Sam Taylor-Johnson: 'Every door that was slammed in my face, I've kicked down'

Fifty Shades of Grey earned half a billion dollars, but fights with the writer meant Taylor-Johnson paid a high personal price. Now she just wants to direct something so good people will forget she ever made itSam Taylor-Johnson perches in a sun-dappled corner of a Los Angeles hotel terrace and asks the waiter for an oatmeal cookie. He brings a plate of chocolate ones – there’s no oatmeal. They look delicious, but she sends them back. “I just fancied oatmeal.” Taylor-John