Feta See a ae Cree ee eet Under the watehful gaze of his young assistant and the eee eee od Rothko takes on his greatest challenge yet tocreateadefinitive eee es ‘Amoving and competing account of one ofthe greatest artists ‘of the 20th century whose struggle to accept his growing Pee rn aa eee kee ec ed ee eed ee Perepairennn acer enor ar eee betaine seeinieaeer era setter tect Peart 3 Peer eteJohn Logan REDbad 20 by bern Rol Lad £21 Caen Rod Loan N7 a “akon or 06 00 7 29 ‘rn a ateratecacow Sorvbertodicron ep 2010 ony © Jt Log 200 Joe apn heey eo a ator te pain cone wih elon 7 oe Gyr, Dg sd Pate ‘Aalone Toe mibor a ane og ‘ee woven plea aly reerved an ‘open opm sl be wade ble Smensene of eat Genie sce gee, 2000 Arena heSts Los Arges, CA 90007 USA No Perce my gen ion hse has en ine ‘dno henson ede he eee he ey ‘tothe nas po wt et Task ald bjt then sally wey Oftadeor ethene be ceed wit te ple at {in any form of binding or cover og cet eectoiely other Sanh pled Bd wa vay eno nding ts oon beth Sporn any beret ‘Aca cd tse vale om the eh ey ISIN ora sine sett Cover eg by Sparco sted Gre Ban by CPI Aney Rowe, Chipper al was fit prfrmed st Donmar Warchowte, London on 3 December 200, withthe following est ROTHKO, Aled Molina KEN, Bae Rednayne Diner Michel Grandage Designer Chitopher Ora Lighting Desir Nel Asin Cinpese ad Suand Darr Adam Cork ‘ad was fast performed on Broadway at Golden Theate, New “York on LI March 2010, wit the following cast ROTHKO, Aled Molina KEN, Ede Redmayne [ROTHKO UNDERSTUDY, Stephen Rowe [KEN UNDERSTUDY, Gabel Eber Dintr Michel Grandage ‘Second Conse Dagny Chlstopher Or Lighting Des Nel Astin per en Send Dein Maes Cork Nw Yk Probus Arile Tepper Madover Stephanie P McCelind Mathew Byam Shaw Neal Stet Fox Theatres Philip Hagemann/ Murray Rosenthal “The Done WarehoweCharacters ‘America ite, or ode His ze stant, 205 Setting Rothko sti, 22 Bowery, New York City, Circa 1958-1850 Roth's sain isa od gymnasur, The hardwood foo i splatered and wine with sof dak red pan. There luted counter or tbls Hed with bickets of pats of turpentine tubes ge, crates of es, botler of Scotch, packets of pigment, cote cans lad with rates, potable burner or stovetop, and» phone, Thee i alee «phonograph wk messy ache ofveconde There one door Inding to an usicenvetbule where the characters change ist telework clothes and enter and ext the tudo Most importantly, representations of some of Roth's ‘magnificent Seagram Maral pelnngs ae stcked and dipayet ‘ecound the rom, Rowhko had pulley system that coud ie, Tower and pay severat ofthe pats simultaneously, The paintings could be repositioned throughout the ply, with 8 ierent erangement for each sens Theetsalso a imaginary pining hanging’ cightn onto he sudionee, which Rete ads troughout the play. Aleratly, the entre ting ool be abt,Dost wo Stephen Sondbeins Forrominding me ort sens, trig fred Helin ey tt endiceeiscly ndying oe of es Sar ral ait, ic angle he) Peas, ROI igh gar, Hears ls ond ld fing dats td th pecs ofa ond pn Comenplai dail muse plying na phoeroph OTRO tbr dragon i rite. Pas ‘The sth sand of der span ond dig fom Be aseen ty ecb oi EN amen in et 205 eer nny Herat Tush fo te has brn in hi. He as aren eis about sk RO et fr him lL speak, Then be Beds fer REX doje gt BOTH, stds nec Ki ROT inde he na painting the aioe ROTHKO: What do you soe? Kens abet raped — [ROTHKO. Wit Stand clove. You've goto get lve. Lat palate Leitwork on you Closer Too close. There. Lat ‘spread ou Let tyrap 38 arms around you; tt endrace yom filing even yous peripheral vision eo noting else xi ras ever ent o wllever ex. Let the plete dots work But wok with et hafvay for Gos ‘he! Lean foward leant it Engage with. Now ‘wb do you se? = Wa, wa, watJr LOGAN ‘erie and ae the ting Bt te ears KEN OTIKO: So, now, what do you se? ~ Be spect. No, be fact. Be exact —but sense. You unermand? Be kind Bea human bring tht allan say Bes funn hing forone in youre These pictures dterve compassion and thy lve o lea dhe eye of the eave viewer, they ‘quicken oni ifthe empathete viewer wl let them. That what they cry ofr That i why they where cen. Tas Iswhat they deserve...Now.