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

Quote by Vincente Minnelli

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Designing Woman was written for the screen.

Designing Woman was written for the screen.

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...

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...

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 seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

I seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

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.

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

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

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

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

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 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...

I learn new things all the time.

I learn new things all the time.

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

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

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...

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

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

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

It's the story that counts.

It's the story that counts.

Color can do anything that black-and-white can.

Color can do anything that black-and-white can.

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

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

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...

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.