In this land of unlimited opportunity, a place where, to paraphrase Woody Allen, any man or woman can realize greatness as a patient or as a doctor, we have only one commercial American filmmaker who consistently speaks with his own voice. That is Woody Allen, gag writer, musician, humorist, philosopher, playwright, stand-up comic, film star, film writer and film director.
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Claiming he is the only one with a voice overlooks other unique filmmakers.
You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred.
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