In the Thirties, when I was in New York, I did the first surrealistic ballet in a show of mine.

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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 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...

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...

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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...

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 use colors to bring fine points of story and character.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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

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