Sam Taylor
Sam Taylor
good production shout
Seeing a new play in a first-time production is so exciting - when it's good, you want to shout from the rooftops.
definitely trust
Never trust a hippie. That's definitely my motto.
art emotional music retreat trauma understand
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.
mum relationship rocky time took
My mum has lived in Australia for 22 years now, and we have a rocky relationship. But at the same time it's one I want to maintain. I need her to be my mum. The relationship took a lot of rebuilding.
break feature human interested narrative raw taking typical
I'm interested in taking raw human emotions and then isolating them without any narrative structure. In order to achieve this, I try to break out of the narrative conventions that you'd see in a typical feature film.
afraid allowing defined hold loss
Sometimes, I get afraid it has defined me, that sense of grief, loss and illness. But actually, it is about allowing myself to take hold and say: 'This is part of who I am, but not only who I am.'
adult breaking breaks children damage destroy realised remember seeing time
A lot of children remember seeing cartoons, 'Pinocchio' or 'Bambi' or something that breaks their heart. I remember seeing 'The Blue Angel' and it breaking my heart. It was the first time I realised there was an adult world - that adults could damage each other or destroy each other emotionally.
pictures second switch work
I'm motivated every second by my work; it doesn't switch off. The pictures I make come from every blink of my lashes.
people turned
I've turned into one of those people who go jogging in parks that I used to hate.
anonymity
Anonymity would be a fantastic umbrella. I don't like intrusion.
The pictures I make come from every blink of my lashes.
biggest face fearless fears hospital work
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.
channels gotten longer steel
When you're no longer ill, and everyone's gotten over the fact that you've had cancer, that core of steel doesn't go away, and then I had to find other channels for it.
autonomous bit
It would be nice to be a bit autonomous again, to enjoy something a bit quiet.