To me, movies are valuable as an art form and as a wonderful means of popular entertainment. But I think movies have… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
You can't control life. It doesn't wind up perfectly. Only-only art you can control. Art and masturbation. Two areas in which I… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
“The artist's job is not to succumb to despair, but to find an antidote for the emptiness of existance” — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
American films, it's a money-making industry. And in France, you can find great respect for cinema as art. — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
“Marshall McLuhan predicted books would become art objects at some point. He was right.” — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I don't believe in competition for artistic things. I just like the atmosphere of the Cannes festival. I don't want to win… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
When you start putting a higher value on works of art than people, you’re forfeiting your humanity. — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
That’s one of the nice things about writing, or any art; if the thing’s real, it just lives. — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
The artist can't give you an answer that's satisfying to the dreadful reality of your existence. So the best you can do… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
[Stanley] Kubrick was a great artist and a perfectionist. He always wanted the exact right thing. He did a million takes. Everything… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
“I hate when art becomes a religion. I feel the opposite. When you start putting a higher value on works of art… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I think it's my job or the artist's job, to try and find some solution or some reason to accept things. But… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
When I get up in the morning, I go and I work with beautiful women and charming men and funny comedians and… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I never considered myself an artist. I aspire to be an artist, but I never thought I had the depth or substance… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
[...] I've come to the conclusion that the artist can not justify life or come up with a cogent reason as to… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
People make films for different reasons. For money. Or, they make them because something in them demands artistic expression. I do it… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
Everybody knows how awful the world is and what a terrible situation it is and each person distorts it in a certain… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
As an artist, you are always striving toward an ultimate achievement but never seem to reach it. You shoot a film, and… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I could turn on my radio in the morning when I was getting dressed for school and hear Frank Sinatra and Duke… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
That’s one of the nice things about writing, or any art; if the thing’s real, it just lives. All the attendant hoopla… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
You know how you're always trying to get things to come out perfect in art because it's real difficult in life — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
The artist's job is not to succumb to despair but to find an antidote for the emptiness of existence. — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
“True, science has conquered many diseases, broken the genetic code, and even placed human beings on the moon, and yet when a man of… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
Bisexuality immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night. — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
In every generation there are a few people who are authentically funny. The cosmetics change. You may not be able to articulate it, and… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I think Frank Capra was a much craftier filmmaker, a wonderful filmmaker. He had enormous technique, and he knew how to manipulate the public… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
Gauguin flew into a frenzy! He held my head under the X-ray machine for ten straight minutes and for several hours after I could… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
What has gotten into you lately? Save a little craziness for menopause! — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I enjoy the making of the film and it's something for me to do. If nobody ever comes to my films, if people don't… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage. — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
A stockbroker is someone who invests other people's money until it is all gone. — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
Man cannot live by bread alone. Every once in awhile he needs a salad. — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
All literature is a footnote to Faust. I have no idea what I mean by that. — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
![“[Stanley] Kubrick was a great artist and a perfectionist. He always wanted the exact right thing. He did a million takes. Everything had to be perfect. I'm an imperfectionist. I don't really care that much about the work. I write quickly. I'm careless. I shoot carelessly.” quote by Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/159/woody-allen-176_art_stanley-kubrick-was-a-great-artist-and-a_432976.jpg)
![“[...] I've come to the conclusion that the artist can not justify life or come up with a cogent reason as to why life is meaningful, but the artist can provide you with a cold glass of water on a hot day.” quote by Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cbb/woody-allen-176_art_i-ve-come-to-the-conclusion-that-the-art_690190.jpg)