- What do you see? EN: Re. ROMERO: But do you i? EN. Mn ROTEIKO: Spek up. KEN Ye, ROTHKO: Of cour you leit how ea you not ili! veryone likes everthing nowadays. They ke the \eevson and the phonogreph aa the soca pop ant ‘he sbampoo and the Crack Jack. Everything beromes verhing ala and eal nice and prety snd ladle Everything fan io these! Where's the dicen? ‘Weer the ablation tat separate what ie ora what rer what deem wera, what hs, lien ome ow. fens, arn mows ond ts wp the Uhr agi along Bes he elation asf ter ple 0 he ROTHIKO: Maybe thi noua tating. Maybe Pm soa mckng up the oxyge fom you cunning ile ‘nazamal iin che shes wang to tke ver. Maybe Tr speaking lot langage snknown fo your generation, Buta generation that doesnot aspire to serine reaing i unwexthy to walkin the sbadow of hase who ave gone before, Linea hote who have sagged fd suzmounted, 1 mean these who have aspised, mean Rembrandt, Iman Tuner, ean Michelangelo and Mais. Tnean obviously Rothko, He star ot 88, alg ROTHKO: Do you spire? KEN. Yes, [ROTHKO: To what? To what do you pice? EN want toe a painter so gute spite opting ROTHKO: Then those clothe wo’ do. We work hee. Hang up your jecket onde, appreciate you pt on your Sunday clothes a impress me, ts pignant ely, touches ‘me, tian We work har hoe; this in goddamn Old Word salon wih cake nd lemonade ‘Go hangup your jacket oti EN exits oh nt eile of Hage He reunewithot ht ake, Tkeof hi nd ml ip hs oe OTHKO: Sidney told yom what I ned here? EN Ys orn bes Nl ing Brahe, araging cae, ee, ROTH: We tt every snorning at nine and work uni five Jt ike bankers. Yul ep me atch the canvases ‘ed mie the paint and lena the rahe and bl the ‘echer and move the pntings and lio bel apply the ground olor wet nt painting, 20 ay lac ‘srurptons you rake in tht rection you aed to tanh smmetitly Yo'l pick up food and cigretien and sayhing ale I want ay whim, no mater bow demanding for demeaning. you dan' ike ha. Lave eight 0. ‘Anower me Yr or, ay Yes.vovstossa OTHKO: Consider Tam not your rabbi, Iam nt you father, Tam not your shrink, Tam nt your Fiend, Lam nt yur texcher- Tam your enployer You ndertand? EN Yes, [ROTHIKO: As my ssi you wl ee many tings hee, many ingenious things Bot theyre all eet You cannot {ak buat any ofthis, Dn hink dont have enemies, because Ido sod don jus mean the oe pastes and {lery owners aad net chore and goddamn Shabtchatcries, oto mention that vax panoply of ingrundd viewers who loathe me and ny work because they do not have the heart. noe the paence nor he espacio think to aadentand beause hey ae 01 aman bing ike weed bout, you cemember? [ROTIKO: In pining sre of murals now He etre all Tanund) i probably do thityor forty and hem choose ‘sbich work besa concert ke afgue.Yu'l help me Dut onthe undercoat and hen Vl pin them and then Fook x them and then paint ome more. doa ot of layer one afer another, ie gle slowly ling the inage ke pentinenta, ting te luinecence emerge ‘nts done, KN: How d you know when t's done? ROTHKO: The’ tragedy in every bras ke. EN: Ah [ROMIKO: Swell Les ave a drink orto pret gases of Sth He aud ne