Allen Quotes

Do you know the originality of Woody Allen? There is no difference between a Woody-director and a Woody-man. (Scarlett Johansson)
I used to think of that line in Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl', about the 'sad cup of coffee'... I have had cold coffee and hot coffee and lousy coffee, But I've never had a sad cup of coffee. View quote
Robert Rauschenberg
It's like the high school production of something you saw at Steppenwolf, with the most gifted students in drama class playing the John Malkovich and Joan Allen roles. View quote
Roger Ebert
Allen Ginsberg is a tremendous warrior as time goes by. He's a warrior first and a poet second. View quote
Ken Kesey
I never did know exactly what was meant by the term "The Beats," but let's say that the original meeting, association, comradeship of Allen Ginsberg, myself, Michael McClure, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Philip Whalen, who's not here, Lew Welch, who's dead, Gregory Corso, for me, to a somewhat lesser extent (I never knew Gregory as well as the others) did embody a criticism and a vision which we shared in various ways, and then went our own ways for many years. View quote
Gary Snyder
If Woody Allen were a Muslim, he'd be dead by now. View quote
Salman Rushdie
And the Clinton administration launched an attack on people in Texas because those people were religious nuts with guns. Hell, this country was founded by religious nuts with guns. Who does Bill Clinton think stepped ashore on Plymouth Rock? Peace Corps volunteers? Or maybe the people in Texas were attacked because of child abuse. But, if child abuse was the issue, why didn't Janet Reno tear-gas Woody Allen? View quote
P. J. O'Rourke
I prefer to live in the country where it's quiet. Woody Allen movies there are dubbed into Italian. View quote
Patricia Highsmith
I was voted best-looking kid in high school but, as you can see, things changed. I used to say I was a 260-pound Woody Allen. You can make that 295-pound now. View quote
James Gandolfini
I'm doing research for a large comic book on the Beat Generation guys - Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac and those guys. View quote
Harvey Pekar
I come from a working-class family in Pittsburgh, whereas 'Mike & Molly' deals with the working class in Chicago. I swear a little, but I pretty much talk the same. It's not like when you see someone like Tim Allen and he's a lot bluer onstage. (Billy Gardell)
Why would Senator Allen want to oppose saving money for the state? It's simply another example of Republicans fighting the governor tooth and nail against any measure where she might be able to turn the state's budget around. View quote
Bart Stupak
I try to penetrate the lane like Steve Nash, pass like Jason Kidd, and handle the ball like Allen Iverson. Remember, I said 'try to'. View quote
Chris Paul
Allen Ginsberg was a world authority on the writing of William Blake, and had an incredible knowledge of classic literature and world politics. View quote
David Amram
Woody Allen has done some excellent serious movies, too, like Crimes And Misdemeanors. Very overlooked movie, I think, and really his best. And currently I like Big Fish! View quote
David Zucker
Woody Allen sets are very quiet. Extraordinary sense of power from a man who doesn't do anything except just stand there. View quote
F. Murray Abraham
What if Woody Allen called me and said, I'm working on this movie and there's a really divine role for you. We want exactly you! It would be such a fantasy. Forget it! My idol, Woody Allen! View quote
Isaac Mizrahi
If Woody Allen called me, I'd be there straight away. Who wouldn't? Truly. View quote
Julie Delpy
But nothing beats a Woody Allen film on a Sunday night, with a glass of wine and some leftovers. View quote
Kate Fleetwood
When Tim Allen made The Santa Clause, I thought that was a delightful film. It took a modern sensibility but layered onto it a kind of sentiment. View quote
Leonard Maltin
Bob Dylan is out of the mentorship of Allen Ginsberg. (Peter Fonda)
But in this case, he had my cell phone and my phone was ringing and I had just come back from Australia on the plane and I thought it was my mum and it was Woody Allen just checking to see if I wanted to be in his movie. View quote
Radha Mitchell
Well, obviously I was excited by the idea that Woody Allen was going to direct it. But at the same time, the script itself and the character was really interesting. View quote
Radha Mitchell
It was kind of scary because working with Woody Allen becomes sort of a big deal in your mind. He directs in that Woody Allen character some of the time - he has these idiosyncrasies that are really charming and funny. View quote
Radha Mitchell
Not too many people are - were as good as Bob Hope. George Burns was great at thinking, you know, on the spot. Steve Allen was marvelous, and so was George Burns. But Bob may be the king of them all, you know. View quote
Rich Little