Movie Quote by James Ivory
“I wanted to make a movie once at Lake of the Woods, where my parents had a cabin, which I now have. We actually planned, we wrote a whole screenplay about a kind of Indian spiritual group that was at Lake of the Woods. We weren't calling it that but it was Lake of the Woods. We wrote a whole screenplay about it but we couldn't get funding for it.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Discussing Unproduced Projects, 2005
He describes an unmade film about a spiritual group at Lake of the Woods, hindered by lack of financing.
In simple terms: A planned movie about a spiritual group never got funded.
Key Takeaway
Seek alternative funding or scale down the project.
Themes
creativity
film
financing
spirituality
unrealized projects
Mood
determined
reflective
Type
inspirational
pragmatic
When to use this quote
- pitch meetings
- crowdfunding
- grant applications
- collaborations
- networking
Key Concepts
independent cinema
budget constraints
story development
Questions to Reflect On
- How could the project be reimagined for lower budget?
- What alternative funding routes exist for niche stories?
A Different Perspective
Funding scarcity can stall even compelling ideas.
