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Thinking Quotes by Woody Allen

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A movie set can feel like a playground for jokes and ideas. Woody Allen points out that movies are both art and popular fun, but he worries they have gone wrong lately. He also says staying true to his old style keeps him from bitterness, and even if a God exists, he doesn’t think God is evil.

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Don't think of death as an ending. Think of it as a really effective way of cutting down your expenses.

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I think a relationship is like a shark. It has to constantly move forward or it dies.

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When I'm not working, I think and I think when I get depressed.

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Usually, you hire people that you think are wonderful.

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Better not think too much. Relying more on the body: it is more trustworthy.

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Life is hard for insects. And don't think mice are having any fun either.

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I'm so excited-I think today I'm going to brush all my teeth.

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It's hard for me to know. I'll think, 'I really brought off my ideas, it's great,' and no one sparks to it

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That's the way I feel about the world: there are certain problems that can only be dealt with that way - going…

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I think Frank Capra was a much craftier filmmaker, a wonderful filmmaker. He had enormous technique, and he knew how to manipulate…

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I have no regard for that kind of ceremony. I just don't think they know what they're doing. When you see who…

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I never considered myself an artist. I aspire to be an artist, but I never thought I had the depth or substance…

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I think universal harmony is a pipedream and it may be more productive to focus on more modest goals, like a ban…

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People always ask me, Do you ever think you'll wake up one morning and not be funny? That thought would never occur…

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People ask me whether I think that one day I might wake up one morning and run dry, but I've had the…

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Everyone wants to get out of living where they're living now, because life is a pretty tough proposition and not much fun.…

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When I naturally write a story and I feel that the guy is sitting across the table from the girl and flirting…

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I don't why whatever works and whatever doesn't. You just make the film that you enjoy making at the time, and you…

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The man who said 'I'd rather be lucky than good' saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a…

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I think Bergman's films have eternal relevance, because they deal with the difficulty of personal relationships and lack of communication between people…

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I'll work by myself for years and then I'll think it'll be fun to et one of my friends like Marshall Brickman…

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I think that the tendency for most people is to fall back on a comic interpretation of things because things are so…

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This guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, Doc, my brother’s crazy. He thinks he’s a chicken. The doctor says, Well, why…

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I think, on both sides of the camera or the novel: Distraction. I'm obsessed with: Can I get this actress or my…

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What if the worst is true? What if there's no God, and you only go around once, and that's it? Don't you…

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People think I'm an artist because my films lose money.

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I don't think my film style has changed. I'm doing the same kind of jokes I did when I was younger.

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I think crime pays. The hours are good, you travel a lot

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Arlene and I have to get a divorce. She thinks I'm a pervert because I drank our water bed.

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I wish I could think of a positive point to leave you with. Will you take two negative points?

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Man was made in God's image. Do you really think God has red hair and glasses?

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Some people think about sex all the time; some people think of sex some of the time; and some people never think…

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I cannot say for certain that God does not exist; I think the worst thing that can be said about him is…

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I know what I think but I don't know how to put it into words. Maybe I could get a little bit…

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I think I've gotten technically better over the years but you'd have to be a fool not to. I've made so many…

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You always think another time would have been ideal for you . . . the reality is there was no novocaine when…

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Don't you see the rest of the country looks upon New York like we're left-wing, communist, Jewish, homosexual pornographers? I think of…

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I wish my parents had raised me in Manhattan because I think it's the greatest thing you can do for a kid…

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New York is my home and I have a particular fondness for it. I think it's a place where you can generate…

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Some men are heterosexual and some men are bisexual and some men don't think about sex at all ... you know, they…

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I think Frank Capra was a much craftier filmmaker, a wonderful filmmaker. He had enormous technique, and he knew how to manipulate the public…

The food here is terrible, and the portions are too small.

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What has gotten into you lately? Save a little craziness for menopause!

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…

Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.

A stockbroker is someone who invests other people's money until it is all gone.

Man cannot live by bread alone. Every once in awhile he needs a salad.

All literature is a footnote to Faust. I have no idea what I mean by that.

There are two important things in the world, the first is sex. The other isn't all that important.

You can't ride two horses with one behind.

Is old age really so terrible? Not if you've brushed your teeth faithfully.