FULL AUDIO | Woody Allen - The Origins Podcast

[@sterlingveil]

My favorite Woody Allen quote: "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."

[@j_freed]

"I'm not afraid of dying, I just don't want to be there when it happens…"

[@AA-sn9lz]

I don't want him to die either.

[@mauriciomp571]

He breaks so many clichés and it´s so funny and creative all at the same time!

[@GoldenLight22]

Lol!

[@firstnamelastname59]

"So many molesters in one place... must be woody allen comment section"

[@dimitrikorsakov2570]

Good for you, Lawrence for not yielding to the cancel mobs and having Woody on. Glad to see there's still SOMEONE who's willing to uphold innocent until proven guilty - kind of an important principle.

[@cloudrouju526]

He’s actually proven innocent in the court of law. But unfortunately once someone called out you stepped on shit, doesn’t matter you did or not, people will say you’re stink. Sad, but that’s just how it is.

[@a.champagne6238]

@@cloudrouju526 and now we have QAnon amplifying that very mentality only with supernatural and apocalyptic mumbo-jumbo added to the mix.

[@TheLiveMusicGroup]

right on!

[@MattieCooper10000]

Perfectly said.

[@annakarinaalves]

Cancel mobs? This thing started in the 90's

[@Davett53]

2023.........I just discovered this interview. Fantastic. Insightful, educational, clever and funny in places. A great catalyst for thinking, about thinking. Thank you.

[@antoniatejedabarros]

Woody is the best!!! His films make life better. Keep creating, Woody! And, please, stay safe!

[@-4147]

I think we should drop the "stay safe" thing.

[@npwind]

Wmwhwhwhw he

[@tmic4043]

@@-4147 why

[@-4147]

@@tmic4043 because it implies the existence of grave danger.

[@judypaulsel9646]

@@-4147 covid ?

[@darkenergy824]

47:00 the best piece of wisdom I have heard in a long time "in the end it is a bad deal that we got, and all you can do is to distract yourself"

[@Matthew-ve7uv]

Facts/values guys, facts values. This was a really, really interesting discussion, but I feel like they both would have benefitted from taking into account the facts/values disrinction. It seemed like Krauss was searching for it not couldn't quite reach it, song Woody's despair would have been ameliorated by knowing it was illogical. Woody acts as if science discovers some fact that necessarily entails despair, but imagine if science discovered that there was a God who designed him to torture and kill old ladies -- would that make him happy to know that? Hey, maybe it would -- but it would be his choice to assign some value to that fact. That's the case with any brute fact -- it's a human choice whether to assign value to it or not. If Sisyphus really is smiling near the top of the mountain -- if he really is happy -- it doesn't matter what Woody thinks of what God thinks or the universe thinks; if the dude's happy, there's no logical argument that just cos God doesn't want him to be happy that Sisyphus has to take that on himself. That's just the facts/values distinction: there is no logical argument that science can find out any fact that you have to give a shit about. That's always your choice; your personal decision. If Krauss is genuinely happy figuring out the mysteries of the universe, then he's happy; if Woody enjoys writing films, then he enjoys writing films. That's the point that I feel Krauss is trying to get at -- Woody tries to pass off his happiness as mere distraction; but as Krauss points out, if that were true, then given the choice between writing a film and having his foot stepped on, it would be a wash and 50% of the time Woody would choose to have his foot stepped on. They might both be distractions but that doesn't mean he's not genuinely happy writing -- and there's no discoverable fact about the universe that logically entails that he should or shouldn't feel that way. That will just be a subjective choice based on his psychology. That said, my values are completely in line with Krauss's on life -- because it's rare, it's certainly more prescious. I think most of us would share that value -- if something is good or enjoyable, absolutely it's more previous the rarer it is. Don't get me wrong, I wish it wasn't so rare, but I can't get my head around someone not considering things they like more valuable the rarer they are.

[@walidkanaan5141]

A beautiful Sunday morning, a nice large cup of coffee, listening to two very interesting guys chatting casually about life and the universe... what a joy, thank you both.

[@jennyzarate7086]

I loved the interview. Woody Allen is my favorite!!! ❤❤❤❤. Thank you so much!! Saludos desde Bolivia 🇧🇴🇧🇴.

[@2005einstein]

Wow, great interview! I've been a life-long fan of Woody Allen. Although he doesn't have much formal education, and he doesn't consider himself to be an intellectual, I would say that his work says otherwise; only an intelligent and educated person could write like him. I've listened to many interviews and have always been somewhat unsatisfied that the interviewer did not pursue more interesting avenues of conversation. Not here - great job Lawrence and thanks for posting!

[@TheOriginsPodcast]

Thanks!