KEN Thy drink Ned 0 king cart iu the mang, orto dae ei, epresing ROTHKO: Answer me quttion.. owt hak about, jst ‘=the a hing tat comes into yout bead No cogaon, HEN, Ot, oTiKo: You ready? EN Ye ROTHKO: Who's your favo KEN: Jekson Polk ROTHKO: (Wounded) A KEN: Soy. ROTEKO: No, no — KEN: Let me do again ROTHKO: No~ Ke: Come 0 OTERO: No, tly ~ KEN; Come anak me again OTK: Who's your favouste pater? EN: Peo EW lags ori gl at bie a ghd. [ROTHKO: Hin, Pollock. Always Pollock Dost get me eong, he was grout pant we ce up ogee, 1 Sine hi vary REN: What was he ike?[ROTHKO: You ead Nictche? what? [ROTIIKO: You ever ead Nitasche? Te Bi of Tage? EN: No [ROTIIKO: You call youre an arti? One can't dacs Pollack without ic One can dieu anything without What do ‘hey tach you nar achal now? KEN ROTHKO: You ver et Fre? KEN: No— [ROTHIKO. Jong? EN, Wel = ROTHKO: Byron? Wordeworth? Aeschylus? Trgenev? Sophocles Schopenhaser?Sakespene? Hamlet ea Henle plese Goa! Quote me Han Right now EN To be or no to be, he the question, [ROTIEKO: Ia that the queton? EN, [dnt know: ROTHKO, You hve Ito ltr, young sa, Pilsopy. Theology Literate, Posi. Drama, Himoy. Archeology Antiropogy Mythology. Muse. Thas are yous tol af ‘muchas brush and pigment You easuot be s ats ut you are cilced. You cannot be clan wll you etn, To eee ato kw bere you beloog in the cof, of your rtand your world. Ty sumoual Ie past, you must tow the past. [REN I hought you werent my teacher [ROTHKO: You should be so lesed I tk to you about art. enc meses ey. . Ee Bast. RoTHKO: How do you feel? OTEK indie age marl pining ll rand them [ROTIIKO, How do ty make you el? KEN: Give me a second HE mses to te idle of the pases ROTO: So? KEN: Give mea second. Bea EN: Disgusted [ROTHKO: And? KEN: Though EN, Um. Sad RoTiRKO: apie KEN: Yeah ROTHKO: They fora esas EN, Wha? ROTHRKO: They or a set ‘EO md. He ej he ROTIKO So Fm minding ny own busines when Miser Philip Johnson elle. You know Miner Pip Johnson, the wor renowned acer? KEN: Not personaly.OTEKO: Ofcourse you don Kxow him perso, you ‘don't know soyone personaly. Don’ nterupt Mises Pip Jonson callsme Hes desiring the aew Seagram. Building on Pak Avene, he and Mier van der Robe ‘These are ms with which to conjure are hey not? Pip Jonson and Mies van der Robe, sane o Ue Sl, revolonite. Together they are making abun ule frying the wold ha et ee, reecing the olden Ainbiions of nt oly thi ity andi inhabitants bt of a ‘mankind fa dhs bung thee eo bea rexaarant ald the Four Seasons ike the Vien anon he wall of is ‘legit espana’ espns Best. ROTHKO: Proud} Thityfve thoasand doll they ar paying ‘me. No othe painter comes close. Esp Thy fo theca della oan. Call t ‘oiling ROT alt eee of ter fling hil with te [ROTHKO: My fist mura. agin a fez al eround the room continuous marveling th wall, ont nother, each anew cape, he ory uoling, ook and they ate here, fnweapable aed inexoraie, tke doom, EN; Are thas ones done? [ROTIRKO: They in proce, Thave to study them now: KEN: Say them? ROTHKO: Mo of pling thinking Did they each you thal? Ten perce sping pint ato he cans, The ros inating ROTI takes is pasting [ROTHKO: Ally fe wanted jot hn rend to rene alr plc where the viewer cold ie in espltion with the work and give some ofthe same ‘Meson and cave Igoe it Like a chapel. A pace of EN: Bu. a a sestaran, ROTHKO: No. wil make eter Bast. ora i i psig. swaths hi fr moment ‘Then he most the phonaaph He te ‘The casi mse plage ead ROTO, lows the ne SCENE TWO Tan ans artg a te eal pati: Nau Clascal mai pay fom the plonraph (ROTH frre Mac nd SAaber) f Nene, evans hae of Cin oe fod He were ‘wok plats pointed