Sam Taylor-Johnson Quotes

In my work, I have always tried to push the boundaries of what fashion can do.

Jeremy Scott reminds me of Harmony Korine, mixing all worlds and making them into one - you just never know what he's up to.

I see myself as a true modernist. Even when I do a traditional gown, I give it a modern twist. I go to the past for research. I need to know what came before so I can break the rules.

I always try to design fashion that is interesting and innovative, and I like to break traditions and challenge people's expectations.

I think when you're doing something cutting edge like 'The Matrix,' it might mean when everybody's saying 'no' that you're really on the right track.

I think it's the responsibility of a designer to try to break rules and barriers.

The people at MTV are encouraged to be very confrontational and declarative about their tastes.

I've always liked artists like Chris Burden, who would take performances, put them in galleries, and then do things that were on the edge.

When you see an Alexander McQueen fashion show, you are taken on a journey. It's surreal.

I was very into making the Big Artistic Statement - it had to be innovative; it had to be cutting edge. I was desperately keen on being original.

I enjoy seeing how my friends - Proenza Schouler, Zac Posen, Rodarte - use clothes to create their vision and art.

A painting that doesn't shock isn't worth painting.

I love Alexander McQueen. I like the construction of his suits. I think it's fantastic.

It's very important that when you have a designer like Marc Jacobs, who is a genius, you give him complete freedom.

For our Spring 2015 collection, I was inspired by the spirit of the artist Francoise Gilot.

For me, the key is years of the blessed filmmakers I've worked with giving me permission to be bold and jump off cliffs and to be boundaryless. I would put David Lynch at the top of that list.

I really appreciate Barry Jenkins as a filmmaker and the fact that he's always wanting to push the envelope and challenge perspective and make people uncomfortable in a way that doesn't seem like it's allowed anymore.

I think a lot of brands are scared to put out wild shades, but I love that.

I feel my role is to push boundaries. I don't like things to be safe and sedentary. So controversy is the cross I have to bear.

I have a passion for design. Be it a line of clothes or taking a gut decision with unique pieces of furniture, one should always be willing to experiment.

My favourite designer was Alexander McQueen. His lines were different every time.

Mars Volta was always about embracing what 'too much' was and the excess of it. I never thought there would be an audience for it.

Vertigo's always been a label that experiments with new stuff and forms of subversion.

Californian artists are kind of willing to push the limits a little bit further just because that's kind of our mentality in that state.

Had 'Dhruva' not succeeded, I don't mind calling these films experimental.