The ageless maverick celebrates another birthday today. On this day, we look at few things that make him what he is – An Inimitable Wonder.

1. Chapter One. He adored New York City.

There are 2 types of people. One, A normal person who loves New York city and wishes to go there at least once in his/her lifetime. And then, there is Woody Allen, who adores New York City and also almost always shoots his film in New York! He loves New York so much that when his film is shot in a different city, his characters are at least from New York! The more movies of Woody’s you watch, the more you would want to visit New York! Here is a video of him introducing Love Letter to New York in the Movies in the 2002 Oscars.

2. Stunning quotes delivered with a Stammer

Why are his jokes funny? Because a majority of them are is Witty, dirty, and, Ooh, about sex and above all, hard-hittingly true, delivered in his trademark ‘Unbelievable’ stammer and spontaneity studded tone ! He also writes about atheism, government, love, suicide and all dark aspects of life in a very funny way. Some memorable quotes:

  • Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering – and it’s all over much too soon.
  • Last time I was inside a woman was when I visited the Statue of Liberty.
  • I had a great evening; it was like the Nuremberg Trials.
  • I believe there is something out there watching us. Unfortunately, it’s the government.
  • I took one course in existential philosophy at New York University and on the final they gave me ten questions. I couldn’t answer a single one of ‘em. You know? I left ’em all blank… I got a hundred.
  • Having sex is like playing bridge. If you don’t have a good partner, you’d better have a good hand.
  • I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it by not dying.
  • A relationship, I think, is like a shark. You know? It has to constantly move forward or it dies. And I think what we got on our hands is a dead shark.

3. Leading women of Woody Allen are, like his films, Ageless!

Have you ever thought how Woody manages to cast the most beautiful women in all his films? I mean, think about it: Diane Keaton to Mariel Hemingway, Mia Farrow to Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson to Cate Blanchett, all have portrayed the most strong characters like Annie, Hannah, Tracy, Nola Rice, Von Sidell and Jasmine. He wrote strong characters for these beautiful women, and has made many men go crazy about these characters and the women who have played them.

4. Jazz has a mythological feeling to it—time has done that,

Everybody knows that Woody loves Jazz! He writes a great script, films in the great streets and apartments of New York, has the most talented and beautiful actors act, and finally sets all that to the Jazz background music. And the music really works, every single time!.

5. Those Dark Rimmed Glasses and the Windsor Light Condensed font

Except for few movies, Woody always wears his signature style dark rimmed glasses, till now. His style really suits him and also shows how he really doesn’t care about his looks. Also, it is cute! One more thing that is more consistent about Woody is the font he uses for Title Credits in his films. Since Annie Hall, the only font he has used is Windsor light Condensed font. Just like New York, he adores Windsor I suppose!