"I love baseball. You know, it doesnt have to mean anything. Its just very beautiful to watch."
Zelig is a 1983 American satirical mockumentary comedy film written, directed by and starring Woody Allen as Leonard Zelig, a nondescript enigma, who, apparently out of his desire to fit in and be liked, unwittingly takes on the characteristics of strong personalities around him. The film, presented as a documentary, recounts his period of intense celebrity during the 1920s, including analyses by
"[to Dr. Eudora Fletcher, under hypnotism] Im 12 years old. I run into the synagogue. I ask the rabbi the meaning of life. He tells me the meaning of life, but he tells it to me in Hebrew. I dont understand Hebrew. Then he wants to charge me $600 for Hebrew lessons."
"Mia Farrow - Dr. Eudora Nesbitt Fletcher"
"[to Dr. Eudora Fletcher] My brother beat me. My sister beat my brother. My father beat my sister, my brother, and me. My mother beat my father, my sister, my brother, and me. The neighbors beat our family. The family down the street beat the neighbors and our family."
"[to Dr. Eudora Fletcher] Oh . . . the pancakes!"
"But Ive never flown before in my life, and it shows exactly what you can do, if youre a total psychotic!"
"[to Dr. Eudora Fletcher] I have an interesting case. Im treating two sets of Siamese twins with split personalities. Im getting paid by eight people."