Woody Allen Says He ‘Never Thought About’ Age Gaps in Work or Relationships

Woody Allen has never been concerned about age gaps — whether that’s in his movies or in his real life.

“I mean, my first wife [Harlene Rosen] was about three years younger than me,” Allen, 89, told the Times in an interview published on Sunday, September 14. “My second wife [Louise Lasser] was a couple years younger. [Diane] Keaton was the same. It was nothing I thought about.”

Allen is currently married to Soon-Yi Previn, the adopted daughter of his ex-girlfriend Mia Farrow and Andre Previn. Though Allen never formally adopted Soon-Yi, 54, the BBC reported Soon-Yi was 16 when she met the director, who was 51 at the time.

Age gaps in relationships have also been a hallmark of Allen’s work. He directed 1979’s Manhattan, starring himself as a middle-aged man who dates a 17-year-old girl,