Quotes from Sam Taylor-Wood

Sorry, there's nothing like a screaming baby to make a mother twitch.

In my life, I've never really listened to when people start forming opinions on how you should be doing things.

I've made lots of big decisions in my life that have shocked people.

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

Having children is exciting. Life puts the past into perspective.

One of the few times I saw my mother cry was when Lennon died, and the other time was when Elvis died.

I love karaoke. I love maudlin country ballads. In another life I'd be Loretta Lynn.

I love life. I think it's fantastic. Sometimes it deals hard things, and when it deals great things, you have to seize them.

I'd love to have more children. If I'm still clear after five years, I'll think again.

I've always lived my life fearlessly, and what I want to do with my life, I do.

I remember as a kid not ever wanting to have friends around to my house because it was, for want of a better description, disheveled.

I think people are frightened of women making big decisions.

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.

I find that I put my body in my work when I am at a particularly difficult or joyous point because I want to feel that moment.

I wanted to become an artist because it meant endless possibilities. Art was a way of reinventing myself.

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.

I like Alexander McQueen's work a lot: he's always pushing boundaries, and he's rough around the edges.