Apropos of Nothing

By: Woody Allen

Narrated by: Woody Allen

Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

The long-awaited, enormously entertaining memoir by one of the great artists of our time.

In this candid and often hilarious memoir, the celebrated director, comedian, writer, and actor offers a comprehensive, personal look at his tumultuous life. Beginning with his Brooklyn childhood and his stint as a writer for the Sid Caesar variety show in the early days of television, working alongside comedy greats, Allen tells of his difficult early days doing standup before he achieved recognition and success. With his unique storytelling pizzazz, he recounts his departure into moviemaking, with such slapstick comedies as Take the Money and Run, and revisits his entire 60-year-long and enormously productive career as a writer and director, from his classics Annie Hall, Manhattan, and Hannah and Her Sisters to his most recent films, including Midnight in Paris. Along the way, he discusses his marriages, his romances, and his famous friendships, his jazz playing, and his books and plays. We learn about his demons, his mistakes, his successes, and those he loved, worked with, and learned from in equal measure.

This is a hugely entertaining, deeply honest, rich and brilliant self-portrait of a celebrated artist who is ranked among the greatest filmmakers of our time.

©2020 Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. (P)2020 Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

You Can't Make Up Facts

As an attorney for 45 years, having represented individuals falsely accused of misconduct, I have learned to carefully research the facts and apply logic before coming to a conclusion. The older I get, the more open-minded I've become. I approached this autobiography with some concern since reviewers, aside from Brett Stephens of The New York Times, have not been kind. If you keep an open mind, you will appreciate his defense of baseless, vengeful allegations, his many stories about his movies and the gifted people he's met along the way and be thankful that in his wife of many years Mr. Allen found someone who appreciates him and loves him. Keep an open mind. You'll learn a great deal and laugh a lot. David E. Robbins, Esq.

Sublime, hilarious, you will want multiple listens

really worth it, if you grew up watching movies in the 60s, 70s or 80s, a must

Great Listen

I actually bought this to hear about Woody's very long and interesting life.
I had previously researched his side of the story and it seems pretty obvious that he is innocent.
Mia's children all seem damage...14 kids and THREE suicides.
But back to Woody, he is a fabulous writter and was so smart to read it himself. I thoroughly enjoyed this listen :)

Woody Thank you for sharing

Woody tells his truth with beautiful prose, sincerity, humility and generously covers a lot of ground including some that doesn’t paint him in the nicest light. I am grateful for his enormous effort and for the lessons I’m able to take away to help guide my own life and cope with my own trials and tribulations.

Honest, self effacing and wryly funny.

Addresses the dubiousness of the claims of molestation convincingly, it never felt right, or credible to me, but I think the relationship with his now wife of 25 years at the time was weird enough to deny him the benefit of the doubt. Fully exonerated, multiple investigations, but hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. “Me too” piled on, but unlike others more credibly accused, zero pattern of exploitation over a 60 year career (he elevated his lovers into careers, never dabbled with his actors, opposite of Weinstein)
Particularly enjoyed his stories of his early life and career, impressive, but he doesn’t take himself or his work too seriously. Read well by the author, good performance, cadence, though clearly older, still distinctly himself.
Most of the book is NOT about the accusation/scandal, its just brought up in context and chronologically as part of his life.
Seems content, happy even, in spite of it.
Loaded up some of his movies in the queue on Amazon. Enjoy.

The best of the best

I loved this book. Woody is very open and honest about his work and events in his personal life. Gives his side of the story, often ignored by the media. Woody Allen is a legend, and makes it known in his writing.

If you love his work—read it!

For me, this was the best of his written word. I love all of his writing, plays and of course movies. This pulled it all together for me. The stories behind the stories, and his signature self deprecating humor filled every page. I plan to listen again!

A great book. Woody spares no detail.

Fantastic book and Woody spares no detail. He delves into the accusation and all the details of his marriage to his Soon-Yi. Like his movies, it's funny, it's sad and always entertaining. I thought I knew everything about Woody. Turns out some of the "facts" I thought I knew were wrong.

Too Bad About Mia

I really enjoyed this book....stories about Woody’s early life and stories about his movies and the people associated with them. The reason I wrote ‘Too Bad About Mia’ is that too much of the book was tied to the troubles she created. I think Woody makes a lot of great point showing where the accusations couldn’t be true. I just don’t know, or don’t care to know, what, in Mia, made this vengeance so important to her??

Woodys life

Loved listening to this book
Very complete from the horses mouth
I must say that well before I read this, I completely believed his innocence in the awful allegations perpetuated on him
While listening I believe I heard the real truth