Lots have said since what the film Maurice meant to gay men. I had a guy in New York who recognized me and jumped off a bus to tell me how I changed his life. Isn't that something? — 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 never the case when I was young. We were naked in the Army all the time. And neither actor in Call Me by Your Name appears fully naked. I think there might have been clauses in… — James Ivory Copy Share
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
