--- title: "23 I can Quotes By Woody Allen" description: "23 I can quotes by Woody Allen. Plus more from Woody Allen and more I can sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/woody-allen-176_believe_i-can-t-even-make-a-leap-of-faith-to-bel_731598.jpg" --- > [I can't even make a leap of faith to believe in my own existence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-can-t-even-make-a-leap-of-faith-to-believe-in-my-own-existence/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/woody-allen-176_believe_i-can-t-even-make-a-leap-of-faith-to-bel_731598.jpg) > [I can't express anger. I grow a tumor instead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-can-t-express-anger-i-grow-a-tumor-instead/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c1/woody-allen-176_anger_i-can-t-express-anger-i-grow-a-tumor-ins_3200929.jpg) > [I can't enjoy anything unless everybody is. If one guy is starving someplace, that puts a crimp in my evening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-can-t-enjoy-anything-unless-everybody-is-if-one-guy-is-starving/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ea/woody-allen-176_annie-hall_i-can-t-enjoy-anything-unless-everybody_769344.jpg) > [I don't inhale because it gives you cancer, but I look so incredibly handsome with a cigarette that I can't not hold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-don-t-inhale-because-it-gives-you-cancer-but-i-look-so-incredibly/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cba/woody-allen-176_cancer_i-don-t-inhale-because-it-gives-you-canc_119810.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't minimize the terror factor. As you get older you get more and more frightened because the terrible indignities of old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-can-t-minimize-the-terror-factor-as-you-get-older-you-get-more-and/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f4/woody-allen-176_age_i-can-t-minimize-the-terror-factor-as-yo_1148530.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) > [Right now it's only a notion, but I think I can get the money to make it into a concept, and later…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/right-now-it-s-only-a-notion-but-i-think-i-can-get-the-money-to-make/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/366/woody-allen-176_i-can_right-now-it-s-only-a-notion-but-i-think_932495.jpg) > [I can't imagine any director directing a screenplay of mine, because the great directors all have very personal styles, and the ones…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-can-t-imagine-any-director-directing-a-screenplay-of-mine-because/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/082/woody-allen-176_cinema_i-can-t-imagine-any-director-directing-a_1618693.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) > [I can make films. And some of them come out good, and some of them come out better, and some of them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-can-make-films-and-some-of-them-come-out-good-and-some-of-them-come/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/722/woody-allen-176_able_i-can-make-films-and-some-of-them-come-o_2816601.jpg) > [I can't with any conscience argue for New York with anyone. It's like Calcutta. But I love the city in an emotional,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-can-t-with-any-conscience-argue-for-new-york-with-anyone-it-s-like/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab9/woody-allen-176_arguing_i-can-t-with-any-conscience-argue-for-ne_2223869.jpg) > [If I can play a scene in a master shot, I always prefer it. And the actors always prefer it. It's fun…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/if-i-can-play-a-scene-in-a-master-shot-i-always-prefer-it-and-the/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3f/woody-allen-176_actors_if-i-can-play-a-scene-in-a-master-shot-i_908245.jpg) > [I keep getting more and more ambitious. Over the years, to some degree, in some areas, I feel I've grown. In some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-keep-getting-more-and-more-ambitious-over-the-years-to-some-degree/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a7/woody-allen-176_ambitious_i-keep-getting-more-and-more-ambitious-o_484852.jpg) > [I can live in Paris for four months or London or, you know, Barcelona. These are places that are like New York.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-can-live-in-paris-for-four-months-or-london-or-you-know-barcelona/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/woody-allen-176_america_i-can-live-in-paris-for-four-months-or-l_2319676.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) > [ 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) > [I have a number of symptoms that are neurotic and are constricting in the sense that if I had a brilliant idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-have-a-number-of-symptoms-that-are-neurotic-and-are-constricting-in/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d90/woody-allen-176_brilliant_i-have-a-number-of-symptoms-that-are-neu_3183237.jpg) > [I can understand that an audience, buying a ticket to see a picture of mine, wants to see something funny because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-can-understand-that-an-audience-buying-a-ticket-to-see-a-picture-of/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/576/woody-allen-176_audience_i-can-understand-that-an-audience-buying_1598975.jpg) > [Life is tough and it's tough whether you're famous or not famous. And in the end it's probably better to be famous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/life-is-tough-and-it-s-tough-whether-you-re-famous-or-not-famous-and/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38e/woody-allen-176_ball-game_life-is-tough-and-it-s-tough-whether-you_2944909.jpg) > [Retirement is a very subjective thing. There are guys I know who retire and they're very happy and they never miss work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/retirement-is-a-very-subjective-thing-there-are-guys-i-know-who/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6e/woody-allen-176_anxiety_retirement-is-a-very-subjective-thing-th_1869507.jpg) > [I prefer the magic to reality, and have since I was 5 years old. Hopefully, I can continue to make films and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-prefer-the-magic-to-reality-and-have-since-i-was-5-years-old/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64b/woody-allen-176_cinema_i-prefer-the-magic-to-reality-and-have-s_347290.jpg) > [I can't understand why more people aren't bisexual. It would double your chances for a date on Saturday night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-can-t-understand-why-more-people-aren-t-bisexual-it-would-double/) [Woody Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/woody-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b47/woody-allen-176_bisexual_i-can-t-understand-why-more-people-aren_2591245.jpg) ## Other authors on I can ## 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/i-can/woody-allen/#itemlist", "name": "23 I can Quotes By Woody Allen", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can't even make a leap of faith to believe in my own existence.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Woody Allen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/woody-allen/i-can-t-even-make-a-leap-of-faith-to-believe-in-my-own-existence/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/woody-allen-176_believe_i-can-t-even-make-a-leap-of-faith-to-bel_731598.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/woody-allen-176_believe_i-can-t-even-make-a-leap-of-faith-to-bel_731598.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/woody-allen-176_believe_i-can-t-even-make-a-leap-of-faith-to-bel_731598.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I can't even make a leap of faith to believe in my own existence.” — Woody Allen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can't express anger. 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