Actors Quotes by Woody Allen

It's all through the actors; I cannot write in that idiom

— Woody Allen

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

— Woody Allen

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

— Woody Allen

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

— Woody Allen

If the [actors] are working, and I have a dinner engagement, I don't do 20 takes. I do five takes and go…

— Woody Allen

I've always had an easy time directing actors because I always hire ones that are great before I get my hands on…

— Woody Allen

The less I speak to the actors, the better. And I always hire great people, and I don't want to impose my…

— Woody Allen

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…

— Woody Allen

I have a great admiration for English actors and actresses and have used them at every opportunity over the years, but now…

— Woody Allen

For some reason it gives people pleasure to equate the life of certain movie actors or actresses with their actual lives.

— Woody Allen

As I got more confident, I was able to let actors improvise, and do long takes. It's 10%, 5% you learn and…

— Woody Allen

I don't like to reminisce much, and my walls don't have photographs of me and the actors I was with, or any…

— Woody Allen

I myself don't like to speak to the actors at all. I like to hire great people and let them do their…

— Woody Allen

When you make the film, it's like a chef who works on the meal. After you're working all day in the kitchen…

— Woody Allen

With films, I just scribble a couple of notes for a scene. You don't have to do any writing at all, you…

— Woody Allen

There are drawbacks in being famous too, but you can live with those. They're not life-threatening. If the paparazzi are outside your…

— Woody Allen

If I can play a scene in a master shot, I always prefer it. And the actors always prefer it. It's fun…

— Woody Allen

I can do a limited amount of things and that's what I do and I feel comfortable doing it and I have…

— Woody Allen