Editing Woody Allen (section)

== Influence ==
Allen has said that he was enormously influenced by comedians [[Bob Hope]], [[Groucho Marx]], [[Mort Sahl]], [[Charlie Chaplin]], [[W.C. Fields]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/10/28/woody-allen-talks-about-talent-luck-and-comedy-at-princeton/|title=Woody Allen Talks About Talent, Luck and Comedy at Princeton|first=Tim|last=Gerdes|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=October 28, 2013}}</ref> playwright [[George S. Kaufman]] and filmmakers [[Ernst Lubitsch]] and [[Ingmar Bergman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/16/magazine/the-two-hollywoods-the-directors-woody-allen-martin-scorsese.html|title= The Two Hollywoods: The Directors; Woody Allen; Martin Scorsese|magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=November 11, 1997|access-date= November 16, 2020}}</ref>

Many comedians have cited Allen as an influence, including [[Louis C.K.]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msnbc.com/today/watch/louis-c-k-woody-allen-is-a-big-deal-in-my-life-43496515879|title=Louis C.K.: Woody Allen is 'a big deal in my life'|website=[[Today.com]]|date=June 25, 2012}}</ref> [[Larry David]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/janelevere/2011/07/09/curb-your-enthusiasms-larry-david-discusses-his-roots-his-comedy/|title=Curb Your Enthusiasm's Larry David Discusses His Roots, His Comedy|first=Jane|last=Levere|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=July 9, 2011}}</ref> [[Jon Stewart]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-jon-stewart-the-daily-show-december-25-1998-20150804-story.html|title=Our take on Jon Stewart in 1998: 'He's practically made a career out of almost hosting other people's talk shows'|first=Paul|last=Brownfield|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=December 25, 1998}}</ref> [[Chris Rock]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/chris-rock-the-rolling-stone-interview-55649/|title=Chris Rock: The Rolling Stone Interview|first1=Brian|last1=Hiatt|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 3, 2014}}</ref> [[Steve Martin]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Carrie|last=Fisher|authorlink=Carrie Fisher|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-archives-carrie-fisher-steve-martin-interview-19990725-story.html|title= It wasn't in the script: Carrie Fisher interviews Steve Martin about writing|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 25, 1999|access-date= April 7, 2020}}</ref> [[John Mulaney]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/q-a-kid-gorgeous-john-mulaney-on-jesuits-timeless-jokes/article_32083160-927c-5001-b3df-90cb36c582dc.html|title=Q&A: 'Kid Gorgeous' John Mulaney on Jesuits, timeless jokes and Sinatra|first=Valerie Schremp|last=Hahn|newspaper=St. Louis Today|date=October 13, 2017}}</ref> [[Bill Hader]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-hader-mike-sacks-interview-poking-a-dead-frog-_n_5582142|title=11 Bill Hader Facts You Probably Didn't Know|first=Katla|last=McGlynn|date=July 14, 2014|website=HuffPost}}</ref> [[Aziz Ansari]],<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/30/arts/here-a-comic-genius-there-a-comic-genius.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607045202/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/30/arts/here-a-comic-genius-there-a-comic-genius.html |archive-date=2011-06-07 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Here A Comic Genius, There A Comic Genius|first1=Franz|last1=Lidz|first2=Steve|last2=Rushin|date=January 30, 2000|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> [[Sarah Silverman]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hbo.com/specials/sarah-silverman-we-are-miracles/interview-with-sarah-silverman|title=Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles – Interview with Sarah Silverman|website=[[HBO]]}}</ref> [[Conan O'Brien]],<ref>Inside Comedy, Season 4 Episode 6</ref> [[Seth MacFarlane]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/artsmash/bs-ae-seth-macfarlane-q-and-a-20150711-story.html|title=Seth MacFarlane to sing standards with the BSO|first=Tim|last=Smith|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=July 25, 2015|access-date=March 13, 2019|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329222601/https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/artsmash/bs-ae-seth-macfarlane-q-and-a-20150711-story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Seth Meyers]],<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Jason|last=Heidemann|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/March-2014/Seth-Meyers-on-the-Forces-that-Made-Him-Funny/|title=Seth Meyers on the Forces That Made Him Funny|magazine=[[Chicago (magazine)|Chicago]]|date=February 25, 2014}}</ref> [[Richard Ayoade]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/richard-ayoade-comic-s-sensibility-anchors-submarine-1118029637/|title= Richard Ayoade: Comic's sensibility anchors Submarine|website= Variety Magazine|date= January 7, 2011|access-date= March 28, 2020}}</ref> [[Bill Maher]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0401/28/lkl.00.html|title=CNN.com – Transcripts|website=transcripts.cnn.com}}</ref> [[Albert