Fortunately, 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 Minnelli
I allow an area for improvisation because the chemical things actors bring to stories make it not work. – Vincente Minnelli
But I went down to Venezuela and spend a few weeks going through jungles. It’s fantastic looking. – Vincente Minnelli
If anybody reads a story in a magazine or book, different pictures compete in their minds. – Vincente Minnelli
West Side Story was terribly important because of the style of the dancing and the gangs of New York. – Vincente Minnelli
I had given up the theater and everything propelled me into entertainment. And I didn’t resist it. – Vincente Minnelli
In the Thirties, when I was in New York, I did the first surrealistic ballet in a show of mine. – Vincente Minnelli
