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Woody Allen was born Allan Stewart Konigsberg in New York City on November 30, 1935.
* He began his career as a stand-up comedian in the early 1960s.
* He made his directorial debut in 1965 with the film What's Up, Tiger Lily?
* He has since directed over 50 films, including Annie Hall, Manhattan, and Midnight in Paris.
* He has won four Academy Awards, including Best Director for Annie Hall and Best Original Screenplay for Hannah and Her Sisters.
* He has also won three Golden Globe Awards and two BAFTA Awards.
* He is known for his wry wit and his films often explore themes of alienation, neurosis, and existentialism.
* He is a controversial figure due to his personal life, but he remains one of the most acclaimed and influential filmmakers of his generation.

I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.

Woody Allen

I just can't listen to any more Wagner, you know...I'm starting to get the urge to conquer Poland.

Woody Allen

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. I don't want to live on in the hearts of my countrymen; I want to live on in my apartment.

Woody Allen

I took a speed-reading course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia.

Woody Allen

I took a test in Existentialism. I left all the answers blank and got 100.

Woody Allen

The artist's job is not to succumb to despair but to find an antidote for the emptiness of existence.

Woody Allen

My brain? That's my second favorite organ.

Woody Allen

My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.

Woody Allen

You rely too much on brain. The brain is the most overrated organ.

Woody Allen

All people know the same truth. Our lives consist of how we choose to distort it.

Woody Allen

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

Woody Allen

To you, I'm an atheist.To God, I'm the loyal opposition.

Woody Allen

How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?

Woody Allen

I did not marry the first girl that I fell in love with, because there was a tremendous religious conflict, at the time. She was an atheist, and I was an agnostic.

Woody Allen

There is no question that there is an unseen world. The problem is, how far is it from midtown and how late is it open?

Woody Allen

If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.

Woody Allen

I hate reality but it's still the best place to get a good steak.

Woody Allen

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.

Woody Allen

If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.

Woody Allen

Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.

Woody Allen

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.

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