Brooks]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Williams|url=https://lwlies.com/articles/modern-romance-albert-brooks/|title=In praise of Modern Romance – Albert Brooks' rom-com masterpiece|website=Little White Lies|date=August 5, 2016}}</ref> [[John Cleese]],<ref name="auto" /> [[Garry Shandling]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/03/25/471795179/how-heartbreak-helped-garry-shandling-find-his-comedic-voice|title=How Heartbreak Helped Garry Shandling Find His Comedic Voice|website=[[NPR]]|date=March 25, 2016}}</ref> [[Bob Odenkirk]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sacks |first=Mike |date=2009-07-02 |title=How I Made It in Comedy: Bob Odenkirk |url=http://chicagoreader.com/news-politics/how-i-made-it-in-comedy-bob-odenkirk/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Chicago Reader |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Richard Kind]],<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thedailybeast.com/richard-kind-defends-woody-allen-against-dylan-farrow-abuse-allegations-i-just-dont-buy-it|title= Richard Kind Defends Woody Allen|website= Daily Beast|date= July 15, 2020|accessdate= February 18, 2023|last1= Wilstein|first1= Matt}}</ref> [[Rob McElhenney]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 16, 2013 |title=I am Rob McElhenney AMA! |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1olm4y/i_am_rob_mcelhenney_ama/cct6cy5/?context=1 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref> and [[Mike Schur]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jan/26/michael-schur-its-a-daily-gut-punch-that-people-are-anti-masks|title= It's a daily gut punch that people are anti-mask|website= The Guardian|date= January 26, 2022|accessdate= July 26, 2023|last1= Heritage|first1= Stuart}}</ref> Comedic writers such as [[Simon Rich]] and [[Jesse Eisenberg]] have also cited Allen as a major influence.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/bream-gives-me-hiccups|title= Bream Gives Me Hiccups|website= Table|date= January 28, 2016|accessdate= January 6, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/sep/09/simon-rich-author-spoiled-brats-interview-short-stories|title= Simon Rich: 'Art? It's for maniacs'|website= [[The Guardian]]|date= September 9, 2014|accessdate= January 6, 2025|last1= Shoard|first1= Catherine}}</ref>

Many filmmakers have also cited Allen as an influence, including [[Wes Anderson]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Seitz |first1=Matt Zoller |title=How Wes Anderson Made The Royal Tenenbaums |url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/10/how-wes-anderson-made-the-royal-tenenbaums.html |website=Vulture |access-date=2 January 2022 |date=7 October 2013}}</ref> [[Greta Gerwig]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/frances-has-greta-gerwig-on-lena-dunham-woody-allen-and-her-dream-of-directing-6510592|title=Frances Ha's Greta Gerwig on Lena Dunham, Woody Allen, and Her Dream of Directing|first=Hans|last=Morgenstern|date=May 24, 2013|website=Miami New Times}}</ref> [[Noah Baumbach]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/10/noah-baumbach-influences-filmmaker-spielberg-scorsese-max-ophuls-1201883274/|title=Noah Baumbach Reveals the Key Movies That Made Him Want to Be a Filmmaker|first1=Eric|last1=Kohn|date=October 3, 2017}}</ref> [[Luca Guadagnino]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/05/luca-guadagnino-cannes-shorts-woody-allen-kyle-maclachlan-the-staggering-girl-1202142634/|title=Luca Guadagnino Defends Woody Allen and Calls Kyle MacLachlan 'the Eternal Masculine'|website=[[IndieWire]]|first=Anne|last=Thompson|date=May 24, 2019|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref> [[Nora Ephron]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/nora-ephron-and-lena-dunham|title=Nora Ephron and Lena Dunham|website=Criterion Channel|access-date=March 21, 2020|archive-date=March 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321220504/https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/nora-ephron-and-lena-dunham|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Whit Stillman]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/08/whit-stillman-on-10-of-his-biggest-influences.html|title= Whit Stillman on 10 of his Biggest Influences|website= Vulture|date= August 10, 2015|access-date= March 21, 2020}}</ref> [[Mike Mills (director)|Mike Mills]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/20th-century-women-mike-mills-annette-bening-a24-oscars-interview-1201869909/|title= '20th Century Women' Director Mike Mills On Honing Material From His Own Life: "I Don't Want To Make A Memoir"|website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|date= January 4, 2017|access-date= May 20, 2020}}</ref> [[Ira Sachs]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2014/09/filmmaker-ira-sachs-on-how-personal-experience-shaped-love-is-strange/|title=Filmmaker Ira Sachs on How Personal Experience Shaped Love Is Strange|website=D Magazine|first=Todd|last=Jorgenson|date=September 5, 2014|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref> [[Richard Linklater]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/richard-linklater-bernie-before-sunrise-sequel-interview/|title=Richard