[@chrisc1257]

It's all fog and creepiness.

[@jaw444]

@@chrisc1257 sounds like it sux to be you. i hope you feel better.

[@firstnamelastname59]

Sounds like its just lonely being you...

[@artandculture5262]

The tech industry tightened up life to the point that one can’t be a misfit and get a chance like we used to. Mr. Allen if a kid now wouldn’t be allowed to take courses at NYU unless he had adhered to his schooling in a different way, and was a part of the system before college. Love hearing him speak. Thank you for recording this interview and for sharing it.

[@milankaplan2166]

This is a variation of the usual argument but I don!t know what chance was there for most people, let!s say, in the 15th century. Most of them were tight to whatever circumstances they were born in.

[@6teezkid]

I could’ve gone on forever, also. What a great interview. I never knew I’d be able to hear a 2 hour interview with Woody Allen with all the great questions, the depth of conversation, the mild disagreements, the laughter, on & on. Made my day!

[@AdamFunnell]

Probably the greatest Woody Allen interview ever. I can't believe you've sat on this for a year.

[@TheOriginsPodcast]

thanks.. that means a lot

[@personofinterest8731]

Totally agree

[@august6389]

@@TheOriginsPodcast why did it take so long to post?

[@tommykovac1360]

Yes since Marc Maron believes Ronan!

[@august6389]

@@tommykovac1360 the comedian?

[@garykay7418]

as a lifetime lover of WA and his films, this interview is pure joy. thank you.

[@elmoblatch9787]

Woody is a genius and a great artist. Mia tried to destroy him, but she has failed. Woody's art will live on.

[@ammyroman3725]

🙌 💛

[@indiemind14]

Woody Allen is our last little big genius. 🙌

[@littleripper312]

I don't blame her for being mad but her actions are bad enough that she should be thrown in jail. It's disgusting what she did.

[@johnburman966]

She also made claims against Maharishi, seems it's her thing.

[@rockugotcha]

a lot of parts of his career is actually destroyed. he can't shoot a film in his turf.

[@michaeldao1]

A suggestion for Lawrence as an interviewer: let your guest talk, don't constantly react to every word in real time, just be quiet and let him/her speak. I love your podcasts, but sometimes it feels like you're just anxiously waiting to talk, not interviewing a guest

[@ccziv]

I wanted to find a more diplomatic way to say this, but yes. Lawrence, as a fellow MOT, I completely understand that interrupting is Jewish for showing interest in a conversation. And while it was interesting to hear your thoughts, it's so excruciatingly rare for someone to land an interview with Woody Allen, I wish you would have let Allen do more of the talking. What I do is have a legal pad on hand and write down the things I am tempted to say. Later, you can look back on your list and if anything is still gnawing at you, ask! No criticism implied. I would plotz if I had Woody Allen on the phone!

[@Orechaser]

I don’t agree actually. I think it’s relaxed exchange of ideas in an obviously very familiar patter between two people comfortable in each other’s company that makes Woody, in this case, so open. I’ve never heard an interviewer get so much out of him about so many areas of his thinking before. It’s a conversation I suppose but it works. I think this was resounding success.

[@catalinaortoljo2821]

@@ccziv oppppppppoppppppppppppppppppppp

[@johnmiller6006]

I had to stop listening after about fifteen minutes, the interviewer was just too irritating. Pity, I really wanted to hear what Woody Allen had to say. Too painful to listen to, sorry.

[@mauriciomp571]

@@johnmiller6006 He interrupts more in the beginning, but it gets better and the best part comes after that. Go back and finish, it´s worth it!

[@laurelavery6680]

A magnificent interview. It was a joy to feel like a fly on the wall for this conversation. Hearing Woody Allen in his own voice speak about everything from film to philosophy was an absolute pleasure.

[@chromabotia]

Thank you Lawrence Krauss for this. Thank you Woody for a lifetime of laughter.

[@YogZab]

Woody's films always, always bring me such pleasure and improve my mood. 🙂

[@momothecat1]

then don't throw on interiors

[@DayneReedy]

I love Woody Allen’s films and humors writings and comedic acting! I support him all they way.

[@Larkinchance]

Larry, thank you, thank you! What a brilliant talk! In conversations I have had about Woody and his films I have always considered him to a great original writer.

[@theunusedchannel]

It was interesting hearing Woody talk about how school doesn't teach you anything interesting. In college I took a class where we analyzed romantic comedies so obviously my teacher showed us Annie Hall, and I've been a fan ever since. Probably one of the best class I ever took, and it counted for a literature credit, so instead of Shakespeare I got to watch a Woody Allen film, among other great films.

