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" Finding your place as an artist is the hardest thing. You come out of college with what feels like a Mickey Mouse degree that qualifies you for nothing in the real world. "

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" I think the whole of people's psychology and where they are in life interests me, and the decisions you make that take you on particular journeys to different places. "

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" 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

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" In 'Fifty Shades,' seemingly, Christian has all the power and control - but actually, Anastasia does. "

" When I decide I want something, I go in like an Exocet missile. "

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" There's definitely something transformative about clothes. "

" People tell you you're having chemotherapy, but there are different types of chemotherapy, and you don't know which one you're going to get and how it's going to affect you. The people in the hospitals don't always have time to help you understand it. "

" The way I was grew up gave me a slight fearlessness and a sense of independence. There are things about it that have definitely informed me. And then, as a parent, it's done the opposite. It's made me feel much more protective. There are boundaries in my kids' lives that I don't think I had. "

Sam Taylor-Johnson

Think

Independence

" 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. "

" I don't understand why there aren't more powerful female directors. I don't have the answers, but I hope that things may start to shift and that studios will employ more women to handle strong and interesting material. "

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

" If you have the ideas, and you're a creative person, then you don't really differentiate in how your ideas manifest themselves. "

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

" The pictures I make come from every blink of my lashes. "

" 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. "

" It would be nice to be a bit autonomous again, to enjoy something a bit quiet. "

" I love showing my scar on my tummy - it is shaped like a question mark. "

Sam Taylor-Johnson

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Love

" I'm very blessed with the perfect husband. "

" Sometimes photographing people is like pulling teeth, trying to get some sort of personality. "

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

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

" 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. "

" In the old days, 'controversial' in a relationship meant same-sex or mixed races. "

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

" 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. "