Linklater Talks BERNIE, a Third BEFORE SUNRISE, Woody Allen, Favorite Movies, and More|website= Collider|date=April 26, 2012|access-date= March 21, 2020}}</ref> [[Charlie Kaufman]],{{sfn|Child|2010|p=4}} [[Rian Johnson]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Elder |first=Robert K. |year=2011 |title=The Film That Changed My Life |magazine=Chicago Review Press |location=Chicago |page=17}}</ref> [[Nicole Holofcener]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/08/06/nicole-holofceners-human-comedies| title= Nicole Holofcener's Human Comedies| magazine= The New Yorker| date= July 30, 2018| access-date= March 28, 2020}}</ref> [[Rebecca Miller]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scenecreek.com/five-questions-with-maggies-plan-director-rebecca-miller/|title= Five Questions with MAGGIE'S PLAN Director Rebecca Miller| website= Scene Creek|date= June 12, 2016|access-date= April 1, 2020}}</ref> [[Tamara Jenkins]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/slums-of-beverly-hills-1117477571/|title= Slums of Beverly Hills| website= Variety Magazine|date= May 25, 1998| access-date= April 1, 2020}}</ref> [[Alex Ross Perry]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/her-smell-interview-alex-ross-perry-elisabeth-moss-1202057901/|title= Alex Ross Perry Is Pissed At the Film Industry and Not Afraid to Explain Himself|website= IndieWire|date= April 12, 2019|access-date= March 21, 2020}}</ref> [[Greg Mottola]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2009/01/adventureland-director-greg-mottola-on-first-jobs-and-generation-gaps-70858/|title= "Adventureland" Director Greg Mottola on First Jobs and Generation Gaps|website= [[IndieWire]]|date= January 18, 2009|access-date= June 9, 2020}}</ref> [[Lynn Shelton]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/movies/lynn-shelton-director-of-your-sisters-sister.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508154325/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/movies/lynn-shelton-director-of-your-sisters-sister.html |archive-date=2012-05-08 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title= Scriptless in Seattle: A Filmmaker's Map|newspaper= [[The New York Times]]|date= May 4, 2012|access-date= May 15, 2020|last1= Rochlin|first1= Margy}}</ref> [[Lena Dunham]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2011-02-dunham_and_allen_and_ephron_an-story.html|title= Lena Dunham loves Woody Allen and Nora Ephron and Judd Apatow|website= The Baltimore Sun|date= February 10, 2011|access-date= March 28, 2020|archive-date= December 5, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221205042217/https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2011-02-dunham_and_allen_and_ephron_an-story.html|url-status= dead}}</ref> [[Lawrence Michael Levine]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metro.us/interview-lawrence-michael-levine-on-going-bigger-with-wild-canaries/|title=Interview: Lawrence Michael Levine on going bigger with 'Wild Canaries'|website=[[Metro (U.S. newspaper)|Metro]]|date=February 27, 2015|access-date=July 20, 2020}}</ref> [[Olivier Assayas]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wbur.org/artery/2019/05/16/olivier-assayas-non-fiction-review|title= Director Olivier Assayas' 'Non-Fiction' Is An Old-Fashioned, Fleet-Footed Bedroom Farce|website= WBUR|date= May 16, 2019|access-date= October 1, 2020}}</ref> the [[Safdie brothers]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/filmnewyork/the_emotional_sloppy_manic_world_of_the_safdie_brothers|title=The Emotional, Sloppy, Manic World of the Safdie Brothers|website=FilmFestivals.com|date=August 13, 2020|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref> and [[Amy Sherman-Palladino]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.npr.org/2013/01/07/168771108/the-latest-watch-this|title= What To Watch 'To Drown Out' The Voices In Your Head|website= [[NPR]]|accessdate= May 26, 2023}}</ref>

Directors who admire Allen's work include [[Quentin Tarantino]], who called him "one of the greatest screenwriters of all time",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/08/quentin-tarantino-lane-brown-in-conversation.html|title= In Conversation: Quentin Tarantino|website= Vulture|date= August 23, 2015|access-date= April 10, 2020}}</ref> as well as [[Martin Scorsese]], who said in ''[[Woody Allen: A Documentary]]'', "Woody's sensibilities of New York City is one of the reasons why I love his work, but they are extremely foreign to me. It's not another world; it's another planet". [[Stanley Donen]] stated he liked Allen's films, [[Spike Lee]] has called Allen a "great, great filmmaker" and [[Pedro Almodóvar]] has said he admires Allen's work.