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

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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...

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 seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

I seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

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

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

It's always the story that interests me.

It's always the story that interests me.

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

It's the story that counts.

It's the story that counts.

I learn new things all the time.

I learn new things all the time.

Designing Woman was written for the screen.

Designing Woman was written for the screen.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

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

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

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 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.