lar Mon psd an , et mrecmforac he ED pat hand of hang inde on egy ef con end then ‘los theca of fd. OTHKO: Rembrandt snd Rathto.. Rembranét and Rothko. Rothko and Rembrandt... Roto and Rembrandt. And Taner, Roto and Rembrande nd Taner. Ratko aad Rembrandt and Torn.KEN: Oh ay, eno fights grate KEN: The Chinee places cosag [ROTHKO: Everything worthwhile ends, Weare inthe erp proces now: cention, maturation, cesmtion KEN. Thor's ancther Chinese ound the comes ROTHIKO: The eternal eyes grin on, generitons pas 8, hope tars eri bu there's nathes Chinese rund the KEN: Not much for sala, omiKO: es small His HN Hestands and ate Chino mls wth fork thong elisa. EN wet to the Moder lat night saw the Pla shoe ROTHIKO: And? KEN: don't thik he's so much concerned with genesions pasng a. [ROTHKO: Dos’ ki youselK.That man - though now 2 charatan of cour signing mon for money ike Da ‘when he's not making uly itl pot, alo for money ~ tht gi te ap forthe Chines fd RON pti its shh fled wheter esos Be tie witht pig [ROTHKO: Tag, really to grow supsiuusin yourown tie, We destroyed Cubisa, de Kooning and me ‘and Pollock and Barat Newnan and ll the others We stomped ito death. Nobody can punt a Cabi pictre today KEN: You ake pride n that. ‘Stomping’ Cabin o death [ROTHKO: The chill most banish he fae. Respect hi, bt li. REN, And enjoy 8? [ROTIEKO, Doesn't matter, Jst be audacious ad de it Courage in pity i facing the blank canvas, sacing Manet if uingVelasquer. ll we can dois move beyond hat was thre, to what shee, end hope to get some Insmaton of what wil be hee “What pas and passing and o come Thats Yat hoc you haven ed 1: Come on, bat isso Rot tri entero of fn, ep ting. [ROTHO: Patio thank for eahing me that movement it resting! Movement sie, The mcood were hora we ual we whe, we agin; olive ito move, Without ‘movesent pasting ae what? KEN: Desa? [ROTHKO: Preceiy.. (He gra tk paintings) Look athe tonbetween te blocks of or the dirk nd the ight, {he eed andthe black and the brown. They ei in inte ffx of movement. Thay abut each theron th atl ‘canvas, 00 do they abut each oter in your eve They ‘bb and lw and shi gently plating The more yn Took thee he more they moveThty oa in pact, thoy breathe. Mowemens, communication, pes, fi interactions ating ters wor. They're not ded Because theyre nt state. They move through space you let, ‘her thie movement takes dee, 0 they teripra, They KEN: They demand it They don't work without itTHO: The why ts 50 mporanto mete create a place ’Aplice the viewer can contemplate the painng ove ‘ie and lecthem move EN: Esa) They nae viewer: They at ke ‘epeeetational pire, ie rasonal landscapes or ROTHIKO: Tl me why. EN: Because they cage they moe, they pale. Representational pisture are unchanging they dot requir the ative pariptin ofthe vet, Got the [ouwrein the de ofthe night and the Mona Lis wil al be ming But do hese iting sl ele when they alone? et nage ors wath kim, pleased EN: Tha why you keep the light 0 low Teo: si RENT lp the sion, Like magian Like ply To ‘keep itayterooy ole the peter pate. Tur 0a ‘ght igs and he age eect rained ~sadely W's nothing bts bare sage with bandh of ake wal EN gs tthe ih suc, He ape oma he ke Uy lz igh som. Te om teed ie is mag. OTEKO: What do you see? EN: My eyes are adjusting. Jun. White RTHIKO: What does whie mae you thik of? KEN: Bone, heletons.. hare! house. Aner. rue. omit sarpried ys pose RTH: Realy? KEN Is ike a operating thea now. [ROTIKO: How does whe make you fe EN: Fightend? [ROTHERO: Why? KEN: Doemt mater, THO: Why? EN es ike the sn. th room where my pret td. Iwas winter, Leemember the mow ease te vids (Te