The Best Offer (2013)
Geoffrey Rush: Virgil Oldman
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Quotes
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Billy Whistler : I wouldn't be so sure if I were you. Human emotions are like works of art. They can be forged. They seem just like the original, but they are a forgery.
Virgil Oldman : Forgery?
Billy Whistler : Everything can be faked, Virgil. Joy, pain, hate... illness, recovery. Even love.
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Claire : In an old article of yours I found on the internet, you said: There's something authentic in every forgery. What did you mean?
Virgil Oldman : When simulating another's work the forger can't resist the temptation to put in something of himself. Often it's just a trifle, a detail of no interest. One unsuspected stroke, by which the forger inevitably ends up betraying himself, and revealing his own utterly authentic sensibilities.
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Virgil Oldman : What's it like living with a woman?
Lambert : Like taking part in an auction sale. You never know if yours will be the best offer.
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Robert : Why did you never marry, never have kids?
Virgil Oldman : The regard I have for women is equal to the fear I've always had of them. And to my failure to understand them.
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Claire : I'm not in the habit of speaking to people very much.
Virgil Oldman : Believe me, that's considerable stroke of good fortune. Talking to people is extremely perilous. However, it was you who made the call, so you're running the risk.
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Virgil Oldman : [Inspecting a painting] It's a fake.
First daughter : How is that possible? It's beautiful!
Virgil Oldman : I didn't say it was ugly, I said it wasn't authentic.
