How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Annie Hall.
Quote #4
ALVY: I was depressed at that time. I was in analysis. I was suicidal, as a matter of fact, and would've killed myself, but I was in analysis with a strict Freudian. And if you kill yourself, they make you pay for the sessions you miss.
This joke from Alvy's stand-up routine shows that Alvy views just about everything through a filter of absurdity.
Quote #5
PAM: You catch Dylan?
ALVY: Me? No, I couldn't make it. My raccoon had hepatitis.
PAM: You have a raccoon?
ALVY: A few.
Alvy's incongruous response illustrates how ridiculous he finds Pam and her gushing about Bob Dylan, the Maharishi, and how thoroughly "transplendent" everything is. Do you think Pam gets that he's openly mocking her?
Quote #6
PARTY GUEST: Right now, it's only a notion, but I think I can get money to make it into a concept, and then later, turn it into an idea.
When Alvy and Annie go to Los Angeles, the people and situations they encounter are presented like the Old Country Buffet of absurdity—even Alvy's pal, Rob. Er, Max.