Everything encourages you not to tell stories of gay lives. There is no economy yet for that kind of cinema. — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
For gay people, we learned about our lives in secrecy and a lot of fear. — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
I think as a gay person, there was no way in my generation to not grow up with shame and a sense… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
I've been close to two or three couples, gay and straight, who have been together for 45 years. — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
I think it's interesting: What is the generational effect of the experience of being a gay person in America? For my generation,… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
Most simply but profoundly, I chose to live an honest life, which I think as a gay person is not a given. — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
Seeing the road show of 'A Chorus Line' in 1977 at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Memphis was a life-changing event for… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
I think I tend to feel discomfort more when I anticipate or arrive upon moments in which I need to be careful.… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
I could not - and I still cannot - see a sustainable career as a filmmaker in which I focus fully on… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
I came to N.Y.C. in 1988 and got very involved with Act Up. I also started making movies, including two very gay… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
My early films were about self discovery, and films of internal conflict. At that level, they were very personal. — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
So there's a choice that I made to tell stories that are still psychological melodramas about domestic issues. The challenge is to figure out… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
My father moved out to Park City in in the mid-'70s and lived in a Winnebago behind a hippie joint called Utah Coal &… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
I do love the young adult novels as a form and genre, because it has a purity of intention and heart. — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
For me, an actor is really, first and foremost, a person and an individual, more than they are an actor or a professional. — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
I make films that are very personal, and I always have. It's kind of the only thing that I think I have to offer… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
Everyone wants to belong, and everyone needs to belong in order to make a career on some level. — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
I'm someone who can create critiques of individuals based on their economic history. That's one way I look at people in terms of one… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
I realize I have strength as an artist and professional by embracing my difference instead of what makes me the same. — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
Every time you make a film, you create a world. You make decisions about sets and costumes, and you create a universe connected to… — Ira Sachs Copy Share Image
