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Woody Allen Quotes

Fantasy is only a state of mind that you can employ when existing in a real context Picture Quote #1

My experience creatively is different than my experience in life, for, as my father would say, the simple reason that you can’t get hurt when everything goes wrong creatively Picture Quote #1

I can’t imagine any director directing a screenplay of mine, because the great directors all have very personal styles, and the ones that don’t are not very interesting directors Picture Quote #1

If you don’t have fun doing the film, then the results of the film will never give you any fun Picture Quote #1

If I could just hope to have a major talent, then I would rather have it in music than in any other field Picture Quote #1

I do believe that reality is dreadful and that you are forced to choose it in the end or go crazy, but that it kills you Picture Quote #1

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I’m at the stage of life when if a girl says no to me I’m profoundly grateful to her Picture Quote #1

If I had my life to live over, I wish I could be a great pianist or something Picture Quote #1

My grandfather had a wonderful funeral... On the buffet table there was a replica of the deceased in potato salad Picture Quote #1

Some people want to achieve immortality through their works or their descendants. I prefer to achieve immortality by not dying Picture Quote #1

The process of making films is so technically demanding that it’s a distraction. You don’t spend your time thinking about the philosophical content, which is often very depressing Picture Quote #1

People say that death is a part of life and there must be something to it, but I just see it as bad news and I want everybody to stop sugarcoating it Picture Quote #1

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I’ve often felt that life is a hard deal and it’s unrelentingly tragic and an uphill fight Picture Quote #1

My gift was in comedy. I found out I could make jokes. I could tell jokes. I could write them. So over the years, that’s what I’ve done Picture Quote #1

There’s something about my films; they’re informed by my sensibility. I have the same preoccupations, the same interests... there’s just something in the nuance, and so you always know it’s a film of mine whether I sign my name to it or not Picture Quote #1

Jazz is a big thing with me. It’s a very big passion of mine, to play it. I’m an amateur musician and I love everything about it. I was obsessed with jazz when I was 15 years old and I know a lot about it because I’ve loved it so much Picture Quote #1

The comedies are not a million laughs on the set. Its business and the dramas are business as well, really. When I’m writing it I struggle more with drama because I started out in comedy Picture Quote #1

I’d always wanted to be a dramatic. Comedy comes more naturally to me. I can do it with more facility. So I feel more comfortable with it Picture Quote #1

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Drama, it would be as if you wrote some poetry. You’d run the risk of being embarrassed if people read it, because you’re pouring your heart out and you’re not mitigating it with any humor or anything Picture Quote #1

I can’t minimize the terror factor. As you get older you get more and more frightened because the terrible indignities of old age become closer to you Picture Quote #1

I never have an alter ego in the movies. That’s a fiction that the press has made up over the years, and it’s fun to write that. It gives them something to write Picture Quote #1

I don’t like theatrical actors and actresses. I like people that talk like real human beings Picture Quote #1

I always feel the cynicism is reality with maybe an alternate spelling or something because I feel that I have real perspective on this particular issue of punishment in society Picture Quote #1

A general philosophy of the female characters in my films is they all want something to believe in, and not having anything Picture Quote #1

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The audience goes to sleep really quickly! If you have a slight pause at the wrong time, that’s it! Picture Quote #1

I feel humor is important for those two reasons: that it is a little bit of refreshment like music, and that women have told me over the years that it is very, very important to them Picture Quote #1

My heart says one thing. My head says another. Very hard to get your heart and head together in life Picture Quote #1

You know, it’s one thing about intellectuals, they prove that you can be absolutely brilliant and have no idea what’s going on Picture Quote #1

I can’t enjoy anything unless everybody is. If one guy is starving someplace, that puts a crimp in my evening Picture Quote #1

If you take a frown and turn it upside down, the person you are holding by the ankles will soon pass out Picture Quote #1

