"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying."

Success

Create & Download Quote Image

Select Template

Insight & Reflection

This reflection on success by Woody Allen resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in success is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Woody Allen

Heywood "Woody" Allen is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and comedian. In a career spanning more than seven decades, he has written for film, television, and theater. As a screenwriter, Allen holds the record of most wins (3) and nominations (16) for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. In addition to his four Academy Awards, he has also received numerous other accolades, including ten BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, and nominations for an Emmy Award and a Tony Award. He received an Honorary Golden Lion in 1995, the BAFTA Fellowship in 1997, an Honorary Palme d'Or in 2002, and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2014. Two of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.

More quotes by Woody Allen  ’
Editorial Note: This quote is curated and fact-checked by the Quotes Archive Editorial Team. Verified Literature Specialist.

More by Woody Allen

More about Success

"Follow your passion. Nothing - not wealth, success, accolades or fame - is worth spending a lifetime doing things you don't enjoy."

Read more  ’
View all Success quotes  ’