Quotes

Three things that people always tell you about the movie business: "You can fix it in the editing room; it doesn't matter what the critics say; and there's German money". You can NEVER fix it in the editing, it DOES matter what the critics say, and there's NO SUCH THING as German money.

On alternate days Annie Hall (1977) would appeal to us. Then we'd get disgusted--who wants to see another love story about New York City? When I saw the rough cut, I thought it terrible, completely unsalvageable. It rambled and was tangential and just . . . endless.

[1978] [Woody Allen] has good navigational instinct in this writing mass of egos and good and bad advice. He's not afraid to engage, even though the world perceives him as reclusive. He's a very good friend. He's dependable, helpful. He works hard, he's ethical. He saves string.