@Rob Lewis. Really? You can’t be serious. Allen’s not even in the top 50. How bout these: Coen Bros.,Steve Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, Quentin Tarantino, Francis Ford Coppola, Ridley Scott and George Lucas. And a whole lot more. You’re no Siskel and Ebert.
Woody is a really delightful guy. I can see how he has captivated a lot of gorgeous women in his time. He's very good at pretending he's nothing special and forgets important things. But he's sharp as a newly honed blade. And he knows that we know that... haha. :-)
I'm surprised this only has 15,174 views! What a great documentary. Thank you! What he says is the essence of being an artist when it actually supports you.
Woody's real talent I think is in plainly expressing the truth ... in a way where people don't really know if he is serious or joking, and that is where the tension in his humor is.
Regardless or what you think about WA personally....his movies are in a league by themselves. They have meaning, depth, they are usually hilarious, they have nuance, and make us think about ourselves. Years from now, no one will care about 95% of movies Hollywood puts out. There will be no Spderman, Fast and Furious, or other franchise retrospectives but WA's movies will be shown as long as people watch movies. Some of his movies are better than other but all have actors that are actually acting without the crutch of special effects, graphic sex scenes, and other fillers normally found in popular movies.
Brilliant writer and filmmaker. Prolific would be an understatement. He's also fellow Brooklynite from the same neighborhood which I had grown up. His body of work depicts something about each and every human experience one can imagine.
I also grew up in the same neighborhood as him but 7 years later so I never ran into him. I lived at Ave K and E 12th St. Same PS 99, and even the same synagogue and hebrew school teacher. See his 2011 interview on YT for a tour of the neigborhood.
@@jessiedoggie1 Hey there! I did check that one out a few days ago. I was discussing it just yesterday with a buddy from E.10th & M, as we exchanged memories about the changes from days gone by. From NBC studios to Chestnut, Locust and Cedar Ave from days of yore. So very cool! We both were younger as well, 1951 births.
What a lovely compilation, thank you. I could honestly listen to Woody day in day out. I’ve had an unwavering affection and admiration for him for decades. He would consider it completely unwarranted, I’m sure. But he’s a gem.
Thanks woody for giving me delusions to survive. Your words are always like music to my ears. But frankly I am losing my will to live. I can’t stomach the harsh truths of life. Hope I can get painless exit soon
@@yuequ1866 The fleeting moments of pleasure do not outweigh or justify the suffering. This world is truly a horrid place. Woody would know what I mean, he's a pessimist too.
It's funny to me what he said about directing women, particularly Keaton. I've always viewed WA as the best director of women because he seems to understand them very well.
Names do come and go. I find that, not only is it natural during the aging process, but can be quite expedient at all age levels. so there's something for everyone.
Americans have a hard time separating artists from their work. That's why we don't seem to get it. But the man sure could write jokes like nobody else.
Central flaw but revealed in art and simultaneously never approached- man in search of meaning. Upon running in this man i only said "Have a nice day, in spite of everything" In response, i got a short laugh. It was my 5 bytes moment. Had i time and opportunity, i would have cautioned him to work on searching for meaning. Time is short. It is each man's free will that allows us to search and how to search. Sticking to one's 'schtick' is ultimately limiting.
His early comedies are deliciously irreverent and speak to men who recognized themselves at the same age. His choice of muses in the Marx Brothers is again, a well of sweet waters. He has been an amazing observer of the passing world, and knows how to wield a critical knife towards human folly. Among his best: "Bananas", "Radio Days", "The Purple Rose of Cairo", "Annie Hall", the one in the future with Dianne Keaton. I'd love to talk to him over a good deli sandwich, but he'd no doubt find me boring and want to leave.
Is the mojo still there? I prefer the irrational comedic response instead of a full analytic one. The early 70s interviews are the way he deserves to be remembered by. Bananas to all.
he's not talking about his life in particular. he's talking about life in general. it doesn't matter if you're rich or poor. life would still be tragic if everyone in the world became rich.
