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

Quote by Vincente Minnelli

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It's always the story that interests me.

It's always the story that interests me.

I seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

I seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

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'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.

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.

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 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...

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 see wonderful films by Bertolucci, Visconti, and Fellini.

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

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.

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

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