The actress appears in Allen’s latest film, Rifkin’s Festival, alongside Wallace Shawn.
Theshrinkingpoolofactorswilling to work withWoody Allenstill includesGina GershonandWallace Shawn.
Asked point-blank why she wanted to work with Allen, Gershon said, “Because he’s a genius.

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It serves no one to keep great artists from working, even the alleged victims, right?
For me as an actress, he’s been inspiring me ever since I can remember.
So I was really thrilled to work with him.”
“I feel that Woody Allen is an innocent man,” he continued.
Most of your listeners and viewers have strange things in their background."
It’s sad," she said.
“And that’s the world we’re living in right now.
That’s how I feel.
It’s a weird time in the world.”
you’re able to watch the full WGN interview, which ends without discussing the movie, above.