Telling comment about aging. His last dozen or so films have been hit and miss (mostly missed) warmed over leftovers from his halcyon period. Same plot, same nervous dialogue. Given his insulated vile lifestyle during this period, I am not surprised the "genius" is out of touch, the well runneth dry.
@@gerardovivanco5631 Finally, someone asked!!! A dozen or so super 8, 16 MM, some award winning in fact but small venues and zero groupies. Now take a chill pill Ger, I truly enjoyed Allen in his prime but he became repetitive - you continue to worship your false idol. But truth be told I coulda been a contender.
Strictly for Allen fans. None of these clips contains much wisdom or insight, other than into Allen himself, but not about life in general. He's no philosopher.
I’ve always respected Allen as an artist but the revelations from his adopted daughter that he molested her has totally destroyed my feelings towards him , it’s hard now to watch a movie from him without thinking about her heart felt interview about what she said he did to her !!!
He was cleared by two separate investigations. Investigators believed that Dylan had been coached. There was no physical evidence of an assault. Her stories have contained numerous contradictions, Meanwhile she is free to pursue civil charges as the statute of limitations have not expired ( DF has has incorrectly stated that they have).
Well, cheer up because it's a big LIE brought on by the fury from Mia Farrow after she caught Woody and Soon-Yi together. Allen is as much a child pervert as Hulk Hogan is a Nuclear physicist. It ain't reality.
MattieCooper it’s the most heinous thing to be accused of child rape and to have done it to a daughter in her case adoptive is disgusting if it’s not true then it’s an abomination on Farrows part to make such an accusation out of revenge....
Just putting aside whether Woody Allen did or did not do it... you decided one month ago to become appalled, when the allegation was made in 1992 ? Did you not believe the it until the "heartfelt interview" ? That's the evidence that tipped your opinion after 25 years of closed police investigations and passed lie detector tests, you have changed your entire opinion on the case due to one interview ? Either that or you have only just heard of the allegations and therefore know close to nothing else about the case other than the one interview you sat through, in which case I'd urge to do some more research instead of looking up Woody Allen interviews to tell everybody how much you dislike him, because you watched an interview last month about it.
@@lafetegalante Hey genius. Woody is real honest, huh? Married to Mia Farrow and having sex with his step-daughter, Soon-Yi. Now that’s an honest piece of shit if there ever was one. Well, he married his step-daughter after all. Wonder what she calls him. Woody or daddy? You’re a real genius, huh?
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Bucking Frilliant!Woody Allen,Long May You Run!!!
Still my hero. Annie Hall one of the greatest movies of all time.
Play It Again, Sam, was possibly even better.
The real deal , intelligent , and a talent which we need more in this world
Stale and very, very over.
@@wovfm couldn’t disagree more
@@jysmtl Well, actually you could by siting some examples. His last two decades have been derivative.
Woody is a treasure.
Also a peadophile
A real genius.
One of the greatest humans ever made - a true gift to humanity
And a peadophiIe.
Nope. Nope. Nope. But you are a moron. Enjoy your stupidity. We love Woody Allen!
@@chrisjames1924 Not true. And learn to spell, mensa.
Hmm, wasn’t Woody a pedophile?
What is most funny about Woody is that his genius is so fucking normal. He is just focused on his life, and works at what he loves. God bless him.
I love, admire and support Woody!
Ignorant
@@KH-wj5yt Who? You? Get lost!
Allen is America's greatest filmmaker the last 50 years. A certified genius at his craft.
He's the BEST filmmaker!
Without a doubt! Number One.
@Rob Lewis. Really? You can’t be serious. Allen’s not even in the top 50. How bout these: Coen Bros.,Steve Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, Quentin Tarantino, Francis Ford Coppola, Ridley Scott and George Lucas. And a whole lot more. You’re no Siskel and Ebert.
@@jorgemontefusco650 Kubrick is the only of those that are up there with woody.
First 25 maybe, last 25, repetitive, dull predictable, plain not funny.
We love you, Woody! You're the best! Please, keep creating. Your films make life better.
Genius. Genius. Genius. #WeLoveWoodyAllen
Woody's the greatest existential philosopher! We love you, Woody! Thanks a lot for your Art!
