Every time you make a film, you create a world. You make decisions about sets and costumes, and you create a universe connected to reality, but not reality itself. Ira Sachs connectcostumecreate Change image and share on social
Without community events like NewFest, I don't think we'd have a queer cinema in America. Ira Sachs americacinemacommunity Change image and share on social
I remember being a teenager and seeing Seymour Cassel across a crowded room and being incredibly star struck, and not having the courage to say, 'Hello.' Ira Sachs casselcouragecrowd Change image and share on social
By 15, I was lucky enough to find the theater. Ira Sachs findluckytheater Change image and share on social
I like a film that makes the audience feel like they are in the middle of life as it is moving, and in a way, they are catching up. They are thrown into things. Ira Sachs audiencecatchfeel Change image and share on social
Capturing intimacy is pretty much the only thing I'm interested in. That's what excites me and what I find beautiful in movies personally - that almost obscene sense that we shouldn't be this close to these people. I find that very inviting and meaningful as an audience member. Ira Sachs audiencebeautifulcapture share on social
I grew up in the 1960s in Memphis, and my father was a member of the American Civil Liberties Union. I was born three years before Martin Luther King was killed, and I think that history of civil action was something that I had in my blood. Ira Sachs 1960sactionamerican share on social
What I loved about 'Goodfellas' is that it's a film about bad behavior - but told with great energy and without judgment - but it doesn't actually shy away from the consequences of that behavior in the characters' lives, which I think is similar in 'Keep the Lights On.' Ira Sachs badbehaviorcharacter share on social
I've been close to two or three couples, gay and straight, who have been together for 45 years. Ira Sachs closecouplegay Change image and share on social
