Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin Woody Allen
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Oct 29, 2025 
Woody Allen, the iconic filmmaker behind classics like Annie Hall and Midnight in Paris, shares his artistic insights. He delves into the spontaneity of filmmaking, revealing how luck shaped memorable moments. Allen discusses the unique risks he took with Annie Hall's structure and his journey from stand-up to director. He reflects on fame's complexities and the emotional highs and lows of his career. With candid humor, he explores the balance of fantasy and reality in his work and the elusive nature of comedic talent.
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The Mystery Of Long Story Jokes
- Woody Allen suggests that long, story-based jokes seem to appear without practical reason and feel almost providential.
- He frames their existence as a puzzle that hints at something beyond ordinary writing practices.
Sleeper's Two-Part Origin
- Woody Allen recounts conceiving Sleeper as a two-part film with a present-day first half and a future second half after cryogenic sleep.
- He and Marshall Brickman abandoned the two-part plan and focused on the future segment instead.
Annie Hall's Spontaneous Fireworks
- The fireworks opening of Annie Hall was unplanned; the crew learned of a show and filmed it from a friend's apartment overlooking the park.
- Woody Allen kept the spontaneous footage and used it at the film's start.
