I allow an area for improvisation because the chemical things actors bring to stories make it not work.

Quote by Vincente Minnelli

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We shot that in all the real places where Van Gogh worked.

We shot that in all the real places where Van Gogh worked.

I see wonderful films by Bertolucci, Visconti, and Fellini.

I see wonderful films by Bertolucci, Visconti, and Fellini.

I use colors to bring fine points of story and character.

I use colors to bring fine points of story and character.

In the Thirties, when I was in New York, I did the first surrealistic ballet...

In the Thirties, when I was in New York, I did the first surrealistic ballet...

I always liked the Van Gogh story because I was terribly involved in that.

I always liked the Van Gogh story because I was terribly involved in that.

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

Dali was the great painter then and surrealism was a way of life.

Dali was the great painter then and surrealism was a way of life.

It's the story that counts.

It's the story that counts.

Nowadays the audience has changed. No one can anticipate the audience. That's what I think...

Nowadays the audience has changed. No one can anticipate the audience. That's what I think...

I had given up the theater and everything propelled me into entertainment. And I didn't...

I had given up the theater and everything propelled me into entertainment. And I didn't...

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

But I think musicals are going to have to deal with important subjects.

But I think musicals are going to have to deal with important subjects.

I seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

I seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

I started out to be a painter and was born into the theater.

I started out to be a painter and was born into the theater.

I made three films with Douglas, two with Charles Boyer.

I made three films with Douglas, two with Charles Boyer.

I learn new things all the time.

I learn new things all the time.

West Side Story was terribly important because of the style of the dancing and the...

West Side Story was terribly important because of the style of the dancing and the...

No, I only like whether I like the story or not, essentially see something in...

No, I only like whether I like the story or not, essentially see something in...

American films are terribly popular all over the world and American movie stars are terribly...

American films are terribly popular all over the world and American movie stars are terribly...

Designing Woman was written for the screen.

Designing Woman was written for the screen.