[@lorebern6538]

You were lucky to have that teacher.. 😉

[@lornam3637]

Even better might have been A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy then you could have covered both

[@Wackaz]

Utterly phenomenal. If only I had this class right now instead of this boring liberal literature lol

[@barflytom3273]

@@lorebern6538 yes, it all comes down to luck to get a good education unfortunately. but, luckily, one good teacher can make a big difference, can change one's life.

[@soroushbahrami438]

Thank you so much for doing this! I have missed Woody's voice and not everyone has enough courage these days to interview him despite all the controversies.

[@yourmajesty1630]

mia's false accusations have made him more of a recluse than he was in the first place. there should be many more of these interviews with him on the record by now but he has shrunken back. her lies hurt more than her small children it hurt the historical record of his work and life. she is so self righteous she would never apologize to soon yi or dylan for what she did to them. it makes me so angry. i can't imagine what he goes thru when she crosses his mind.

[@soroushbahrami438]

@@yourmajesty1630 Agreed. The thing that amazes me the most is that people believe her so credulously. If they knew a little bit about Mia Farrow and the people she had accused before Woody, like Frank Sinatra and Maharishi, they would never believe her. I think It's this MeToo movement that many people are taking advantage of to get some attention. Anyhow, It's really sad to see what happened to Woody.

[@terry9238]

Orrr... Frank Sinatra and Maharishi have also done wrong. We all meet many people, and that a few of those people turn out to be jerks-or worse-is about par for the course.

[@kellyquinn3981]

Woody cracks me up. He's true to himself and hilarious in spite of himself. Bon vent Woody

[@baldon2652]

People can get as fake upset as they like, but Mia is the monster Woody never was.

[@j_freed]

Out of control Animus in a person is an ugly force, they are always so certain they're right about anything.

[@Joaocruz30]

Thank God there are smart people! Bless you!

[@igorlozano7143]

And if I try to explain them its nearly like if I was a sexual abuser or something similar. (Sorry if bad english its my third language).

[@ja773r]

Woody is one of my last living heroes...

[@elmoblatch9787]

You are correct. Woody is innocent. For anyone who looks at the facts, that is the only conclusion.

[@paulnistor3547]

I hope he gets to make that movie in France in 2021. Hopefully, a few more afterwards. Let's hope he'll make it to the same age as the legendary Kirk Douglas.

[@TheLiveMusicGroup]

France is where it's at! Always has been ;)

[@a.champagne6238]

I hope he makes that movie in New Orleans.

[@paulnistor3547]

@@a.champagne6238 What are you talking about?

[@a.champagne6238]

@@paulnistor3547 that Sidney Bechet biopic.

[@a.champagne6238]

Given Woody's love of traditional jazz, I'm surprised he's never made movie here yet.

[@donnawilliams1495]

thanks Lawrence, i love Woody .

[@Orechaser]

Best ever Woody Allen interview following on from the best Chomsky interview earlier today! The greatest political philosopher followed by the greatest director of all time. Makes painting the apartment very enjoyable actually. Thank you.

[@nikolasmata5186]

What a joy to listen to this conversation with wonderful Woodie Allen. Thank you Sir.

[@possim100]

Thank you Woody, thank you Laurence, inspiring to just keep going

[@Sassan91]

Gotta love Woody Allen's intellectual honesty when he refuses to swallow the materialist's way of sugar coating our deepest existential fears and trying to sell them as the meaning of life.

[@paulgallant539]

Totally agree. Interviewer keeps offering nonsequiturs for why Woody's thoughtful, bleak outlook is misguided. Interviewer is unskilled -- he responds too quickly with silly, superficial positive statements. Like "Yes but that's what makes it all the more amazing we're here talking today." What??

[@Sassan91]

@@paulgallant539 Exactly, if you follow that logic then life should feel the most amazing if you know you're gonna die in 2 minutes!

[@cloudrouju526]

True but most people still need some kind of meanings or purposes bestowed upon them in order to get out of bed every morning. Few like Prof. Krauss and Woody Allen have the intellectual capacity to recognize emptiness, embrace emptiness and then make something out of it.

[@august6389]

@@paulgallant539 interviewer is a very smart person. They just disagreed on that one thing.

[@shaun906]

As children we are encouraged to believe in mythical beings and magical Disney endings. reality Is disappointing and some just can't let go!

[@chomskysarmy3965]

What a treat this was! Philip Larkin is the author of Aubade, the poem mentioned at the end.

[@fieldingm1969]

Fantastic! What a great way to start the year!

[@barbaraangele8615]

Thank you for this interview. Woody is always a delight to listen to with his perspective on life.

