The Pirate is surrealism and so, in a curious way, is Father of the Bride.

Quote by Vincente Minnelli

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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.

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...

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

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

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...

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 seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

I seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

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 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...

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...

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 learn new things all the time.

I learn new things all the time.

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...

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 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.

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

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

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

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

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.