The 'Bullet Train' actor, who described his wife as 'a great filmmaker and a wonderful storyteller,' also opens up about how he feels regarding the ongoing criticism of their marriage in a new interview.
- Mar 21, 2024
AceShowbiz -
Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Aaron Johnson) has addressed criticism surrounding his 23-year gap marriage to wife Sam Taylor-Johnson. The "Bullet Train" actor, who wed his spouse when he was 22, said he wasn't having it why people were bothered to see him "doing something too quickly for someone else."
"What you gotta realize is that what most people were doing in their twenties, I was doing when I was 13," the 33-year-old told Rolling Stone U.K. "You're doing something too quickly for someone else? I don't understand that. What speed are you supposed to enjoy life at? It's bizarre to me."
Aaron, who described his wife as "a great filmmaker and a wonderful storyteller," went on to share how he feels about the ongoing criticism of their marriage. "There's a protectiveness that I feel," he explained. "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."
"People see and perceive this thing around my career, and that's OK. But I'm just trying to juggle my family and my work," he continued. "I'm doing normal life; dentist appointments. Career doesn't necessarily take a back seat, but it takes a different thought behind the choices that you make."
Aaron met Sam on the set of her 2009 film, "[m=Nowhere Boy". The couple tied the knot in 2012 and shares daughters Wylda, 13, and Romy Hero, 11, together. The actor himself is also a stepdad to Sam's kids from her previous marriage to Jay Jopling, Angelica Jopling, 26, and Jessie Phoenix Jopling, 18.
This is not the first time Aaron opened up about his relationship with Sam. In August last year, he told Esquire, "I'm trying to be as honest as possible... I've probably talked to you more about my kids and Sam than I have with anybody. I've got really nothing to hide, and I'm secure in what we have. But I'm not going to unlock things that are actually precious to me."