[@odirleiseixas]

Woody Allen is a genius. I watched all the films he produced. I even have his original autograph.

[@patricedecourcy4505]

Thank you! I really enjoyed listening to this conversation. Woody Allen is great!

[@Schizopantheist]

This makes clear the three reasons I have always appreciated his films. He's very good at making them, I appreciate his sense of humour, and I agree with him about the big stuff. My girlfriend walked in and said 'he sounds like you' when he was describing how everything is terrible and futile (and of course, over much too quickly!) and how we're all in flight from the truth. And all we can say is 'Hah! Yes it's true.' And then go on as we were. With regard to the social media allegation storm hanging over this interview, the least people can do is keep an open mind and read the account of Moses Farrow.

[@Matthew-ve7uv]

Facts/values guys, facts values. This was a really, really interesting discussion, but I feel like they both would have benefitted from taking into account the facts/values disrinction. It seemed like Krauss was searching for it not couldn't quite reach it, song Woody's despair would have been ameliorated by knowing it was illogical. Woody acts as if science discovers some fact that necessarily entails despair, but imagine if science discovered that there was a God who designed him to torture and kill old ladies -- would that make him happy to know that? Hey, maybe it would -- but it would be his choice to assign some value to that fact. That's the case with any brute fact -- it's a human choice whether to assign value to it or not. If Sisyphus really is smiling near the top of the mountain -- if he really is happy -- it doesn't matter what Woody thinks of what God thinks or the universe thinks; if the dude's happy, there's no logical argument that just cos God doesn't want him to be happy that Sisyphus has to take that on himself. That's just the facts/values distinction: there is no logical argument that science can find out any fact that you have to give a shit about. That's always your choice; your personal decision. If Krauss is genuinely happy figuring out the mysteries of the universe, then he's happy; if Woody enjoys writing films, then he enjoys writing films. That's the point that I feel Krauss is trying to get at -- Woody tries to pass off his happiness as mere distraction; but as Krauss points out, if that were true, then given the choice between writing a film and having his foot stepped on, it would be a wash and 50% of the time Woody would choose to have his foot stepped on. They might both be distractions but that doesn't mean he's not genuinely happy writing -- and there's no discoverable fact about the universe that logically entails that he should or shouldn't feel that way. That will just be a subjective choice based on his psychology. That said, my values are completely in line with Krauss's on life -- because it's rare, it's certainly more prescious. I think most of us would share that value -- if something is good or enjoyable, absolutely it's more previous the rarer it is. Don't get me wrong, I wish it wasn't so rare, but I can't get my head around someone not considering things they like more valuable the rarer they are.

[@garysmith208]

An absolute treat. Thank you so much. I have always loved Woody Allen.

[@MrUmandMrEr]

That’s a great interview! Thanks for the distraction, fellas. And Woody, you’ve given meaning to countless hundreds.

[@keithdonald6583]

Best director ever...pure genius .

[@r.p.mcmurphy6623]

settle down

[@kekesam4957]

Agree! My absolutely favorite!

[@shumiatcher]

Such an authentic and fascinating interview - merci- he's brilliant & honest!!

[@4-dman464]

Long live Woody Allen, one of the great directors that ever lived, even though he doesn't think so, and long live Woody Allen filmmaking. Happy New Boulder Rolling. 1:41:40 Great philosophical joke - - Then waddaya got?

[@kingjuggalo4335]

He is a pedirest.

[@ADAMSIXTIES]

Stay strong Woody! Don't let the liars win!

[@MrinmayChakravarty-n6v]

Love your podcast thanks for bringing woody legend ❤

[@jamesnicol3831]

yes woody is in the pantheon of film directors his opinion and knowledge is to be respected

[@teacherrussell5206]

Thanks for this, Dr Krauss. 2 of my favorite deviant hethens in the same room. Much love. Brilliant.

[@loveanimals1819]

Hate the fact that every Woody Allen video has to start with some reference to "controversy". There has been no evidence for anything. So why should there be any "controversy". Why don't you just get on with it? The first 01:47 should be skipped.

[@TheOriginsPodcast]

the point was to explain to people that if they don't think they will like something, they don't have to watch it, but others can enjoy it. But I understand your point.

[@properplank6729]

@@TheOriginsPodcast whilst that's true, the excuse is just a device for being purposefully obtuse to avoid addressing any valid criticisms that come with airing the opinions of an alleged sexual deviant / child groomer. I think it's better to cross those bridges when they come (i.e. engaging with comments), instead of just issuing a blanket disclaimer to avoid interacting with discourse about the subject. Also, you're smart enough to know that seeing a sign that says "free guitar lessons" and getting angry about it is not anagolous with seeing a podcast that includes a controversial personality and leaving a comment of dismay. With that in mind, stop acting like you're not.

