Annie Hall 1977 quotes

89 quotes · 4 characters
Annie Hall (1977) poster
Characters
Alvy Singer Woody Allen · 79 quotes
Annie Hall Diane Keaton · 27 quotes
Rob Tony Roberts · 3 quotes
Robin Janet Margolin · 3 quotes

Most scenes together: Alvy Singer & Annie Hall (24), Alvy Singer & Rob (3), Alvy Singer & Robin (3)

Annie Hall quotes

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Note: ranked #55 in the [[w:AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes|American Film

Lacey Party Guest

This is Davis ... I forgot my mantra.

Mrs. Singer

You always only saw the worst in people. You never could get along with anyone in school. You were always out of step with the world. Even when you got famous, you still mistrusted the world.

Partygoer #1

Right now, it's only a notion. But I think I can get money to make it into a concept. And later turn it into an idea.

Partygoer #2

Not only is he a good agent, but he really gives good meeting.

Schoolboy

I used to be a heroin addict. Now I'm a methadone addict.

Actor Alvy
[in Alvy's play]

You're a thinking person. How can you choose this lifestyle?

Actor Annie

What is so incredibly great about New York? It's a dying city. You - you read Death in Venice.

Actor Alvy

You didn't read Death in Venice till I gave it to you.

Actor Annie

Well, you only give me books with the word 'death' in the title.

Actor Alvy

It's an important issue.

Actor Annie

Alvy, you are totally incapable of enjoying life. You're like New York. You're an island.

Actor Alvy

OK, if that's all that we've been through together means to you, I guess it's better if we just said goodbye, once and for all! You know, it's funny, after all the serious talks and passionate moments that it ends here - in a health-food restaurant on Sunset Boulevard. Goodbye, Sunny.

Actor Annie

Wait! I'm - I'm gonna go with you. I love you.

Allison

I'm in the midst of doing my thesis.

On what?

Allison

Political commitment in twentieth century literature.

You, you, you're like New York, Jewish, left-wing, liberal, intellectual, Central Park West, Brandeis University, the socialist summer camps and the, the father with the Ben Shahn drawings, right, and the really, y'know, strike-oriented kind of, red diaper, stop me before I make a complete imbecile of myself.

Allison

No, that was wonderful. I love being reduced to a cultural stereotype.

Right, I'm a bigot, I know, but for the left.

Alvy (young)

What did I do?

Teacher

You should be ashamed of yourself.

Alvy (adult)

Why, I was just expressing a healthy sexual curiosity.

Teacher

Six year old boys don't have girls on their minds.

Alvy (adult)

I did.

Girl

For god's sakes, Alvy, even Freud speaks of a latency period.

Alvy (adult)

Well I never had a latency period. I can't help it.

Teacher

Why couldn't you have been more like Donald? Now there was a model boy.

[about the spiders]

I did it. I killed 'em both. What's the matter? What are you sad about? What did you want me to do? Capture 'em and rehabilitate 'em?

Don't go, OK? Please?

What do ya mean, 'don't'? What's the matter? What? Are you expecting termites? What's the matter?

I don't know why. I miss you.

Adult education is such junk. The professors are so phony. How can you do it?

I don't care what you say about David. He's a perfectly fine teacher. And what are you doing following me around for anyway? I think we'd better call this relationship quits.

Do you know what a hostile gesture that is to me?

I know, because of our sexual problem, right?

Everybody on line at The New Yorker has to know our rate of intercourse?

You know, you're so ego-centric that if I miss my therapy, you can only think of it in terms of how it affects you!
...

What do you mean, our sexual problem? I mean, I'm comparatively normal for a guy raised in Brooklyn.

OK, I'm very sorry. My sexual problem, OK? My sexual problem. Huh? [A man in front of them in line turns back to look at them, and then turns away]

I never read that. That was, that was Henry James, right? Novel, huh, the sequel to The Turn of the Screw, 'My Sexual Problem'?

Hey, is something wrong?

No, why?

I don't know. It's like you're removed.

No, I'm fine.

Are you with me?

Uh, huh.

I don't know. You seem sort of distant.

Let's just do it, all right?

Is it my imagination, or are you just going through the motions?

Ghost Annie

Alvy, do you remember where I put my drawing pad? Because while you two are doing that, I think I'm going to do some drawing.

You see, that's what I call removed.

No you have my body.

Yeah, but I want the whole thing.

Well, I need grass.

Well, it ruins it for me if you have grass. Because you know, I'm like a comedian. So if I get a laugh from a person who's high, it doesn't count, you know, 'cause they're always laughing.

Were you always funny?

Hey, what is this - an interview? We're supposed to be making love.