I love Woody Allen and it is 2019, draw your own conclusions 😂❤️
It's called genuis and repertoire.
Its 2022 and i 100 percent agree. Woody is a treasure
Stimo e rispetto Woody Allen ed è il 2023 ❗️grazie di esistere anima fantastica
2024...same conundrum.
Excellent, really enjoyed all his comments and thoughts. Allen is a genius indeed. His work speaks for itself. Thanks for uploading.
Woody is a really delightful guy. I can see how he has captivated a lot of gorgeous women in his time. He's very good at pretending he's nothing special and forgets important things. But he's sharp as a newly honed blade. And he knows that we know that... haha. :-)
I'm surprised this only has 15,174 views! What a great documentary. Thank you! What he says is the essence of being an artist when it actually supports you.
Woody's real talent I think is in plainly expressing the truth ... in a way where people don't really know if he is serious or joking, and that is where the tension in his humor is.
Simply put, a genius.
Woody's films make life better! Keep creating, Woody!
Woody is so honest. There is no advantage of getting older....don’t get wiser....don’t get more kindly...
Same observation here.
We love you, Woody! You're the greatest artist! #WeLoveWoodyAllen
Regardless or what you think about WA personally....his movies are in a league by themselves. They have meaning, depth, they are usually hilarious, they have nuance, and make us think about ourselves. Years from now, no one will care about 95% of movies Hollywood puts out. There will be no Spderman, Fast and Furious, or other franchise retrospectives but WA's movies will be shown as long as people watch movies. Some of his movies are better than other but all have actors that are actually acting without the crutch of special effects, graphic sex scenes, and other fillers normally found in popular movies.
I could watch him being interviewed all day
Such a genius
Thank God for Woody
Love this guy.
Thing about his movies is that it feels like you're talking to him or just listening him speak his views on life, apart from the normal movie plot.
Woody Allen is/was a great film director and his view of life remains true.
Gotta love this guy..
Brilliant writer and filmmaker. Prolific would be an understatement. He's also fellow Brooklynite from the same neighborhood which I had grown up. His body of work depicts something about each and every human experience one can imagine.
I also grew up in the same neighborhood as him but 7 years later so I never ran into him. I lived at Ave K and E 12th St. Same PS 99, and even the same synagogue and hebrew school teacher. See his 2011 interview on YT for a tour of the neigborhood.
@@jessiedoggie1 Hey there! I did check that one out a few days ago. I was discussing it just yesterday with a buddy from E.10th & M, as we exchanged memories about the changes from days gone by. From NBC studios to Chestnut, Locust and Cedar Ave from days of yore. So very cool!
We both were younger as well, 1951 births.
What a genuinely talented nice man he is.
It looks like he can see through my soul and be what i couldn't...
What a lovely compilation, thank you. I could honestly listen to Woody day in day out. I’ve had an unwavering affection and admiration for him for decades. He would consider it completely unwarranted, I’m sure. But he’s a gem.
My hero! Love him!
Gay
@@KH-wj5yt Gay? Who is gay? You? I don't care if you are gay...
Genius
He's given us over 50 decades of enjoyment . Thank you Mr. Allen.
Terrific! Didn't know he was so interesting.
Wonderful stuff!
I envy the talent of Woody Allen
Such a genius!!!!!!!!!!
I wholeheartedly believe this man was terribly, terribly wronged. He is the victim here.
Absolutely. He is an innocent man.
👍Good for you Woody!
smart man.
fooled the judge so he must be 😕
Glad he bothers to do interviews! Many smart people don’t
Thanks woody for giving me delusions to survive. Your words are always like music to my ears. But frankly I am losing my will to live. I can’t stomach the harsh truths of life. Hope I can get painless exit soon
@@yuequ1866 The fleeting moments of pleasure do not outweigh or justify the suffering. This world is truly a horrid place. Woody would know what I mean, he's a pessimist too.
@@lepetitchat123 he‘s a rich guy who does what he wants.
@@lepetitchat123 I hope you are still with us and doing well.
They should get Woody Allen to write and direct the next Star Wars film. THAT would be cool.