[@60-second-HACKS]

Agree. That annoyed me too. It seems like Lawrence bending a knee to Cancellites.

[@SS-zx9gj]

Perfect 2021 gift, thank you.

[@MiiTeeVee]

What a great way to start 2021. Really enjoyed this conversation. Thank you Mr. Krauss. Thanl you, Mr. Allen.

[@woody7652]

Thank you, gentlemen.

[@chrissybaby4ever]

I love Woody Allen and view how he has been treated in this country as an absolute crime. It absolutely breaks my heart

[@mauriciomp571]

More importantly, thank you for standing up against cancel culture and supporting great art and real culture.

[@wanderlustpilgrim]

I loved Crimes and Misdemeanors, Manhattan Murder Mystery, and many many more. I've always loved how he gets big name actors in his movies. I love his writing. Thanks for sharing this.

[@SM-gl8yo]

I so enjoy listening to Woody Allen. Thank you.

[@clfm20]

Larkin and Allen - both relentlessly reminding us of the utter hopelessness and emptiness of life, whilst simultaneously miraculously enhancing it. Quite a trick to pull off.

[@bardwessel4663]

It's a good thing that Lawrence Krauss probably hadn't checked whether Woody Allen enjoys being viewed as an absurdist, as by God did the reminder of Camus' treating of Sisyphus bring out of Allen a welcome sting. We're neither missing the otherwise customary act of leaving the final to the guest, as his tiny fraction of overeagerness is part of what we love about Krauss, isn't it, as it can't be denied to bring out parts of the true spirit from people how ever their relationships with science conforms.

[@ethelm.s.4634]

Mr. Allen is a very thoughtful man...

[@rossriver75]

Really nice listening to Woody Allen in an interview because he’s no bs at all. And he’s so self -deprecating without looking to be complemented for it.

[@60-second-HACKS]

Congratulations, Lawrence. Great interview. So much better when you stay calm and don't interrupt and finish the guests sentences. Love your excitement and enthusiasm but, when it's uncontrolled, it really messes up communications. This was you at your best ... 👍👍👍 ... and me at my happiest. 😊😊😊

[@hulusiozdemir6882]

Please treat Woody Allen, the legend of film with respect. His movies are amazing. He has been a great servant to cinema and deserves the utmost respect.

[@merxeddie6474]

Insightful and relaxed interview with one of significant and influential artist of the 20c who has given pleasure to millions.Thankyou.

[@jsphotos]

Go Woody! Keep the faith; keep creating. You are loved all over the world. Some of my best moments in a movie theatre were watching your movies. More, please!

[@illinoisjones8003]

He has directed about 50 movies and has a clean record with his collaborators. His collaborators biggest critique is that he's aloof. Nobody is sure if he approves of their work. The specific family life controversey he is attributed to since the 90s doesn't match his character upon extensive research. I worked in movies for 20yrs. Would have heard something. Im un-biased. There's nothing. There's a work ethic there, a movie per year, plays, live jazz performances. Don't know the man, but treasure his lifetime contribution to the arts.

[@jhljhl6964]

Arthur Schopenhauer once wrote, "life is a sad sorry affair, and I intend to spend my life reflecting on it."

[@brianakira777]

Schopenhauer: "It [the Jew race] lives parasitically on other nations and their soil; but yet it is inspired with the liveliest patriotism for its own nation. This is seen in the very firm way in which Jews stick together on the principle of each for all and all for each, so that this patriotism sine patria inspires greater enthusiasm than does any other. The rest of the Jews are the fatherland of the Jew; and so he fights for them as he would pro ara et focis [for hearth and home], and no community on Earth sticks so firmly together as does this. It follows from this that it is absurd to want to concede to them a share in the government or administration of any country. Originally amalgamated and one with their state, their religion is by no means the main issue here, but rather merely the bond that holds them together, the point de ralliement [rallying-point], and the banner whereby they recognize one another. [...] It is an extremely superficial and false view to regard the Jews merely as a religious sect. [...] They are and remain a foreign oriental race, and so must be regarded merely as domiciled foreigners. When some twenty-five years ago the emancipation of the Jews was debated in the English Parliament, a speaker put forward the following hypothetical case. An English Jew comes to Lisbon where he meets two men in extreme want and distress; yet it is only in his power to save one of them. Personally to him they are both strangers. Yet if one of them is an Englishman but a Christian, and the other a Portuguese but a Jew, whom will he save? I do not think that any sensible Christian and any sincere Jew would be in doubt as to the answer. But it gives us some indication of the rights to be conceded to the Jews."

