I went to Europe in '52 or '53, and when I came back, I stopped in New York. I remember looking out of a window on a glorious October morning and there was New York. And I thought, 'I'm coming… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
When I went to Europe for the first time, I went to Paris and then to Venice. So after Paris, Venice was my first great European city, and it just blew me away. — James Ivory Copy Share Image
I just read an article about how young American males feel uncomfortable appearing naked in front of each other in locker rooms. That was… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
The conscious decision, early on, was that I was going to live in New York. That was it. — James Ivory Copy Share Image
My 22-minute film, which I called 'The Sword and the Flute', turned out to be a romantic film about India made by someone who… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
You can't go back and change everything because it is incredibly expensive to do. You just have to learn to live with your mistakes.… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
It's always a matter of convincing the insurance people. They seem to think that after a certain age, you're just going to fall over… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
There's a cabin in Oregon I go to, which belonged to my parents. It's never been winterized. It's not a place you want to… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
A director must be patient and unflappable. I think I was always pretty relaxed. I don't find shooting as traumatic as some directors do.… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
My father did think I should get interested in television. But I had very little interest in television and it wasn't something I wanted… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
I can tell you that when Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, our writer, when she would work on some of these grander novels like, say, a… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
In India, I tried never to show enthusiasm for the things I wanted most, but instead to focus it falsely on something showy, ask… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
It's important to see the work of as many directors as possible but you must not become self-conscious. You have to accept that your… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
