I think you can study too much. I've seen that happen. Young people get immersed in the work of other directors and end up imitating them rather than finding their own identity. — 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
