Woody Allen has revealed that it's the editing process that he enjoys more than directing his movies.
The filmmaker has enjoyed a career that has spanned fifty years with twenty one Oscar nominations and three wins. But Allen admits that this past experience is no help to him.
In an interview with The Daily Telegraph he said: "It doesn't work that way. It's a new thing each time so you never learn anything. When I'm making a film I never learn anything that will help me on the next one.
"There's not much pleasure in directing. I get up very early and come to the set and stand around all day while the cinematographer spends three hours lighting the set."
"Then I get 30 seconds to do the scene and then we move on and he lights for another three hours and I get another 30 seconds. It's tedious. I don't do it in order; just a piece here and a piece there.
"The pleasure is when I get home and look at all the footage and sit down and put it together and put in the music and make it look like something."
Allen found success this year with the release of Vicky Cristina Barcelona, which saw Penelope Cruz pick up a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
He is currently working on Whatever Works with Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson, Ed Begley, Jr., Michael McKean, and Henry.
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