To be a creative person and be a professional, as an artist you have to be able to withstand pain, rejection, and for some, a lot of bad feelings, but you have to be able to look through those.
Ira SachsI think as a gay person, there was no way in my generation to not grow up with shame and a sense of being wrong. It was impossible to avoid. Externally, you might make choices that are very public and very open but internally that was a struggle.
Ira SachsI do love the young adult novels as a form and genre, because it has a purity of intention and heart.
Ira SachsWhen working on and writing a film, I'm often more of a sponge than other times, aware of what's going on around me.
Ira Sachs