Quotes by Woody Allen

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

American movie director and actor

Lived from: 1935 -

Category: Movie Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 30 november 1935

  • Comedy just pokes at problems, rarely confronts them squarely. Drama is like a plate of meat and potatoes, comedy is rather the dessert, a bit like meringue.
  • I'd never join a club that would allow a person like me to become a member.

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  • Sex alleviates tension. Love causes it.
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  • More than any time in history mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness, the other to total extinction. Let us pray that we have the wisdom to choose correctly.
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  • A ''Bay Area Bisexual'' told me I didn't quite coincide with either of her desires.
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  • More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.
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  • I don't think my parents liked me. They put a live teddy bear in my crib.
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  • A relationship, I think, is like a shark, you know? It has to constantly move forward or it dies. And I think what we got on our hands is a dead shark.
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  • After all, there are worse things in life than death. If you've ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman, you know what I'm talking about.
    Love and Death (1975)
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  • As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree' - probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on.
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  • Basically my wife was immature. I'd be at home in the bath and she would come in and sink my boats.
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  • Bisexuality immediately doubles your chances for a date on Saturday night.
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  • Capital punishment would be more effective as a preventive measure if it were administered prior to the crime.
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  • Comedy just pokes at problems, rarely confronts them squarely. Drama is like a plate of meat and potatoes, comedy is rather the dessert, a bit like meringue.
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  • Death is a state of non-being. That which is not, does not exist. Therefore death does not exist.
    My Apology
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  • Death is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down. The difference between sex and death is that with death you can do it alone and no one is going to make fun of you.
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  • Don't knock masturbation - it's sex with someone I love.
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  • Eighty percent of success is showing up.
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  • Eternal nothingness is fine if you happen to be dressed for it.
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  • His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy.
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  • How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?
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  • How is it possible to find meaning in a finite world, given my waist and shirt size?
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What are the most famous quotes from Woody Allen?

The two most famous quotes from Woody Allen are:

  • "Sex alleviates tension. Love causes it."
  • "More than any time in history mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness, the other to total extinction. Let us pray that we have the wisdom to choose correctly."

When did Woody Allen live?

Woody Allen was born in 1935.