“He painted what he felt, not what he saw. People didn't understand, to them it seemed childlike and crude. It took years for them to recognize his actual technique.”

Julia Roberts - Katherine Ann Watson

“You know, that was the hardest part about having to portray you, grinning like an idiot every fifteen minutes.”
Dougray Scott - Sean Ambrose

“- Ramona Calvert: You smell just delicious, Justin, you wearin' cologne?
- Justin Matisse: No, just sweat with a little paint thinner mixed in.”
Gena Rowlands - Ramona Calvert
Harry Connick Jr. - Justin Matisse

“- Interviewer: How do you know when you're finished with a painting?
- Jackson Pollock: How do you know when you're finished making love?”
Ed Harris - Jackson Pollock

“- Lee Krasner: You're not just randomly putting paint on the canvas, you're painting something. You can't abstract from nothing, you can only abstract from life, from nature.
- Jackson Pollock: I am nature.”
Marcia Gay Harden - Lee Krasner
Ed Harris - Jackson Pollock