No, I only like whether I like the story or not, essentially see something in it that isn't completely there.

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.

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 seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

I seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

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...

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

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...

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.

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.

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.

It's always the story that interests me.

It's always the story that interests me.

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

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

Designing Woman was written for the screen.

Designing Woman was written for the screen.

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 the story that counts.

It's the story that counts.

I learn new things all the time.

I learn new things all the time.

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...

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...

I always have coffee without sugar, you know. Just cream.

I always have coffee without sugar, you know. Just cream.

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

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