alexander McQueen’s work a lot: he’s always pushing boundaries, and he’s rough around the edges.

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