I seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

Quote by Vincente Minnelli

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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.

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...

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

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

Designing Woman was written for the screen.

Designing Woman was written for the screen.

It's the story that counts.

It's the story that counts.

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

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...

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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...

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...

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...