Someone who could actually make lucas happy.
I’d like to believe that life is a reflection of art,not the other way around,,we are the artists
Don't forget his time in standup. I believe he was as talented as the greats were. Up there with Benny, King, and the pathway for Little and Freidman.
18:11 - Zak Orth - the actor in Melinda and Melinda and Vicki, Cristina, Barcelona
Woody is a talented clarinet player as well. He should work together in old-time-jazz with Germany s clarinet-talent Martin Schmidt-Hahn !!
It's funny to me what he said about directing women, particularly Keaton. I've always viewed WA as the best director of women because he seems to understand them very well.
Winslet said that before denouncing him.
Names do come and go. I find that, not only is it natural during the aging process, but can be quite expedient at all age levels. so there's something for everyone.
16:53 - Woody on what it's like to age
whats the source of the interview with red backgrounfd?
He should have offered his voice to more movies like Antz, animated adventures
#BlueJasmine is an absolutely phenomenal movie 🍿 🎥. Women should watch it to commiserate, men should watch it to better understand women. #WoodyAllen
Strongly aganist it
The comedy rabbi
I also have a pessimistic view of life. By the way, it is 2023 and it is my birthday today
So, happe belated B’day !
🌬💨💨💨🎂😉
Hope you had a nice birthday man
and its 2023 and Woody Allen's birthday today
The U.S. will never get it.
Who cares?
And yet, Woody is American. So, there.
Americans have a hard time separating artists from their work. That's why we don't seem to get it. But the man sure could write jokes like nobody else.
Well, he got 3 Oscars, and much more if you count categories other than screenplay and direction.
So true, they don’t even get Dylan.
Central flaw but revealed in art and simultaneously never approached- man in search of meaning. Upon running in this man i only said "Have a nice day, in spite of everything" In response, i got a short laugh. It was my 5 bytes moment. Had i time and opportunity, i would have cautioned him to work on searching for meaning. Time is short. It is each man's free will that allows us to search and how to search. Sticking to one's 'schtick' is ultimately limiting.
BirdEyeView from Allen's perspective... He is no more wrong and vice versa than you are about your perspective on life w.r.t yourself.
Y= York, New York
14:30 What are the meaning of those titles? S wie Selbstironie? Meaning in English: self-mockery
His early comedies are deliciously irreverent and speak to men who recognized themselves at the same age. His choice of muses in the Marx Brothers is again, a well of sweet waters. He has been an amazing observer of the passing world, and knows how to wield a critical knife towards human folly. Among his best: "Bananas", "Radio Days", "The Purple Rose of Cairo", "Annie Hall", the one in the future with Dianne Keaton. I'd love to talk to him over a good deli sandwich, but he'd no doubt find me boring and want to leave.
I love those movies. I also love Love & Death, Stardust Memories and Hannah & Her Sisters.
Play it Again Sam, Love and Death.
15:14
Funny is extra tragic
Great Jewish philosopher, i agree with him, he said something very profound here.
Life is tragedy because we are disconnected from our creator
Who is Mr. X-Antonio Banderas or Javier Bardeen?
Zak Orth.
Javier Bardem, a Spanish actor, also Antonio Banderas.
from the title i was hoping he was gonna sing the ABCs
15:59 Who was his wife at that time?
최재훈 Soon-Yi Previn, they still together
Soon-Yi. They are together for 26 years. A true love. They have a wonderful family (2 daughters).
Meanwhile, the entire Farrow clan are a bunch of mean nasty bittergrapes.
@@JonathanAllen0379 Not to sound too didactic, but what goes around, comes back to bite Mia in the arse. 😎
Is the mojo still there? I prefer the irrational comedic response instead of a full analytic one. The early 70s interviews are the way he deserves to be remembered by. Bananas to all.
He has more hair now than 30 years ago?🤔?
More like the white of his hair has started matching the white of his bald patch.
The only good thing about getting old lol
Great. but Woody - the country is called the UK, not just 'England'. Dont make a Scotsman cry....
