Aaron Taylor-Johnson Talks Sam, Age, Daughters

Aaron Taylor-Johnson spoke out about damaging feedback he and his spouse, Sam Taylor-Johnson, face about their relationship.

The two met in 2008 on the set of Sam’s directorial debut, the John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy, when Aaron was 18 and Sam was 42. They had been engaged a yr later, and shortly welcomed two daughters shortly after.

The couple’s age distinction — particularly provided that Aaron was a youngster on the time — has been closely scrutinized through the years. Still, they’ve stayed collectively, with Aaron writing earlier this month for Sam’s birthday, “You are my love, my soulmate, and I’m always blown away by you.”

When Rolling Stone UK requested Aaron about being “judged about doing things at certain ages,” Aaron replied, “What you gotta realize is that what most people were doing in their 20s, I was doing when I was 13.”

Indeed, Aaron began performing on the age of 6 and left faculty at 15. He continued, “You’re doing one thing too shortly for another person? I don’t perceive that. What velocity are you alleged to get pleasure from life at? It’s weird to me.”

Throughout the interview, Aaron spoke extremely of his “four gorgeous daughters” and his reluctance to tackle a tv restricted collection — as it could imply being away from house for too lengthy. Of his daughters being born, he mentioned, “You realize it’s your job to protect the purest, most innocent thing that’s come into the world. And it’s your duty to be their role model. You are going to be reflected in their choices later on in life, from who their partners are to how they carry themselves in the world.”

Aaron did discuss Sam’s upcoming Amy Winehouse biopic, telling the publication, “Sam is actually a great filmmaker and a wonderful storyteller. People will think there’s sort of a bias to me saying it, but I think when they see Back to Black, everyone’s going to realize how fantastic a filmmaker she is.”

Aaron most not too long ago collaborated with Sam on the 2018 film A Million Little Pieces, however mentioned that he finds criticism geared towards their work collectively tougher to cope with. He defined, “There’s a protectiveness that I feel; I think it’s really difficult. There’s also part of me that feels like if something didn’t work, I’m the one that’s responsible.”