Daily Dialogue — April 5, 2012

“The question is: have I learned anything about life? Only that… only that human beings are divided into mind and body. The mind embraces all the nobler aspirations, like poetry and philosophy, but the body has all the fun. The important thing, I think, is not to be bitter. You know, if it turns out that there IS a God, I don’t think that He’s evil. I think that the worst you can say about Him is that, basically, He’s an underachiever. After all, you know, there are worse things in life than death. I mean, if you’ve ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman, you know exactly what I mean. The key here, I think, is to… to not think of death as an end, but think of it more as a very effective way of cutting down on your expenses. Regarding love, heh, you know, what can you say? It’s not the quantity of your sexual relations that count. It’s the quality. On the other hand, if the quantity drops below once every eight months, I would definitely look into it. Well, that’s about it for me folks. Goodbye.”

— Boris (Woody Allen), Love and Death (1975), written by Woody Allen

Trivia: Filmed mainly in Hungary, with some scenes done in Paris. It wouldn’t be until 1996 and Everyone Says I Love You that Woody Allen would make another film outside of the New York area.

Dialogue On Dialogue: In the face of death, sometimes we have to respond with humor. Fortunately Woody Allen does that often for us.

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