Woody Allen, appearing as a guest on Bill Maher‘s Club Random podcast, says he’s not a “Trumper” but can attest to the president’s acting ability.
“I’m one of the few people who can say he directed Trump,” Allen says. “I directed Trump in a movie.”
That movie would be Allen’s 1998 Celebrity, in which Trump, playing himself, appears onscreen for 11 seconds to tell an interviewer that he’s planning to purchased Manhattan’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral in order to tear it down and replacing it with a “very, very tall and beautiful building.”
Not exactly a stretch, acting-wise, but Allen was impressed, saying, “he was, a pleasure to work with and a very good actor. He was very polite…and hit his mark and did everything correctly and had a real flair for show business.”
Maher jumped in to offer his usual warnings about getting criticized for saying nice things about Trump and how different the president is in private. “If you think you were canceled before…”
Allen responds, “Well, you know, I’m a Democrat. I voted for Kamala Harris. And I take issue with him, you know, on 95 percent of the things. Maybe 99 percent. But as an actor, he was very good. He was very convincing and very, you know, he has a charismatic quality as an actor.
“And I’m surprised he wanted to go into politics,” Allen continues. “Politics is nothing but headaches and critical decisions and agony. And 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. But apparently, he doesn’t mind.”
Maher then says that “politics is the ultimate acting job.”
“I mean, that’s the whole point about him being so different off-stage,” Maher says, then pivots the conversation back to himself. “They got mad at me for saying this, is thats it’s an acting job. And they all do it to a degree, but he just took it – like everything with him – but to the Nth degree. It’s the ultimate acting job, being the prez.”
“But that doesn’t bother me,” Allen says. “They all have to put up a certain patina for the public and all that. I disagree with almost all, not all, but almost all of his politics or his policies. I can only judge what I know from directing him in film. And he was pleasant to work, and with very professional, very polite to everyone. Very, you know, as I say I would like to direct him now as president and have me make the decisions. But that’s not gonna happen.”
Responds Maher, “I’ll make a call.”
Watch the Club Random interview below:
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