I 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 SachsThe questions of economics, and how they infect, or rather how they affect intimacy. And that's probably the subject of all my films.
Ira SachsAll history is defined by shifting modes of reality and time and how things change. Thatโs what I love about cinema. It changes in the moment.
Ira SachsTo 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 Sachs