Woody Allen — Funny Quotes

246 quotes · Director, Actor, Writer

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Woody Allen Quotes

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Woody Allen

Director, Actor, Writer

Funny

“Comedy just pokes at problems, rarely confronts them squarely. Drama is like a plate of meat and potatoes, comedy is rather the dessert, a bit like meringue.”

Funny Humor Drama

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Woody Allen

Director, Actor, Writer

Funny

“I don't like theatrical actors and actresses. I like people that talk like real human beings.”

People Real Actresses

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Funny

“Achilles only had an Achilles heel, I have an entire Achilles body.”

Body Achilles

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“Sentence structure is innate, but whining is acquired.”

Writing Editing

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“I'm a comedian. I make comic films and there are certain ideas that occur to me that are comic, with heavy, serious undertones. There are some ideas that are more frivolous to me. The next idea that could occur to me could be comedy about death and famine or something.”

Ideas Next Comedian

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“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.”

Years Government Religious

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Funny

“Me and nature are two.”

Two Environmental

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“If there is reincarnation, I'd like to come back as Warren Beatty's fingertips.”

Sex Reincarnation

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“Me sitting down for dinner with Ingmar Bergman felt like a house painter sitting down with Picasso.”

House Dinner Sitting Down

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“The great roe is a mythological beast with the head of a lion and the body of a lion, though not the same lion.”

Body Excellence Lions

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“In fact, when they wake up in the morning, they're Jack Nicholson or Robert De Niro or Josh Brolin. And it's built-in, but they think it's all this other stuff. But it's not. They'd be great if they didn't think about their part or if they did think about it.”

Thinking Morning Wake Up

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“I prefer the magic to reality, and have since I was 5 years old. Hopefully, I can continue to make films and constantly escape into them.”

Years Reality Magic

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