--- title: "5 Awful Quotes By Woody Allen" description: "5 Awful quotes by Woody Allen. Plus more from Woody Allen and more Awful sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea4/woody-allen-176_awful_this-stuff-tastes-awful-i-could-have-mad_120438.jpg" --- > [This stuff tastes awful; I could have made a fortune selling it in my health-food store.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/this-stuff-tastes-awful-i-could-have-made-a-fortune-selling-it-in-my/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea4/woody-allen-176_awful_this-stuff-tastes-awful-i-could-have-mad_120438.jpg) > [It seems to me that making escapist films might be a better service to people than making intellectual ones and making films…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/it-seems-to-me-that-making-escapist-films-might-be-a-better-service/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d63/woody-allen-176_awful_it-seems-to-me-that-making-escapist-film_662386.jpg) > [Everybody knows how awful the world is and what a terrible situation it is and each person distorts it in a certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/everybody-knows-how-awful-the-world-is-and-what-a-terrible-situation/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3a/woody-allen-176_art_everybody-knows-how-awful-the-world-is-a_1076589.jpg) > [If I was to see any of my films now I would feel, oh god you know it's awful I could do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/if-i-was-to-see-any-of-my-films-now-i-would-feel-oh-god-you-know-it-s/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/080/woody-allen-176_awful_if-i-was-to-see-any-of-my-films-now-i-wo_1654830.jpg) > [That’s one of the nice things about writing, or any art; if the thing’s real, it just lives. All the attendant hoopla…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/that-s-one-of-the-nice-things-about-writing-or-any-art-if-the-thing-s/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af2/woody-allen-176_appropriate_that-s-one-of-the-nice-things-about-writ_2690810.jpg) ## Other authors on Awful ## More by Woody Allen > [“True, science has conquered many diseases, broken the genetic code, and even placed human beings on the moon, and yet when a man of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/true-science-has-conquered-many-diseases-broken-the-genetic-code-and/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) > [Bisexuality immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/bisexuality-immediately-doubles-your-chances-for-a-date-on-saturday/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) > [In every generation there are a few people who are authentically funny. The cosmetics change. You may not be able to articulate it, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/in-every-generation-there-are-a-few-people-who-are-authentically/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) > [I think Frank Capra was a much craftier filmmaker, a wonderful filmmaker. He had enormous technique, and he knew how to manipulate the public…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-think-frank-capra-was-a-much-craftier-filmmaker-a-wonderful/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) > [The food here is terrible, and the portions are too small.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/the-food-here-is-terrible-and-the-portions-are-too-small/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/gauguin-flew-into-a-frenzy-he-held-my-head-under-the-x-ray-machine/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) > [What has gotten into you lately? Save a little craziness for menopause!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/what-has-gotten-into-you-lately-save-a-little-craziness-for-menopause/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-enjoy-the-making-of-the-film-and-it-s-something-for-me-to-do-if/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) > [Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/why-does-man-kill-he-kills-for-food-and-not-only-food-frequently/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) > [A stockbroker is someone who invests other people's money until it is all gone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/a-stockbroker-is-someone-who-invests-other-people-s-money-until-it-is/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) > [Man cannot live by bread alone. Every once in awhile he needs a salad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/man-cannot-live-by-bread-alone-every-once-in-awhile-he-needs-a-salad/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) > [All literature is a footnote to Faust. I have no idea what I mean by that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/all-literature-is-a-footnote-to-faust-i-have-no-idea-what-i-mean-by/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) > [There are two important things in the world, the first is sex. The other isn't all that important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/there-are-two-important-things-in-the-world-the-first-is-sex-the/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) > [You can't ride two horses with one behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/you-can-t-ride-two-horses-with-one-behind/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) > [Is old age really so terrible? Not if you've brushed your teeth faithfully.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/is-old-age-really-so-terrible-not-if-you-ve-brushed-your-teeth/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awful/woody-allen/#itemlist", "name": "5 Awful Quotes By Woody Allen", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "This stuff tastes awful; I could have made a fortune selling it in my health-food store.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Woody Allen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/this-stuff-tastes-awful-i-could-have-made-a-fortune-selling-it-in-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea4/woody-allen-176_awful_this-stuff-tastes-awful-i-could-have-mad_120438.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea4/woody-allen-176_awful_this-stuff-tastes-awful-i-could-have-mad_120438.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea4/woody-allen-176_awful_this-stuff-tastes-awful-i-could-have-mad_120438.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“This stuff tastes awful; I could have made a fortune selling it in my health-food store.” — Woody Allen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It seems to me that making escapist films might be a better service to people than making intellectual ones and making films that deal with issues. 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