All history is defined by shifting modes of reality and time and how things change. That's what I love about cinema. It changes in the moment.
From Ira Sachs
You can be aware of the passing of time without being nostalgic.
New York grabbed me too hard, as did adulthood.
Most simply but profoundly, I chose to live an honest life, which I think as a gay person is not a given.
All of my films have been autobiographical - it's all I've got to go on.
What's interesting to me is the distinction between my old life and my present life.
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.
I've been hiding crucial events in my life since I was 13.
I'm not interested in a film about deceit anymore. I think I was always invested in deceit on some level. But it no longer compels me the way it did for so many years.
I always think of my films within the context of where aesthetics meet economics. That's the nature of making art - not being naive about what is possible and getting what you need to tell the story you want to tell.
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