I actually feel that all drama has an element of comedy in it. A great deal of that I learned from writers like Chekhov who called his plays his comedy even when they touch on tragedy.
Ira SachsEverything encourages you not to tell stories of gay lives. There is no economy yet for that kind of cinema.
Ira SachsI have a career now, and I have to say, five years ago I didn't. I'm 50, and you never know what works, but I think part of that is because - in this way that can't be defined but which can be examined - we cannot work alone.
Ira SachsMy early films were about self discovery, and films of internal conflict. At that level, they were very personal.
Ira Sachs