Woody Allen has said he was impressed by the acting abilities of Donald Trump when he directed the now-president in the 1998 film Celebrity.

Speaking on Bill Maher’s Club Random , Allen said Trump was “a pleasure to work with and a very good actor”.

He continued: “He was very polite, hit his mark, did everything correctly and had a real flair for show business. I could direct him now. If he would let me direct him now that he’s president, I think I could do wonders.”

In Allen’s ensemble film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Trump has a fleeting scene in which he’s interviewed about his forthcoming projects by a TV reporter.

In a rare – scripted – instance of irony and deprecation, Trump replies that he’s “working on buying St Patrick’s Cathedral. Maybe doing a little rip-down job and pu

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