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Fantasy is only a state of mind that you can employ when existing in a real context (Woody Allen Quotes) My experience creatively is different than my experience in life, for, as my father would say, the simple reason that you can’t get hurt when everything goes wrong creatively (Woody Allen Quotes) I can’t imagine any director directing a screenplay of mine, because the great directors all have very personal styles, and the ones that don’t are not very interesting directors (Woody Allen Quotes) If you don’t have fun doing the film, then the results of the film will never give you any fun (Woody Allen Quotes) If I could just hope to have a major talent, then I would rather have it in music than in any other field (Woody Allen Quotes) I do believe that reality is dreadful and that you are forced to choose it in the end or go crazy, but that it kills you (Woody Allen Quotes) I’m at the stage of life when if a girl says no to me I’m profoundly grateful to her (Woody Allen Quotes) If I had my life to live over, I wish I could be a great pianist or something (Woody Allen Quotes) My grandfather had a wonderful funeral... On the buffet table there was a replica of the deceased in potato salad (Woody Allen Quotes) Some people want to achieve immortality through their works or their descendants. I prefer to achieve immortality by not dying (Woody Allen Quotes) The process of making films is so technically demanding that it’s a distraction. You don’t spend your time thinking about the philosophical content, which is often very depressing (Woody Allen Quotes) People say that death is a part of life and there must be something to it, but I just see it as bad news and I want everybody to stop sugarcoating it (Woody Allen Quotes) I’ve often felt that life is a hard deal and it’s unrelentingly tragic and an uphill fight (Woody Allen Quotes) My gift was in comedy. I found out I could make jokes. I could tell jokes. I could write them. So over the years, that’s what I’ve done (Woody Allen Quotes) There’s something about my films; they’re informed by my sensibility. I have the same preoccupations, the same interests... there’s just something in the nuance, and so you always know it’s a film of mine whether I sign my name to it or not (Woody Allen Quotes) Jazz is a big thing with me. It’s a very big passion of mine, to play it. I’m an amateur musician and I love everything about it. I was obsessed with jazz when I was 15 years old and I know a lot about it because I’ve loved it so much (Woody Allen Quotes) The comedies are not a million laughs on the set. Its business and the dramas are business as well, really. When I’m writing it I struggle more with drama because I started out in comedy (Woody Allen Quotes) I’d always wanted to be a dramatic. Comedy comes more naturally to me. I can do it with more facility. So I feel more comfortable with it (Woody Allen Quotes) Drama, it would be as if you wrote some poetry. You’d run the risk of being embarrassed if people read it, because you’re pouring your heart out and you’re not mitigating it with any humor or anything (Woody Allen Quotes) I can’t minimize the terror factor. As you get older you get more and more frightened because the terrible indignities of old age become closer to you (Woody Allen Quotes) I never have an alter ego in the movies. That’s a fiction that the press has made up over the years, and it’s fun to write that. It gives them something to write (Woody Allen Quotes) I don’t like theatrical actors and actresses. I like people that talk like real human beings (Woody Allen Quotes) I always feel the cynicism is reality with maybe an alternate spelling or something because I feel that I have real perspective on this particular issue of punishment in society (Woody Allen Quotes) A general philosophy of the female characters in my films is they all want something to believe in, and not having anything (Woody Allen Quotes) The audience goes to sleep really quickly! If you have a slight pause at the wrong time, that’s it! (Woody Allen Quotes) I feel humor is important for those two reasons: that it is a little bit of refreshment like music, and that women have told me over the years that it is very, very important to them (Woody Allen Quotes) My heart says one thing. My head says another. Very hard to get your heart and head together in life (Woody Allen Quotes) You know, it’s one thing about intellectuals, they prove that you can be absolutely brilliant and have no idea what’s going on (Woody Allen Quotes) I can’t enjoy anything unless everybody is. If one guy is starving someplace, that puts a crimp in my evening (Woody Allen Quotes) If you take a frown and turn it upside down, the person you are holding by the ankles will soon pass out (Woody Allen Quotes)

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