I seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

Quote by Vincente Minnelli

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

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

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

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...

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

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

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

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...

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.

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.

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...

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 learn new things all the time.

I learn new things all the time.

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...

It's always the story that interests me.

It's always the story that interests me.

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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.