We cast Shelley Duvall as the Rolling Stone reporter in Annie Hall because it's a flaky character and we wanted someone with a little strangeness, not someone who'd have been better playing a quiet schoolteacher or an accountant. She was odd, charming, wonderful-looking in her way and a very good actress with unique screen charisma.
With Shelley, it was clear she was giving that character only words on the page a real life. I never saw her socially, or had any conversations with her other than when she'd tell me what a nice time she had with Paul Simon the night before. They began their relationship on the set, so every day just before we shot she would say: Oh, last night Paul and I stayed up till dawn talking.
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