Maurice' was a groundbreaking film. People didn't feel that then but looking back everyone says that. — James Ivory Copy Share Image
It came right on the heels of A Room With A View. And that was such an enormous success, so I think… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
Most of my films are set in an upper-middle-class world of well-off people who may have all kinds of emotional problems, but… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
You know, a lot of people give up their religion, but, oh, my goodness, they go through such agonies. I never did. — 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… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
I think you can study too much. I've seen that happen. Young people get immersed in the work of other directors and… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
I think the Merchant Ivory brand really means literate dialogue. I think it starts with that. When people say something, you know… — 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… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
When I was doing the screenplay, people who read the book Call Me by Your Name would go, "Oh god, what are… — 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
