Woody Allen (L); Jerry Lewis.Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty; Paramount Pictures/Getty
Alec Baldwinis reconnecting withWoody Allen.
The two men sat down Tuesday morning foran Instagram Livesession, where Baldwin, 64, asked the controversial filmmaker whom he would’ve liked to work with in his career that he never got a chance to.
“I would’ve liked to have directedJerry Lewis, because Jerry Lewis was an immense talent who always squandered it on silliness, and I think if you could control him and focus him in the right comedy, he could deliver for you in a really, really spectacular way,” said Allen, 86.
“But all this stuff was silly and he had control of the pictures and they were foolish pictures for the most part, but there’s always moments of greatness,” he added. “The picture will be terrible, you can’t sit through it, but there’ll be a moment of greatness in it.”
Ofmaking movies in an era of streaming popularity, Allen also said, “A lot of the thrill is gone. Now you do a movie and you get a couple of weeks in a movie house, and then it goes to streaming or pay per view. It’s not the same. It’s not as enjoyable to me.”
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The allegations are explored in a short Februarydocumentary fromVanity Fairtitled “The Dark Side of a Hollywood Icon,” where actresses Karen Sharpe and Hope Holiday, among others, recall alleged incidents involving the late comedian.
The documentary’saccompanying feature fromVanity Fairincluded interviews with several more women, including Anna Maria Alberghetti,Lainie Kazan, Jill St. John and Connie Stevens — the last of whom said she was “the only actress at [Lewis'] funeral.”
“I had heard that he was pretty rough on females,” she told the outlet. “He wasn’t on me.”
Baldwin’s interview with Allen comes eight years after Allen’s daughterDylan Farrowdetailed molestation allegations against him in aNew York Timesop-ed, claiming he sexually assaulted her when she was 7 years old.
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Though Allen has maintained his innocence over the years, Dylan’s accusations resurfaced amidthe #MeToo movement.
Allen has long denied the allegations, which first surfaced during his explosive 1992 split fromMia Farrow. Allen was not charged, though a Connecticut prosecutor said there wasprobable cause for a criminal case.
Baldwinannounced his plan to interview Allenon Sunday, saying in his Instagram video, “I’m gonna be doing an Instagram Live with Woody Allen, who I love. I love you, Woody.”
He captioned the post in part, “I have ZERO INTEREST in anyone’s judgments and sanctimonious posts here. I am OBVIOUSLY someone who has my own set of beliefs and COULD NOT CARE LESS about anyone else’s speculation.”
Alex Baldwin (L); Woody Allen.Mark Sagliocco/Getty; Samir Hussein/WireImage
In January 2018, Baldwincalled criticism of Allenover longstanding sexual abuse allegations “unfair and sad.” The actor also referred to the long list of former collaborators who have since denounced the director andpledged to never work with him again.
“My inclination to want to defend my friends — who either A) I thought were innocent, which is Woody or B) I had no knowledge of what they did and I still have no knowledge of what they did, which is Toback — is a normal inclination,” he explained.
source: people.com
