""He was a pleasure to work with and a very good actor," Allen said of directing Trump in his 1998 comedy Celebrity. "He was very polite, hit his mark, did everything correctly and had a real flair for show business... If he would let me direct him now that he's president, I think I could do wonders.""
""Politics is nothing but headaches and critical decisions and agony,""
""This was a guy I used to see at the Knick games, and he liked to play golf, and he liked to judge beauty contests and he liked to do things that were enjoyable and relaxing. Why anyone would want to suddenly have to deal with the issues of politics is beyond me.""
Woody Allen expressed interest in directing President Donald Trump in a new film, citing positive memories from their collaboration on the 1998 film Celebrity. Allen characterized Trump as professional, polite, and possessing show-business flair, and suggested he could do wonders directing him now that Trump is president. The Celebrity cameo included a joke about buying St. Patrick’s Cathedral for "a little rip-down job" to build a very tall building. Allen said he voted for Kamala Harris in 2024 and described politics as "headaches" and "agony," expressing surprise at Trump’s entry into politics. Other directors have differing views on Trump cameos.
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