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

Quote by Vincente Minnelli

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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.

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...

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

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

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.

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 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.

Designing Woman was written for the screen.

Designing Woman was written for the screen.

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...

I learn new things all the time.

I learn new things all the time.

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.

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...

Fortunately, John Houseman is a marvelous writer and he sat in on so many story...

Fortunately, John Houseman is a marvelous writer and he sat in on so many story...

It's always the story that interests me.

It's always the story that interests me.

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

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

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...

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

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 use colors to bring fine points of story and character.

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

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.