Woody Allen

"That's one of the nice things about writing, or any art; if the thing's real, it just lives. All the attendant hoopla about it, the success over it or the critical rejection-none of that really matters. In the end, the thing will survive or not on its own merits."

"Good films are better than bad books, and when they're both great, they're great and worthwhile in different ways."

"IT's a wonderful thing to be able to create your own world whenever you want to. Writing is very pleasurable, very seductive, and very therapeutic."

"I started on page one...I love the classic narrative form in a play...I want to hear people speaking plainly if at times poetically. When you see death of a salesman or a street car named desire you're interested in the people and you want to see what happens next."

- I really enjoy everything that Woody Allen has to say. I think that the main purpose of writing and film is to get to some great truth, to uncover what's worthwhile and meaningful- to understand human nature and the human condition all the more... I think he understands that, appreciates that, and his work reflects that.