I went to Goldsmith College of Art in London in the '80s and there I made sculptures, but the objects had nothing to do with how I was thinking. I was making beautifully sanded wooden boxes! Sam Taylor-Wood 80sartbeautifully Change image and share on social
Never trust a hippie. That's definitely my motto. Sam Taylor-Wood hippiemottotrust Change image and share on social
Seriously, I wanted to be an artist because I saw that it meant endless possibilities. I came from a badly managed family background, so art was a way of reinventing myself. Sam Taylor-Wood artartistbackground Change image and share on social
I had two primary cancers, which was pretty unusual. And when I got the second one, people told me such terrible bad-news stories, they instigated fears that weren't there in the first place. I do remember with such gratitude one doctor saying to me, 'Two primaries? That's nothing. I've seen a patient with six.' Sam Taylor-Wood badcancerdoctor share on social
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. Sam Taylor-Wood attackconquergive Change image and share on social
Sorry, there's nothing like a screaming baby to make a mother twitch. Sam Taylor-Wood babymakemother Change image and share on social
I never thought of having cancer as something that was unfair. I just braced myself and tried to get through it. Sam Taylor-Wood bracecancerthink Change image and share on social
I think you only see experiences as defining moments with distance. Sam Taylor-Wood definedistanceexperience Change image and share on social
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. Sam Taylor-Wood actoragedaniel Change image and share on social
I often joke that I straddle psychosis and neurosis, and that being an artist keeps me in the middle, so I can work between the two. Sam Taylor-Wood artistjokemiddle Change image and share on social