Woody Allen

It has become harder and harder in the United States to make films unhampered by outside influences. I’ve always been able to steer clear of that and keep the business people out of my hair completely.

Woody Allen

It is impossible to experience one’s death objectively and still carry a tune.

Woody Allen

It is impossible to travel faster than light, and certainly not desirable, as one’s hat keeps blowing off.

Woody Allen

It’s a wonderful thing to be able to create your own world whenever you want to.

Woody Allen

It’s cruel to bring life into this terrible world.

Woody Allen

It’s easier to direct. If you direct something poorly and re-shoot it the next day, stage it better, make it work better, you have a lot of possibilities. You can edit it in certain ways so that it works, but there’s no getting around weaknesses of the script.

Woody Allen

It’s important to control yourself because life gets too complicated if you don’t, but the impulse is often there for people. Some say society should be more open. That doesn’t work either.

Woody Allen

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

Last year I had difficulty with my income tax. I tried to take my analyst off as a business deduction. The Government said it was entertainment. We compromised finally and made it a religious contribution.

Woody Allen

Let’s say there was a burning building and you could rush in and you could save only one thing: either the last known copy of Shakespeare’s plays or some anonymous human being. What would you do?

Woody Allen