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

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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 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.

The Pirate is surrealism and so, in a curious way, is Father of the Bride.

The Pirate is surrealism and so, in a curious way, is Father of the Bride.

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

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.

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

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

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've worked with an awful lot of people. Katy Hepburn, Spencer Tracy.

I've worked with an awful lot of people. Katy Hepburn, Spencer Tracy.

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

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 have coffee without sugar, you know. Just cream.

I always have coffee without sugar, you know. Just cream.

But I went down to Venezuela and spend a few weeks going through jungles. It's...

But I went down to Venezuela and spend a few weeks going through jungles. It's...

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

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

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...

I seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

I seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

If anybody reads a story in a magazine or book, different pictures compete in their...

If anybody reads a story in a magazine or book, different pictures compete in their...

I allow an area for improvisation because the chemical things actors bring to stories make...

I allow an area for improvisation because the chemical things actors bring to stories make...

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...

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...

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

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