My relationship with American audiences is the exact same as it always has been. They never came to see my films, and they don't come now.
Woody AllenYou know what my philosophy of life is? That itโs important to have some laughs, but you got to suffer a little too, because otherwise you miss the whole point to life.
Woody AllenFantasy is seductive and much more wonderful than reality, but you can't take it to the bank. It's always an escape. And if used as an escape, as in attending a movie or a show for a circumscribed period of time, it's fine. When it starts to become undifferentiated from reality, it leads to big trouble.
Woody AllenMy mother never had time for me. When you're the middle child in a family of five million, you don't get any attention.
Woody AllenIn New York State they have a strange law that says you can't get a divorce unless you can prove adultery - and it's weird, because the Ten Commandments say 'Thou shalt not commit adultery.' But New York State says you have to. Well, finally, what happened was that my wife committed adultery for me. She's always been more mechanically inclined than I have.
Woody Allen