For me, an actor is really, first and foremost, a person and an individual, more than they are an actor or a professional.
Ira SachsI think parenting well is not so different than trying to consider how to be successful at any relationship. Like, how do you partner well? How do you collaborate well? How do we have this conversation well? You know, you're always trying to figure out what "well" means, so I think parenting is another version of that.
Ira SachsTo me, honesty and the difficulty of honest communication are at the heart of both my life and my movies. The difficulty of being yourself.
Ira Sachs