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"If Woody Allen called me, I'd be there straight away. Who wouldn't? Truly"

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There is a particular kind of casual bravery in saying youd drop everything for a call from Woody Allen. Julie Delpy frames it as breezy common sense, almost a shrug: Id be there straight away. Who wouldnt? That rhetorical question is the tell. Its not really seeking agreement; its applying social pressure, turning personal desire into a presumed consensus. The little tag Truly tries to sand down any suspicion that shes performing devotion for the industrys benefit, but it does the opposite: it highlights how aware she is of the optics.

Context matters: Delpy is a European actor-director who came up in the Allen-adjacent ecosystem of auteur prestige, where working with a famous director is treated like a cultural credential, not just a job. The line reads as loyalty to a tradition of cinema that prizes the singular author. It also reads as a self-positioning move: align yourself with a powerful brand to affirm your own seriousness, your taste, your proximity to the canon.

The subtext gets thornier the more you remember that Allens reputation is not just about films; it is also about controversy and moral discomfort. Delpys framing attempts to keep the statement inside the safe old narrative (genius director equals automatic yes), refusing the newer demand that artists publicly weigh ethics against opportunity. The real intent feels less like provocation than insulation: normalize the choice by presenting it as inevitable, so no one can accuse you of having made it.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Delpy, Julie. (2026, January 14). If Woody Allen called me, I'd be there straight away. Who wouldn't? Truly. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/if-woody-allen-called-me-id-be-there-straight-133612/

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Delpy, Julie. "If Woody Allen called me, I'd be there straight away. Who wouldn't? Truly." FixQuotes. January 14, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/if-woody-allen-called-me-id-be-there-straight-133612/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"If Woody Allen called me, I'd be there straight away. Who wouldn't? Truly." FixQuotes, 14 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/if-woody-allen-called-me-id-be-there-straight-133612/. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.

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Julie Delpy (born December 21, 1969) is a Actress from France.

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