10 Questions for Woody Allen

Would you ever consider repeating a character from one of your movies? I think it would be fascinating to see Danny Rose [from 1984's Broadway DannyRose] in the autumn of his years. —Ed Hamilton, San Angelo, Texas
I've had many offers to do those things and I've always resisted them. I never like to make sequels or make my plays into movies or my movies into musicals. Once I do something, it's over for me. Many people have contacted me over the years to make [another] Annie Hall to see what happens with me and [Diane] Keaton down the line. It doesn't interest me enough to do it.

What have you been most surprised to learn about yourself in the last five years? John Morgan, Austin, Texas
There's been no great revelation to me. Thank God that I haven't had to have any horrible things happen to me. And I hope I never do. [To the sky] If you're listening...

How is it that Woody Allen just gets better and better looking the older he gets? —Sheila Levine, Seemy Valley, California
Well it's nice of her to say that. I probably started off very bad when I was younger. Anything that happens is registered as an improvement. That's the only thing I can think of. It's great. I've just been lucky that I haven't yet fallen apart. But it will happen one day.