Woody Allen: I’ve been very fortunate my entire life
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ontroversial director Woody Allen has mentioned he has been “very lucky my whole life” and “not been held accountable for things I did poorly” in his work.
The four-time Oscar winner, 87, has turn into a divisive determine in Hollywood in recent times, with most of the stars of his movies distancing themselves from him following a renewed give attention to allegations that he sexually assaulted his adoptive daughter, Dylan Farrow, which he vehemently denies.
However, Allen mentioned he has been blessed by luck all through his life and profession.
Speaking at a press convention for his new movie Coup De Chance on the Venice Film Festival, the place it’s screening out of competitors, he instructed reporters: “I’ve been very, very lucky; lucky my whole life really.
“I had two loving parents, I have good friends. I have a wonderful wife and marriage, two children.
“In a few months I’ll be 88 years old. I’ve never been in hospital. I’ve never had anything terrible happen to me. I’ve been very, very lucky my whole life.
“When I started making films, all the people chose to emphasise what I was able to do well, and to not hold me accountable for the things that I did poorly. They were very generous to me.
“And I’ve been very lucky with my filmmaking. And I’ve had, over my lifetime, much undeserved praise and an enormous amount of attention and respect.
“And so I have nothing but good fortune, and I hope it holds out of course, it’s early this afternoon.
“So far I’ve been very lucky.”
Allen is greatest identified for movies reminiscent of 1977’s Annie Hall, 1979’s Manhattan, 1986’s Hannah And Her Sisters and Crimes And Misdemeanors from 1989.
In 2020, Allen hit again at Hollywood stars who denounced him, saying it’s “like everybody suddenly eating kale”.
Stars reminiscent of Mira Sorvino, Greta Gerwig, Colin Firth and Rebecca Hall are among the many names who distanced themselves from the director, having beforehand labored with him.
He has gone from changing into one of the necessary dwelling administrators to struggling to safe financing for his movies within the US.
His newest movie is his first in French and was filmed in Paris, starring Lou de Laage and Valerie Lemercier.