To be fair to him he has only made films in England, think they’re 100% shot in London
german intro makes me stop the video & find something better
Don't be put-off by it. There's no overdubs or subtitles.
I’m always entertained when rich people speak about how tragic life is ! My ass !
A naive ignorance has infected you ...
johnnycoyo . I’m thinking you are either 14 yrs old or just stupid. Good luck 👍🏾
@@scottjohnson5303 :)
johnnycoyo . A world full of passive aggressive assholes starving for attention. Moma’s boy
he's not talking about his life in particular. he's talking about life in general. it doesn't matter if you're rich or poor. life would still be tragic if everyone in the world became rich.
Telling comment about aging. His last dozen or so films have been hit and miss (mostly missed) warmed over leftovers from his halcyon period. Same plot, same nervous dialogue. Given his insulated vile lifestyle during this period, I am not surprised the "genius" is out of touch, the well runneth dry.
Couldn’t be more incorrect.
@@fydiousmckormick How so? Especially since I'm so far off course. Wanna talk filmography? Or are you one sentence and done?
@@gerardovivanco5631 Finally, someone asked!!! A dozen or so super 8, 16 MM, some award winning in fact but small venues and zero groupies. Now take a chill pill Ger, I truly enjoyed Allen in his prime but he became repetitive - you continue to worship your false idol. But truth be told I coulda been a contender.
@@wovfm Shush now - you mustn't let it upset you so.
@@fydiousmckormick Well stated, Zippie.
Strictly for Allen fans. None of these clips contains much wisdom or insight, other than into Allen himself, but not about life in general. He's no philosopher.
Anybody can be a philosopher. Woody definetly is one. You're the one putting others on a pedestal. Every human being is his own philosopher.
Some of it is really good
He is the second best thing from America after ( a long way ) Dylan.
I’ve always respected Allen as an artist but the revelations from his adopted daughter that he molested her has totally destroyed my feelings towards him , it’s hard now to watch a movie from him without thinking about her heart felt interview about what she said he did to her !!!
He was cleared by two separate investigations. Investigators believed that Dylan had been coached. There was no physical evidence of an assault. Her stories have contained numerous contradictions, Meanwhile she is free to pursue civil charges as the statute of limitations have not expired ( DF has has incorrectly stated that they have).
Well, cheer up because it's a big LIE brought on by the fury from Mia Farrow after she caught Woody and Soon-Yi together. Allen is as much a child pervert as Hulk Hogan is a Nuclear physicist. It ain't reality.
MattieCooper it’s the most heinous thing to be accused of child rape and to have done it to a daughter in her case adoptive is disgusting if it’s not true then it’s an abomination on Farrows part to make such an accusation out of revenge....
@Mortimer She was brainwashed by fucking crazy Mia Farrow, who is a total nutcase btw.
Just putting aside whether Woody Allen did or did not do it... you decided one month ago to become appalled, when the allegation was made in 1992 ? Did you not believe the it until the "heartfelt interview" ? That's the evidence that tipped your opinion after 25 years of closed police investigations and passed lie detector tests, you have changed your entire opinion on the case due to one interview ? Either that or you have only just heard of the allegations and therefore know close to nothing else about the case other than the one interview you sat through, in which case I'd urge to do some more research instead of looking up Woody Allen interviews to tell everybody how much you dislike him, because you watched an interview last month about it.
Who cares?
Why comment when you don't care? You bum
I'd you do as you took the time to comment.
As of this moment, 82,701 people seem to care.
If you feel the need to comment you definitely care
Worst friggn movies ever made.
This guy Jorge doesn’t know shit. Honest Woody Allen is the epitome of honesty.
@@lafetegalante Hey genius. Woody is real honest, huh? Married to Mia Farrow and having sex with his step-daughter, Soon-Yi. Now that’s an honest piece of shit if there ever was one. Well, he married his step-daughter after all. Wonder what she calls him. Woody or daddy? You’re a real genius, huh?
Very intelligent thought.
@@jorgemontefusco650 That’s Bananas! You need to Take the Money and Run!
@@jorgemontefusco650 Still among the best movies ever made. Incredible body of work.
Genius