Talk Show with Harper Simon
Episode 59
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, Art & Self Portraits with Director Sam Taylor-Johnson
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY and NOWHERE BOY director Sam Taylor-Johnson details her creative escapes including her series of self portraits, landscape photography and London during the 90’s. Taylor-Johnson also discusses working on FIFTY SHADES OF GREY and making a name for herself in Hollywood in this episode of TALK SHOW with Harper Simon.
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Welcoming Sam Taylor-Johnson to Talk Show
00:45 Fashion photography and “The Escape Artist”.
02:30 London during the “Swinging 90’s”.
05:02 Inspirational artists and getting a studio.
06:35 Growing up in Croydon, London and living in LA.
07:51 50 SHADES OF GREY, NOWHERE BOY & creative control.
11:43 New projects.
12:27 Portraits of Crying Men.
13:44 Thank you and goodbye.
Guest Bio
Sam Taylor-Johnson was born in London in 1967 and currently splits her time between London and Los Angeles. In 2011 she was made an Order of the British Empire (OBE). She is a director, photographer and actress, known for Fifty Shades of Grey (2015), Nowhere Boy (2009) and Love You More (2008). Taylor-Johnson has had numerous group and solo exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale (1997), where she won the Illy Café Prize for Most Promising Young Artist, and was nominated for The Turner Prize in 1998.
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