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Woody Allen Quotes - Page 30

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The movie is usually, for me, something organic that grows all the time. I sit home and write it, and I'm in an isolated, four-walled environment, and I don't know what's going on. I just write it, and it's appearing in

The movie is usually, for me, something organic that grows all the time. I sit home and write it, and I'm in an isolated, four-walled environment, and I don't know what's going on. I just write it, and it's appearing in my head in some idealized way where every single moment works, and every little thing is perfect, because it's in my head.

Single Mom, Home, Writing

Source: film.avclub.com

When I started out, I was a television writer, and we wrote a television show that was on live every week. And you didn't have the luxury of coming in and waiting to be inspired. You came in and you had to write. And you wrote, because it was going to be live on the air. So I can do that.

Writing, Air, Luxury

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.

Years, Novelty, Three

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.

Profound, Intellectual, Film

I wish my parents had raised me in Manhattan because I think it's the greatest thing you can do for a kid is to raise them in New York City. I can see this with my own children.

New York, Children, Kids

CrankyCritic Interview, www.woodyallen.art.pl.

I don't rely on anybody except my own judgment. I don't get much input. I don't know if that's helped me or if I would be better off if I did rely on someone.

Would Be, Input, Judgment

I like broad comedy. If I had an idea tomorrow for a film that was all slapstick and broad comedy, and it was an idea that interested me, I would not hesitate to do it because I enjoy watching these kinds of film.

Ideas, Comedy, Tomorrow

"Woody Allen Interview To Rome With Love". Press conference with Woody Allen, www.moviesonline.ca. June, 2012.

If you don't have fun doing the film, then the results of the film will never give you any fun.

Fun, Giving, Film

Interview with Douglas McGrath, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 1, 2008.

I consider myself a completely lucky filmmaker. I've had nothing but good luck. Everything I've needed has come my way.

Good Luck, Lucky, Way

I've been escaping my whole life. Since I was a little child, I escaped into the movies on the other side as an audience member. I escaped by going into the movies and sitting in the movies all day long.

Children, Escaping, Long

As I've gotten older, the parts have diminished. I liked it when I was younger, I could always play the lead in the movie and I could do all the romantic scenes with the women, and it was fun and I liked to play that. Now, I'm older and I'm reduced to playing the backstage doorman or the uncle or something. I don't really love that so occasionally, when a part comes up, I'll play it.

Uncles, Fun, Play

"Woody Allen Talks TO ROME WITH LOVE, the Importance of Music in His Films, How He Feels About Improvisation, and His Outlook on Retirement". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 20, 2012.

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

Fields, Talent, Majors

Interview with Douglas McGrath, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 1, 2008.

Sometimes the critics will like a film, and the public doesn't come. Sometimes the critics won't like the film, and the public will come. It's completely spontaneous. It's a hazard.

Hazards, Sometimes, Film

Your audience teaches you how to be funny.

Teach, Audience

Source: www.thefutoncritic.com

I've always been lucky in casting. The trick in casting is to hire great people, and let them do what they do, don't interfere with them too much. And then when they're great, take credit for it in the end.

People, Lucky, Credit

I don't believe in competition for artistic things. I just like the atmosphere of the Cannes festival. I don't want to win anything or lose anything.

Believe, Winning, Competition

"Woody Allen Discusses "Match Point"". Interview with Cole Smithey, www.colesmithey.com. December 20, 2005.

Sometimes some of the best moments are contributed by the actors being creative, with their own improvisations.

Creative, Actors, Sometimes

I have great faith in the actors. When they improvise, it always sounds better than the stuff I write in my bedroom. When they improvise, they make it sound alive.

Writing, Sound, Actors

"Woody Allen Interview To Rome With Love". Press conference with Woody Allen, www.moviesonline.ca. June, 2012.

I write the script; nobody sees it, not the people that put the money in the picture. I cast who I want, and make the film. That's why I've always felt the only thing standing between me and greatness, is me. There's no excuse for me not to be great except that I'm not.

Writing, Greatness, People

"Woody Allen On ‘Irrational Man’, His Movies & Hollywood’s Perilous Path – Cannes Q&A" by Mike Fleming Jr, deadline.com. May 14, 2015.

I'm a terrible musician. While the band members are great, I'm tolerated and affectionately regarded because I do movies, but if I had to make my living as a musician I would starve. I'm like a Sunday tennis player.

Sunday, Player, Tennis

I don't like to meet the actor and have a lot of conferences and talk about their sub-life and their off-screen life and their back stories and all that nonsense, because it never means anything.

Mean, Stories, Actors

You look up after many years and you find that a film has become a classic because it's meaningful to people and alive, decade after decade.

Meaningful, Years, People

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.

Depressing, Philosophical, Thinking

Change is almost always negative. Things degenerate.

Negative, Degenerates

"In Conversation: Woody Allen". NewYork Interview, nymag.com.

Real life is generally much duller and inevitably sadder, most of the time. In film, you control everything that's going on, so you can indulge the most fantastic, romantic, escapist feelings and fantasies. You can do anything you want. That's why it's very seductive and pleasurable to earn your living making movies because you're not living in the real world.

Real, Seductive, Feelings

"Woody Allen Talks TO ROME WITH LOVE, the Importance of Music in His Films, How He Feels About Improvisation, and His Outlook on Retirement". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 20, 2012.

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