Woody Allen

Okay, he slept with his girlfriend's adopted daughter. Chaplin slept with teen-agers, too -- so I can't enjoy any of his films now, either?

Egon Shiele slept with his sister -- so I have to hate his art?

Socrates slept with little boys -- should I dump philosophy now, too?

Thomas Jefferson had a child with one of his slaves -- should I renounce the Declaration of Independence?

I guess what I'm saying is that despite what I think of Woody's morals, I love his films. I don't have to apologize for him or myself to like his work.

So when people wrinkle their noses at me and say, "You like him? I can only shrug and say, "Yeah -- and FUCK YOU!!"

What other films can I watch? I've seen the work of all the "moral" people in Hollywood, and most of it SUCKS!

(Now, if Pauly Shore sleeps with a relative, I say we burn him at the stake.)

Everything Woody does is great. Every script should win an Academy Award that he won't accept. For Annie Hall alone, he should be allowed to sleep with all of your daughters.