Book Quote by James Ivory

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

The conscious decision, early on, was that I was going to live in New York. That was it.

— James Ivory

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

Love is the absolute basis of my career.

— James Ivory

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 they live…

— James Ivory