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/08/movies/the-man-who-helped-kelly-put-his-best-foot-forward.html|title= The Man Who Helped Kelly Put His Best Foot Forward|newspaper= The New York Times|date= February 8, 1996|access-date= November 23, 2020|last1= Weinraub|first1= Bernard}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/spike-lee-defends-woody-allen-cancel-culture/|title= Spike Lee defends Woody Allen against 'this cancel thing': 'Woody's a friend of mine'|magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date= June 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-2019/pedro-almodovar-on-pain-and-glory.html|title= Pedro Almodóvar on Aging, Mom and 'Pain and Glory'|website= [[AARP]].com|access-date= July 17, 2020}}</ref> In 2012, directors [[Mike Leigh]], [[Asghar Farhadi]], and [[Martin McDonagh]] respectively included ''[[Radio Days]]'' (1987), ''[[Take the Money and Run (film)|Take the Money and Run]]'' (1969), and ''[[Manhattan (1979 film)|Manhattan]]'' among their Top 10 films for ''[[Sight & Sound]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/sightandsoundpoll2012/voter/1075|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223005216/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people//sightandsoundpoll2012/voter/1075|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 23, 2016|title= Mike Leigh's Top 10 Directors Poll|website= [[British Film Institute]]|access-date= May 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/sightandsoundpoll2012/voter/1204|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517140210/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/sightandsoundpoll2012/voter/1204|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2016|title= Asghar Farhadi's Top 10 Directors Poll|website= [[British Film Institute]]|access-date= May 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/sightandsoundpoll2012/voter/1057|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223005555/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people//sightandsoundpoll2012/voter/1057|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 23, 2016|title= Martin McDonah's Top 10 Directors Poll|website= [[British Film Institute]]|access-date= May 27, 2020}}</ref> Other admirers of his work include [[Olivia Wilde]] and [[Jason Reitman]], who staged live readings of ''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]'' and ''Manhattan'' respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/05/how-olivia-wilde-used-her-star-studded-hannah-and-her-sisters-to-reintroduce-nyc-to-the-live-read-290096/|title= How Olivia Wilde Used Her Star-Studded 'Hannah And Her Sisters' To Reintroduce NYC To The Live Read|website= [[IndieWire]]|date= May 20, 2016|access-date= May 20, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/11/09/jason-reitman-woody-allen-manhattan-live-read/|title= Jason Reitman to re-create Woody Allen's 'Manhattan' in live reading|magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date= May 20, 2020}}</ref> Filmmaker [[Edgar Wright]] listed five of Allen's films (''[[Take the Money and Run (film)|Take the Money and Run]], [[Bananas (film)|Bananas]], [[Play It Again, Sam (film)|Play It Again, Sam]], [[Sleeper (1973 film)|Sleeper]], [[Annie Hall]]'') in his list of 100 Favorite Comedy films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/edgar-wright-top-100-comedy-films-woody-allen-wes-anderson/|title= From Woody Allen to Wes Anderson: Edgar Wright names his top 100 comedy films of all time|website= Far Out|date= March 25, 2020|access-date= November 16, 2020}}</ref>

[[Bill Hader]] cited Allen's [[mockumentary]] films ''[[Take the Money and Run (film)|Take the Money and Run]]'' and ''[[Zelig]]'' as the biggest inspirations of the [[IFC (U.S. TV channel)|IFC]] series ''[[Documentary Now!]]''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/dec15_fea_performing-arts-hader-and-armisen-180957235/|title= Why Bill Hader and Fred Armisen Are Parodying Documentaries in Their Latest, Ingenious Project|website= [[Smithsonian]]|accessdate= January 27, 2023}}</ref>

Film critics including [[Roger Ebert]] and [[Barry Norman]] have highly praised Allen's work.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110524/REVIEWS/110529987 |title=''Midnight in Paris''|author-link=Roger Ebert|first=Roger|last=Ebert |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|via=RogerEbert.com |date= May 25, 2011 |access-date=June 20, 2011|archive-date=January 19, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180119151737/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/midnight-in-paris-2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/391658.stm | title=Star Wars hailed best film | work=BBC News | date=July 11, 1999 | access-date=November 3, 2021}}</ref> In 1980, on ''[[Sneak Previews]]'', [[Siskel and Ebert]] called Allen and [[Mel Brooks]] "the two most successful comedy directors in the world today&nbsp;... America's two funniest filmmakers."<ref name="siskelebert">{{cite episode| title=Take 2: Who's Funnier: Mel Brooks or Woody Allen?|series=Sneak Previews|credits=Siskel, Gene; Ebert, Roger |network=PBS|location=Chicago |airdate=May 1, 1980|season=4}}</ref> [[Pauline Kael]] wrote of Allen that "his comic character is enormously appealing to people partly because he's the smart, urban guy who at the same time is intelligent, is vulnerable, and somehow by his intelligence, he triumphs".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-03 |title=What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael {{!}} KQED |url=https://video.kqed.org/video/what-she-said-the-art-of-pauline-kael-zzfKnZ/ |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=KQED.org |language=en}}</ref>