Frida (2002)

Antonio Banderas: David Alfaro Siqueiros

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• David Siqueiros : I'd rather have an intelligent enemy than a stupid friend.

• David Siqueiros : Some people have to get shot in a revolution, you know.

  Diego Rivera : Well, I prefer evolution. Educate the poor. Mobilize the workers. Rise like a slow tide. But you - you'll have your revolution and kill half the poor to save them.

  David Siqueiros : Diego, this from a Communist who's getting rich painting for the government and wealthy patrons?

  Diego Rivera : I can't help it if the rich have good taste.

  David Siqueiros : The rich don't have good taste. They pay someone to have good taste for them. they don't hire you because you are good. They hire you because you assuage their sense of guilt. They use you, Diego, and you are too vain to see it.

• David Siqueiros : Bad-mouth him all you want, Diego. But while we have been talking about socialism over drinks at parties for 10 years, Stalin is making it work.

  Diego Rivera : What?

  David Siqueiros : He's achieving it.

  Diego Rivera : Achieving what? His only big idea so far is to throw out all the real thinkers in the land.