Vincente Minnelli
For instance, Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Sally Benson was writing about her own family in St. Louis at the time.
Vincente MinnelliI allow an area for improvisation because the chemical things actors bring to stories make it not work.
Vincente MinnelliThe Pirate is surrealism and so, in a curious way, is Father of the Bride.
Vincente MinnelliNowadays the audience has changed. No one can anticipate the audience.
Vincente MinnelliI seem to be drawn to things that actually happen.
Vincente MinnelliI made three films with Douglas, two with Charles Boyer.
Vincente MinnelliBut I think musicals are going to have to deal with important subjects.
Vincente MinnelliAmerican films are terribly popular all over the world and American movie stars are terribly important. I don't know why.
Vincente MinnelliFortunately, John Houseman is a marvelous writer and he sat in on so many story conferences. He worked with Welles, you know, and he's a marvelous man.
Vincente MinnelliWest Side Story was terribly important because of the style of the dancing and the gangs of New York.
Vincente MinnelliIf anybody reads a story in a magazine or book, different pictures compete in their minds.
Vincente MinnelliDesigning Woman was written for the screen.
Vincente MinnelliBut surrealism is present in most of my pictures.
Vincente MinnelliDali was the great painter then and surrealism was a way of life.
Vincente MinnelliI see wonderful films by Bertolucci, Visconti, and Fellini.
Vincente MinnelliNo, I only like whether I like the story or not, essentially see something in it that isn't completely there.
Vincente Minnelli