Immortality is a by-product of good work.

Immortality is a by-product of good work.

Why should I waste my good time making a straight dramatic film? The people who can't make you laugh can do that.

I wanted to entertain so badly that I kept at it until I was good. I just browbeat my way into show business.

My brothers went to work at 12 and put themselves through school and brought the family out of ruin into food and clothing.

Woody Allen is a genius. His films are wonderful. He's poetic, but he's also a critic. He artfully steps back from a social setting and criticizes it without - I suspect - without letting himself be vulnerable to it.

You got to be brave. If you feel something, you've really got to risk it.