I almost never cry, and it's something I don't like about myself. I sometimes try and make myself cry. Sometimes, when I'm in pain, I say if I could just cry it would make it so much easier. Sam Taylor-Wood cryeasymake Change image and share on social
I understand what it is to go through emotional trauma and retreat and go into the world of your imagination. I understand how art and music can be a place of safety in a world of reinvention. Sam Taylor-Wood artemotionalimagination Change image and share on social
Britain can sometimes feel like a very small village, and you're this, I dunno, scarlet woman they're all gossiping about. Sam Taylor-Wood britaindunnofeel Change image and share on social
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. Sam Taylor-Wood artbritainbusy share on social
I suppose I didn't cry in all the cancer crap stuff because I felt I couldn't lose the battle, and part of the battle was holding myself together. Sam Taylor-Wood battlecancercrap Change image and share on social
At school, I always felt the art room was the place where you could sit and talk. It was a place of solace. I wasn't the best artist at school by a long shot; it was more the understanding and the support that came from that room. Sam Taylor-Wood artartistfelt share on social
People in love don't see gender, colour or religion. Or age. It's about the other person, the one that you love and who loves you. You don't think of them in terms of a label. You just go with your heart. Sam Taylor-Wood agecolourgender share on social
Money scares me, and it always has done. I've got a childish concept of money, and I like to keep it that way in the sense that I don't like to think about it. Sam Taylor-Wood childishconcepthave Change image and share on social
My work is made on lines similar to those of a film production. A lot of my work is kind of bureaucratic, endlessly phoning up people, trying to find the cameraman and the lighting man, because I am a total technology-phobe, quite helpless with equipment. Sam Taylor-Wood bureaucraticcameramanendlessly share on social
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. Sam Taylor-Wood catalystcinemacollege share on social