I am completely, utterly obsessed with clothes. To an embarrassing extent.

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

When I was out in Georgia doing photographs, I found myself trying to undo my own sense of composition. I'd think, 'Why do I want to take it like this? Is it because I want to take a beautiful picture?' It's quite hard to try and undo it.

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

I keep seeing in the papers that I am good friends with Samantha Cameron. I've never met her in my life.

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

I get over-excited by every opportunity that comes my way. I end up doing too much.

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

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

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

I feel like I became an artist by default. I went to art college, but my interest was always more towards film than painting or sculpture.

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

I eat all the time, and I run all the time.

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

I don't think you can judge something without seeing it.

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

I don't eat any dairy products at all, usually - it's a self-imposed ban. I've done it for a year now, since I was ill, but it's so hard.

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

I am not famous at all.

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

I am just reflecting the times. I can't ignore them.

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

I believe that life is short, and there is too much time wasted bearing grudges, and I like to move on.

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

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

A woman going out with a younger man feels like the last taboo.

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

A friend got me a job on the door of the Camden Palace nightclub, which quickly progressed to running the place.

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

My mother reads tarot cards, actually, but I won't let her read mine.

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

The thing that is so great about Ang Lee is the diversity in his filmmaking, from 'Brokeback...' to 'The Hulk.'

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

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.

- Sam Taylor-Johnson

If you love someone, you love someone. It doesn't matter; age, colour, c'mon!

- Sam Taylor-Johnson