James Ivory

Director

1928-06-07

Quotes by James Ivory

• It's always a matter of convincing the insurance people. They seem to think that after a certain age, you're just going to fall over or something.

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• A director must be patient and unflappable. I think I was always pretty relaxed. I don't find shooting as traumatic as some directors do. Some hate it. But you also have to be strong-willed and persistent enough to get what you want.

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• In 'A Room With a View,' you have three young Englishmen running around naked and laughing and whooping and jumping in the water. It's something the English don't apparently find troublesome.

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