Famed for his neuroses, writer/director Woody Allen had the chance to take a good long look at himself when he visited Oviedo in Spain this week. The creator of Match Point, which is currently doing well at the box office, came face to face with a statue of himself in the north-western Spanish town.
And whilst he ran his fingers over those familiar features, Woody seemed quite happy to be snapped along with his wife Soon-Yi and their two daughters Manzie - named after jazz drummer Manzie Johnson - and Bechet, who's named after Sidney Bechet, the saxophonist.
In fact, the veteran director and dedicated jazz fan, who turned 70 on December 1, was in Oviedo to play clarinet at a New Orleans Jazz Band concert.
Of the ageing process, Woody has nothing positive to say. "It's nothing but decay into death and eternal annihilation, pointlessness, and, no, I got nothing good to say about it," he insisted in a recent interview. "If there's any way to beat it, I suggest it," he added.
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