伍迪•艾伦再开聊
虽然七十多岁的伍迪•艾伦老师基本上每年坚持拍一部新电影(“我想拍牛逼电影,只要不跟饭局冲突就成。”),但很长时间伍老师已经没再出书了。想当年,伍迪老师出版过三本幽默作品集《扯平》(Getting Even,1971)、《不长羽毛》(Without Feathers,1975)和《副作用》(Side Effects,1980)。三本书本本幽默有趣、本本经典(三联出过这三本书的中文合译本《门萨的娼妓》,孙仲旭译,本人家藏一册)。
二十多年过去了,直到今年(2007)伍老师又出书了。先是六月份 Random House 把前三本书出了一个合集叫《The Insanity Defense》(本人家藏一册),同时推出一本伍老师新作选叫《Mere Anarchy》。这不,十月中旬 Knopf 出版社又推出了一本伍老师的访谈录《Conversations with Woody Allen: His Films, the Movies, and Moviemaking》(作者 Eric Lax)。粉丝们又可以享受伍老师的新段子了。
选几条伍迪•艾伦的语录供大家欣赏(本人的翻译,水平有限。另外,有的英文包袱一翻译过来效果上就会大打折扣)
Dying is one of the few things that can be done as easily lying down.
死亡属于少有的几件很容易就能完成的工作——躺着不动就行了。
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.
我不想通过我的作品实现不朽,我想通过不死的方式不朽。
I think being funny is not anyone's first choice.
如果人生可以选择,我不觉得成为一个很搞笑的人是大家的首选。
I'd never join a club that would allow a person like me to become a member.
我永远也不会加入一个允许像我这样的人加入的俱乐部。
My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.
我这一生的遗憾之一就是为什么我不是别人。
Not only is there no God, but try getting a plumber on weekends.
别说上帝不存在了,你在周末找个修水管的工人试试。
Rather than live on in the hearts and minds of my fellow man, I’d prefer to live on in my apartment.
与其继续活在大家心中,我更愿意继续活在自己的公寓里。
It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better ... while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more.
人分为好人和坏人两种。好人睡得更安稳,坏人在醒着的时候过得更滋润。
有关伍迪•艾伦的中文读物(本人两本都有):
参考链接:New York Times Article: Woody Talks.
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