Woody Allen is one of the most influential and ingenious film directors of recent decades. His biting humor and wit have left an indelible mark on the world of entertainment.
Actor and writer, as well as a director, in his long career he has made laugh and reflect on the complexities of life across generations of people. Through his quotes, taken from his films and writings, we can delve into his way of thinking and, why not? laugh for a while.
Life and work of Woody Allen
Born Allan Stewart Konigsberg in 1935 in New York (United States), He began his career as a television scriptwriter in the 1950s, later becoming a monologist with a distinctive neurotic and intellectual personality (which he would later also show in his films).
His first great success as a filmmaker came with Take the money and run (1969), but it was the film Annie Hall (1977), with which he won four Oscars (including Best Picture, Director and Original Screenplay), which consolidated his reputation and marked a new direction in American comedy.
Allen has been very prolific in his more than six decades of career and his films often focus on the complexities of human relationshipsthe existential anxiety and the contradictions of modern life.
20 Woody Allen phrases to reflect on
Woody Allen’s personal life has not been free of controversy, but his artistic legacy endures through his work, which continues to provoke reflection and entertaining with its mix of comedy and tragedy. Immerse yourself in his sharp mind with these 20 sentences that we have collected.
7. «You can live to be one hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be one hundred.»
Often what we like the most is not the healthiest.
8. «I wish God would give me a clear sign! How to make a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank.»
Wouldn’t we all want a sign like this?4.
9. «Eighty percent of success is being there.»
simply being present You greatly increase your chances of success.
10. “I don’t want to continue living in the hearts of my compatriots, I want to live in my apartment.”
A phrase that reflects the Allen’s comic pessimism and his fear of mortality.
11. «There are two types of people in this world: good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the hours they are awake much more.»
According to Allen, while “virtuous” people have peace of mind, those who behave “badly” often find more excitement in life.
12. «Life is full of misery, loneliness and suffering and yet it ends too soon.»
With his characteristic black humor, Allen presents us here the paradox of human existence: painful and difficult, but at the same time fleeting.
13. «Comedy is tragedy plus time.»
Events that were painful or tragic can become fun with enough emotional and temporal distance.
14. «Life does not imitate art; it imitates bad television.»
Allen highlights in this quote the sometimes trivial nature of everyday life.
15. «For you, I am an atheist. For God, the faithful opposition.»
Allen describes the atheism as a form of respectful disagreement.
16. «My only regret in life is that I am not someone else.»
A sample of self-critical irony and Allen’s existential dissatisfaction.
17. «The universe is just a fleeting idea in the mind of God; a rather uncomfortable thought, especially if you have just entered a house.»
The philosophical reflections or existential sometimes seem absurd in the face of the concerns of everyday life.
18. «Love is the answer. But while you wait for the answer, sex raises some very interesting questions.»
A humorous reflection on love, desire and human relationships.
19. «What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my rug.»
Another phrase in which Allen contrasts existential reflections with more earthly concerns.
20. «The talent for being happy is appreciating and enjoying what you have, instead of what you don’t have.»
Happiness does not come from having morebut to be grateful for what you already have.
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