Sam Taylor-Johnson Talks Her 23-Year Age Gap With Husband: We're 'An Anomaly'
Filmmaker Sam Taylor-Johnson offered perspective on her bond with actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, emphasizing that their substantial 23-year age difference "doesn't really make any difference."
In a recent conversation, Sam, 57, disregarded external judgments about her relationship with Aaron, who is over 20 years her junior. She explored the subject of their significant age difference and its potential influence on their marriage.
"It never does," Sam shared with The Guardian in an April 6 interview. "I mean, it's coming up now because you're asking. And it comes up on the outside perspective of people who don't know us, because I guess people will always... We're a bit of an anomaly, but it's that thing: after 14 years you just think, surely by now it doesn't really matter?"
The duration of their relationship has now exceeded Sam's previous marriage to her ex-husband, 60-year-old art dealer Jay Jopling.
"So, if you think of it in that way," the filmmaker added, "Then the age gap doesn't really make any difference."
Despite enduring heartbreak in her childhood, including the departure of both her parents, Sam expressed optimism about love. She emphasized that her past experiences haven't tainted her belief in the strength of her bond with Aaron.
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"If I had been cynical for a second, it wouldn't have worked," she coninued. "If I had questioned anything, it would never have worked. I'm quite instinctual. I've gone feet first into everything in my life. I'm always, 'This seems amazing,' and I jump straight in and go through the experience, whether good or bad. It's definitely a 'F**k it, let's go with it' approach. And I'm a great believer that the heart overrides everything. Love conquers all."
