You know, even as a kid I always went for the wrong women. I think that's my problem. When my mother took me to see Snow White, everyone fell in love with Snow White. I immediately fell for the Wicked Queen.
Annie Hall (1977)
ALVY'S VOICE-OVER
A screenplay character in Annie Hall (1977).
- lines
- 6
- words
- 222
- scenes
- 4
- dialogue
- 1.5%
- avg words / line
- 37
- shortest / longest
- 8 / 127
Sample dialogue
After that it got pretty late. And we both hadda go, but it was great seeing Annie again, right? I realized what a terrific person she was and-and how much fun it was just knowing her and I-I thought of that old joke, you know, this- this-this guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, "Doc, uh, my brother's crazy. He thinks he's a chicken." And, uh, the doctor says, "Well, why don't you turn him in?" And the guy says, "I would, but I need the eggs." Well, I guess that's pretty much how how I feet about relationships. You know, they're totally irrational and crazy and absurd and ... but, uh, I guess we keep goin' through it because, uh, most of us need the eggs.
scene 66, source scene 67 — INT. REHEARSAL HALL OF A THEATER.Lotta beautiful women. It was fun to flirt.
scene 58, source scene 59 — INT. HOUSEIf only I didn't feel guilty asking Annie to move out. It'd probably wreck her. But I should be honest.
scene 58, source scene 59 — INT. HOUSEWell, where-wherever you wanna meet, I don't care. I'll-I'll drive in. I
scene 62, source scene 63 — EXT. LOS ANGELES AIRPORT.You know, even as a kid I always went for the wrong women. I think that's my problem. When my mother took me to see Snow White, everyone fell in love with Snow White. I immediately fell for the Wicked Queen.
scene 44, source scene 45 — EXT. STREET
Bookends
After that it got pretty late. And we both hadda go, but it was great seeing Annie again, right? I realized what a terrific person she was and-and how much fun it was just knowing her and I-I thought of that old joke, you know, this- this-this guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, "Doc, uh, my brother's crazy. He thinks he's a chicken." And, uh, the doctor says, "Well, why don't you turn him in?" And the guy says, "I would, but I need the eggs." Well, I guess that's pretty much how how I feet about relationships. You know, they're totally irrational and crazy and absurd and ... but, uh, I guess we keep goin' through it because, uh, most of us need the eggs.