West Side Story was terribly important because of the style of the dancing and the gangs of New York.

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It's always the story that interests me.

It's always the story that interests me.

I learn new things all the time.

I learn new things all the time.

It's the story that counts.

It's the story that counts.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 see wonderful films by Bertolucci, Visconti, and Fellini.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

Cedric Gibbons was the grand cardinal of the art department.

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 surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

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 seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

I seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.

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

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

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...