Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Heywood "Woody" Allenis an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, playwright and musician, whose career spans more than six decades...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth1 December 1935
CityBronx, NY
CountryUnited States of America
hero obsessed predicaments
Because it's much more pleasant to be obsessed over how the hero gets out of his predicament than it is over how I get out of mine.
years three done
Film is more of novelty, because I've done so much theater over many years. I'm in love with making movies. Also, I find it easier to remember three minutes of dialogue than three hours.
meaningful artist glasses
[...] I've come to the conclusion that the artist can not justify life or come up with a cogent reason as to why life is meaningful, but the artist can provide you with a cold glass of water on a hot day.
thinking woods love-and-death
I was walking through the woods, thinking about Christ. If He was a carpenter, I wondered what He charged for bookshelves.
horse two alabama
You can't ride two horses with one behind.
profound intellectual film
One filmmaker makes films that are deep, intellectual, profound and confrontational. And the other one makes purely vacuous, escapist films. I'm not sure the one who makes escapist films is making a poorer contribution than the one who makes the deeper films.
memories book reading
Some of the best memories of my childhood that I have are the times that I played hooky from school so I could spend my days in the public library reading all the wonderful books at my disposal.
morning thinking people
People always ask me, Do you ever think you'll wake up one morning and not be funny? That thought would never occur to me--it's an odd thought and not realistic. Because funny and me are not separate. We're one.
witty humorous bird
I can levitate birds. No one cares.
sarcasm wife pedestal
I tended to place my wife under a pedestal.
thinking people luck
I don't why whatever works and whatever doesn't. You just make the film that you enjoy making at the time, and you think there's a good chance that people might enjoy the story. You're surprised pleasantly when they do. It's just luck.
knows ifs
Is Knowledge knowable? If not, how do we know?
failure trying learning-from-mistakes
If you're not failing, you're not trying anything.
divorce home should-have
I should have known something was wrong with my first wife. When I brought her home to meet my parents, they approved of her.