[@jamesdunham1072]

I absolutely love this.

[@Rfilaccio]

Wonderful "conversation". I found the exchange was perfect.

[@mothrecorder]

I love the sound of Woody's voice. 🙂

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

Love you, Woody! You’ve made a lot of us happy with your body of work.

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Piece of advice to interviewer: Ask question then stay quiet. As soon as the conversation turned “serious” I had to fast forward and then quickly shut off and move on to the next KZbin item.

[@gammabase]

I missed him ,,,,great interview,,thanks for uploading

[@LiveFreeSpeech]

Apropos of Nothing is a wonderful memoir. Funny and informative - a terrific read. There is wisdom here.

[@dwalden74]

Woody is a true genius. The greatest comedic mind of all times. ❤️

[@TheWorldTeacher]

After Barry Humphries.

[@AlanWinterboy]

I love both Woody and Lawrence, and really love this interview. Also appreciate Woody's tolerance to what Lawrence (inaccurately, imo) describes as cancel culture. Rather than ascribing this to some radical liberal conspiracy to shut down free speech (which it's it not, if it even exists as a conspiracy, which it doesn't), Woody explains that commercial and for-profit ventures have a vested interest in avoiding controversey, and will do so if they have the option. That's much different than claiming, for example, that Ann Coulter is offering a logical, substantive alternative worldview that warrants careful consideration if only the cancelers would shut up and let her present it.

[@TheOriginsPodcast]

woody also adds, and Lawrence agrees, that it is not just for-profits and commercial ventures.. Universities have the same interest.. and they are even more susceptible to controversy

[@AlanWinterboy]

@@TheOriginsPodcast Thank you so much for these podcases and videos. You've brightened my life with knowledge and hopeful vision, even if I disagree with you about cancel culture.

[@TheLiveMusicGroup]

Thanks!

[@user-kg2vv3iu7i]

What book did Woody mention at the end of the podcast? Something about Obad? 1:45:27

[@meesvangerrevink4685]

Aubade By Philip Larkin. At the very end someone names it.

[@user-kg2vv3iu7i]

@@meesvangerrevink4685 Thanks!

[@davidadams2395]

Philip Larkin _Aubade._

[@user-kg2vv3iu7i]

@@davidadams2395 Thanks a lot

[@yourmajesty1630]

it is a joy to hear this artist talk about his work and life because his work is good, to say nothing about that fact he has been making me laugh for over 40 years. thanks for that. shame on mia for lying about him and turning him into someone who doesn't like interviews or for the people who admire his work having much less of these interviews than should exist by now. yeah, and shame on her for robbing her children of a father.. a father who is loving, thoughtful, creative, rich and funny. her lies are an crime against her children. woody please do more interviews. and it would be nice to see your face in action while you give an interview too by the way.

[@ally11488]

There's a three-part HBO documentary about it. I'll reserve judgement.

[@yourmajesty1630]

@@ally11488 the documentary is going to be biased against him and it seems like it will support outright lies. i read the promo for it, and there was a sentence that said something like, ....allen was not convicted of a crime...but he was never exonerated either. well the promo is based on a lie. he was exonerated. two panels of experts all agreed that the child, dylan, appeared to be coached by her adoptive mother. that's an exoneration. the hbo series is baised. they might have been paid to produce this garbage by the farrows. they have enuf money to influence filmmakers. it is horrifying. 30 years later she is still trying to harm him. freakish. she should go to jail for the slander and abusing all the children she did in the process. don't reserve your judgement for the hbo series. jeez, it can't be that hard to learn the facts. jeez. he is innocent of child molestation. how hard can it be it is unbelievable.

[@ally11488]

@@yourmajesty1630 I'll watch it then reserve judgement.

[@yourmajesty1630]

@@ally11488 there's nothing quite like talking to the brick wall in your brain.

[@ally11488]

@@yourmajesty1630 You're a nonce apologist. I'm rather glad you look down on me because of it

[@pooyab01]

Thanks for doing this

[@danieljakubik3428]

A comedy writing legend with endurance

[@johncaulfield8621]

If you ever get down about the bleakness of the universe, just think, we got to be here while Woody Allen and David Bowie were alive....That alone should rid you of any bleakness.

[@Larkinchance]

In "Broadway Danny Rose" A theatrical agent represents a parrot that sings, "I gotta be me"

[@begshallots]

My personal favorite Allen picture.

[@Larkinchance]

@@begshallots Mine too....You should look for "Small Time Crooks" starring Tracy Ulman and Woody.

[@HelpMeFindTheseSongs]

"Matchpoint" is clearly his best movie. But "Broadway Danny Rose" is my personal favorite of his.

