Woody Allen Responds to Son Ronan Farrow's Sexual Allegations Essay

Woody Allen has responded to his son Ronan Farrow‘s essay about the sexual assault allegations against him, made by Dylan Farrow.

“I never read anything about me, these interviews I do, anything,” the 80-year-old director told Variety. “I said everything I had to say about that whole issue in The New York Times. I have moved so far past it. I never think about it. I work. I said I was never going to comment on it again. I said everything I have to say about it.”

When pressed further, Woody continued, “I never read anything. I never read what you say about me or the reviews of my film. I made the decision I think five years ago never to read a review of my movie. Never read an interview. Never read anything, because you can easily become obsessed with yourself. [It's] a bad idea to consume yourself with this stuff. You should do your work, not call up and find out how the grosses are, how is the film doing, how are the reviews. Forget about all that. Just work. It’s worked for me. I’ve been very productive over the years by not thinking about myself. I don’t like to hear that a critic thinks my film is a masterpiece and I don’t like to hear that a critic thinks my film misses.”