--- title: "9 Can do Quotes By Woody Allen" description: "9 Can do quotes by Woody Allen. Plus more from Woody Allen and more Can do sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d10/woody-allen-176_can-do_the-difference-between-sex-and-death-is_2395153.jpg" --- > [The difference between sex and death is, death you can do alone and nobody laughs at you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/the-difference-between-sex-and-death-is-death-you-can-do-alone-and/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d10/woody-allen-176_can-do_the-difference-between-sex-and-death-is_2395153.jpg) > [I'd always wanted to be a dramatic. Comedy comes more naturally to me. I can do it with more facility. So I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-d-always-wanted-to-be-a-dramatic-comedy-comes-more-naturally-to-me/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e05/woody-allen-176_can-do_i-d-always-wanted-to-be-a-dramatic-comed_2936483.jpg) > [I can do a limited amount of things and that's what I do and I feel comfortable doing it and I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-can-do-a-limited-amount-of-things-and-that-s-what-i-do-and-i-feel/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9d/woody-allen-176_actors_i-can-do-a-limited-amount-of-things-and_1745540.jpg) > [I wish my parents had raised me in Manhattan because I think it's the greatest thing you can do for a kid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-wish-my-parents-had-raised-me-in-manhattan-because-i-think-it-s-the/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43c/woody-allen-176_can-do_i-wish-my-parents-had-raised-me-in-manha_806519.jpg) > [The artist can't give you an answer that's satisfying to the dreadful reality of your existence. So the best you can do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/the-artist-can-t-give-you-an-answer-that-s-satisfying-to-the-dreadful/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d2/woody-allen-176_answers_the-artist-can-t-give-you-an-answer-that_2444951.jpg) > [When I started out, I was a television writer, and we wrote a television show that was on live every week. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/when-i-started-out-i-was-a-television-writer-and-we-wrote-a/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ca/woody-allen-176_air_when-i-started-out-i-was-a-television-wr_3016313.jpg) > [Life is horrible, but it is not relentlessly black from wire to wire. You can sit down and hear a Mozart symphony,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/life-is-horrible-but-it-is-not-relentlessly-black-from-wire-to-wire/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/764/woody-allen-176_black_life-is-horrible-but-it-is-not-relentles_874077.jpg) > [ I'm really impotent against the overwhelming bleakness of the universe and the only thing I can do is my little gift \[filmmaking\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-m-really-impotent-against-the-overwhelming-bleakness-of-the/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ee/woody-allen-176_bleakness_i-m-really-impotent-against-the-overwhel_1103663.jpg) > [Real life is generally much duller and inevitably sadder, most of the time. In film, you control everything that's going on, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/real-life-is-generally-much-duller-and-inevitably-sadder-most-of-the/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb2/woody-allen-176_can-do_real-life-is-generally-much-duller-and-i_1892634.jpg) ## Other authors on Can do ## 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/can-do/woody-allen/#itemlist", "name": "9 Can do Quotes By Woody Allen", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The difference between sex and death is, death you can do alone and nobody laughs at you.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Woody Allen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/the-difference-between-sex-and-death-is-death-you-can-do-alone-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d10/woody-allen-176_can-do_the-difference-between-sex-and-death-is_2395153.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d10/woody-allen-176_can-do_the-difference-between-sex-and-death-is_2395153.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d10/woody-allen-176_can-do_the-difference-between-sex-and-death-is_2395153.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The difference between sex and death is, death you can do alone and nobody laughs at you.” — Woody Allen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'd always wanted to be a dramatic. 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