[@begshallots]

@@HelpMeFindTheseSongs I'd say Annie Hall is his best. But, yes, my personal favorite is BDR. I like BDR because 1. he really does some acting in this and plays a slightly different variant of the usual. 2. I love the main theme of this: comedians. 3. I'm a fan of ontological realism in European Cinema so I like this very short time-span and immediacy. 4. I like "small" rather than big. This has the feel of an anecdote or a short story. I like those kinds of films. 5. I think all the comedy in this really lands. I couldn't accept Match Point as his best because I think WA is a comedian at heart, To me, his attempts at other genres are lacking. I choose AH as his best because I think that film generally broke ground. It's unique, groundbreaking and sort of defines him as a film-maker. Another personal favorite of mine is Manhattan Murder Mystery which is a hoot.

[@tomjones5650]

As the goons rough him up."I'm just a beard."- W. Allen 😅

[@DilairSingleton]

This is a real treat! Thank you! Woody changed my meaningless life, lol.

[@billshire2681]

Woody's science elements in his scripts came in with his former co-writer, Marshall Brickman, who was involved in his richer pieces.

[@AndrewsApprentice]

Thank you for this!

[@MarkSeibold]

At 9:35 on the time bar, Woody describes what is wrong with the education system. I've listened to him in many interviews, over the years, and others too that I know that happen to be naturally born left-handed people. Paul Simon, Carl Sagan, Bill Gates, and Paul Allen of Microsoft. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak of Apple, many other great performance artists, comedians, musicians, I've noticed a commonality of genius, in these left handers and many of them that also have Jewish background. I think the interviewer said he's also Jewish background. Not that all these left-handed geniuses I've studied and listened to may not all have Jewish background, but I'll add two more that are also important if you've never listened to them in interviews - the famous Eastern Canadian media specialist Marshall Mcluhan, and the famous and most admired journalist still today in 2021, Ted Koppel. Many people don't realize that Paul McCartney, [left-handed of course] of The Beatles is half Jewish background. But many natural born left-handed individuals also happen to play right-handed guitar such as Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, David Bowie, David Byrne, Bob Geldof, Robert Fripp, Mark Knopfler, and the list goes on and on. Also many other left-handed musical geniuses, such as the famous jazz pianists Bill Evans, Erroll Garner, and Oscar Peterson, the famous saxophone player, John Coltrane, and the famous classical pianist from Eastern Canada Glenn Gould. Also most of these famous left-handed people are diagnosed with Asperger's. [In left-handedness, autism, Asperger's, dyslexia, and bipolar run a higher incidence than in the general Society.] I won't get too personal about this left-handed observation, but I've studied it for over 20 years, as I was hired into a local university to teach as an Adjunct professor of Astronomy. The administration put us through a special class about the human brain, for the new faculty, and the lady teaching the class was a nurse with a husband that was a brain surgeon so the scientific and medical factual information is quite interesting to learn about left-handed people and to the cause of it starting before birth. It's interesting as I finally listened to more of the interview, and by 24:14 the interviewer asks Woody, what about science? He goes on to explain that his parents had bought him a microscope only after him asking for it. Then it wasn't until later as he mentions at 25:58 that he developed an interest in astronomy, and asking the questions about the universe. Because now I also think of other great physicists such as Richard Feynman, the 23-year-old mathematician on the atom bomb project, he was also left-handed and Jewish background. Carl Sagan the great popularizer of astronomy in the late 20th century with his Cosmos program on PBS. Yes, Sagan is also left-handed and Jewish background. Anyway I don't want to stray from this great interview I'm just thankful for the fact that they published it seven days ago and I'm discovering it this early. Thank you for posting this I think of a few commenters here that complain, may be missing the point of this very important interview.

[@LeosGuitar]

Refutation to Woody Allen mindset: "If you read Woody Allen very charitably, he seems to have a perfectly reasonable desire to live longer. But his real complaint is that the time he has is meaningless because he only has a finite amount. I’ve never understood the appeal of this argument. If a finite quantity of life is worthless, how can an infinite quantity be desirable? Sure, you could trot out mathematical structures with this property, but come on. If an infinite span of days is so great, what’s stopping you from enjoying today?" - @bryan_caplan

[@LeosGuitar]

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[@4-dman464]

It's an interesting refutation. But I think his complaint is not just mortality but entropy, or the failure of evolution to deliver. Every renaissance and every moral left-wing progression gets rolled back - - not even a 50-50 polarity that brings us back to square one, but one step forward two steps back. And that makes nonsense out of progress. You see? It's the myth of progress that Sisyphus was banging his head against, not just dying.

[@judyannlemay618]

OMG!! WE LOVE YA WOODY ALLEN!! There are 2 Movies were I Literally Fell Off the Coach Laughing...’LOVE AND DEATH’ & ‘ISHTAR’ if I even Think of Any Scenes from ‘SLEEPER’ I Laugh until I Slowly Stagger Over to My Sofa to Fall Off it ;] The Orgasmatron scene, it’s Brilliant...Who Thinks These Things?? WOODY ALLEN does ;]

[@timsika7655]

Absolutely great interview!

[@charlesfleeman1765]

For someone who has made his living in the movie business, it is preposterous for Allen to say he has never worked a day in his life. Even if one is simply overseeing or worrying about the work of many others... from production, to budgeting, to finance etc., that person is working. Whenever someone has to perform a personal service because of a contractual obligation, that person is working. In fact, a little over an hour into the interview, Allen describes much of the drudgery and pressure involved in movie making... you know, work.

[@Newton14alan]

50:00 -- You can also go into a bleak movie (Soylent Green, The Exorcist, etc.), and walk out with a feeling of gratitude that you aren't IN that world that you just viewed. `Kinda works both ways. In any case, Woody Allen films got me through some really rough periods in my life. I can just THINK of some of his lines, and laugh out loud. That's rare for me. God bless you, Woody. P.S. -- Listening to this conversation was a wonderful distraction from worrying about the fact that Death will be upon me in a few years or less. Not only are we going to die, but there's at least a reasonable chance that it will be a long, drawn-out violent death...There's that. And what's our great answer to this inevitability? "Try not to think about...Distract yourself..so you can function." Yep, nothing like a good, healthy dose of denial.

[@gavinbrando8255]

I'm proud of Alec Baldwin and Lawrence Krauss for talking to Woody on their podcasts. A man so obviously innocent of a disgusting lie by a damaged and scorned woman. It's pathetic how many idiots bought it and even more cowardly is the amount of actor's who worked with Woody now denouncing that decision and virtue signalling like the weak minded, career driven hypocrites they must always have been.

[@stormbringer_7774]

Happy new year mr Lawrence!😂🙌☘ Sorry Dr Lawrence...... Um, professor Lawrence👍 I miss old Hitch. The heart wants, what the heart wants🤔😂

[@teo11teo11teo11]

To the interviewer: let the people speak for more than two seconds before you interfere with another question or another platitude. Find ways to better handle your anxiety!

[@Skateordie99]

Agree

[@Potaters12]

Woody is very open about his thoughts and his flaws, and that kind of genuineness shines through his movies. While filled with romanticism and fantasy, they always somehow provide something truly genuine. It's this awesome line he walks. When his plots are fantastical, his characters are flawed and real. I think that's what draws me to his films.

[@RD-rt8wr]

Excellent interview

[@chuckdeaton4472]

I was happy to come across this interview. The interviewer interrupted alot and finished Woody's thoughts in order to expedite the answer and move along.

[@mauriciomp571]

I LOVE Woody Allen, and more everyday. The interview touched the great points of his creative process and production, and it´s fascinating to know how he sees a joke working or not depending on how you say the sentence... Just the interviewer talked a bit over, and at the end Allen is barely left any minute to talk or interact, unfortunately. As already suggested it could be a good idea to write down things you wanna say to speak them out at the right moment. It impresses me Allen´s existential side, visible in his movies, something that I strongly share. I had an existential crisis in my 20´s for not being able to make sense of the Universe and our origins, and where we´re going after all. Because as Woody Allen says, "It´ll all go down the toilet".

[@gordygibson8776]

Woody Allen is still one of the greatest actors/directors despite Mia Farrows vengeful attempts to destroy him.

[@anavonrebeur6121]

We don't know. Give Mia empathy and crédit, please . I hope your spouse will never fuck your daughter

[@tonirose6776]

She was vengeful. For a profound reason.

[@gordygibson8776]

@@tonirose6776 Please read the Allen v Farrow article written by Hadley Freeman in yesterday's Guardian . It covers all the details of the case that the 'documentary' makers, you and others have ignored.

[@henryjackson2453]

A genius.

[@ammyroman3725]

Great interview!!!! I love and admire Woody!!! ❤ A genius, my hero!!!

[@behnam4582]

Thank you for this video. Could please please invite or have live chat with Sir Roger Penrose? If I could truly make 1 wish in this life time to see 2 of the best scientists together would be lawrence krauss and Roger Penrose.. Please make this happen! I need it.. The whole world needs this 🙏

[@ben-cb5er]

That would be dream come true!

[@masterantre]

Thank you for this, he is a great inspiration.

[@TheodorusRex]

No one does movies like Woody. Genius dialogue.