i tron he psig) Ak the pcre in th ight They're Oat. Vala. Tight huts ther, oto ua off the arent Hghs The wma ight ete OTHKO: You se how iti with then? How vulerable hey ref People thin Tm cooling conraling the ih ‘controling th hight ofthe pictures; controling te shape of te galery. is aot contoling, i ptcing A pieare Tver by companionship e dis bythe suse akon Ie aka to end tout inte wor tery te carton of and ihe 3p. TET patron a new ceil er Maus bah ug his cena png. A beat te mood ste, KEN: You eve pst outdoor? ROTIKO: You mean ovtin ate? Yea [ROTHKO: Nature does’ work forme. The light a god as oe.OTHKO: Al those gs ~ ae ow, hove pl ait pst, they sng t yoo eles pean about te majety ‘fmt ugh. Get ot there snd muck around io (he ry, they el yoo, ike sean When Twas young ‘ida how any boter so I woul bul my sop ot ‘here ad the wind would blow the paper andthe esl ‘woul fall over and the ane woald get i he pin. Oy But hen I goto Rome forthe fet me 1g othe Santa Maria de Ppolo to see Carmeaggi's ‘Conversion of Sal! which tune ts tucked sayin dark comer of this, ak church with no masaral Hg Ikea cave, Bu the pti lave With sot of rpteit glowed. Consider Carag wes comonnoned to pant he pete fr thie spect place he had no ec, He sands there and be Teoks aroun Is Eke under the ocean 0 goddamn du, How's be going to psot bee? He tars toi eer: “Gen elp me worthy same hat Tam. Tell me, © Lord co High, wha the fac Jo dono?! EN legis [RoTHXO, Then comes to him the doe spark. He lominates the pce from witha! He geo itr Famine I five. ike one of those oloinescent ih {fom the Dt ofthe ocean canting townie You understand? Caravaggio was He bry pe. bor at Best oro tore Me pati Het heed, Lie he's itesing Lie he sarin mating min te pit. [ROTHKO: Being me the cond bcke ‘ey, exile brig ia rash and bce of ek maroon poi EN: Are you realy going opal? -ROTHKO: What the hell do you thik [eben ding” He wats RoE day. ROT ip the foe asp rah int te at esr. The estan ther, fam, Js is ee oct oe the cama Pan die orto ice He tit bs had, stain adn. Hecosier the lr of pi he act Neds someting ROTHKO: Gimme black mumbe four nd he Sin maroon. brig some pied pln i od ar nore rat, sl bare ening Macy dart fm he Bet pin he coat oTHKo: A pinch of bck oka of ak pian sts tail ROTH Justa amount agi, ea mo, boeing. ROTHKO. Twice a¢ mach maroon a os me reo pie, eringHela he panting he ome psig Hessgig deprt, ROTHKO: (7 hima fsa) Come on..come on..come ot, What does it need? EN: Re ROTHKO: wasnt talking you! Bast ‘aly, he moment hs pase fr ROTH He FUNG heparan I pate Hospi on KE RoTHKo: DON'T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN! erage, stomping ret aoend he re. ROTEIKO: By what right do yu speak? By hat right do you ‘express an opinion on my wrk? Who the fickare you? ‘What ave you done? What have you seea? Where have yo eared the right exit her with me and thee hinge You don't understand?! RED? You wat to pait the thing! Go aad ~ here's ed! ‘eam ngs pte of arias dps a KEN. [ROTHKO: And rel And ed! And red! - Toa even know rka that meas! What does ‘ed mean tome? You mean ‘ear? You mexn crimson? You mean plum mulberry ‘magent burgundy senor carminecamcan coral? ‘Anything but eal? Whats RED?" ROTKO stand gigs Bat, lit ile Bast. ED ih phe pokes pit fom fl nario prt, dixon Poe Kew oTHKO: Susie? EN: [mean th eda surie.. The fesing of ROTHKO: (Dern) Othe ekg of Baa. SH contiues oa paring ay he cof pain and nah [ROTHEKO: What do you meas the fesing oft? XEN: det mean ed paint ony meant the ator ed ROTHKO: Sunrise oe, KEN: Yesit i ROTHKO: Pn eling yout no, KEN Suse ire and rd i uve, ea es desig ap REN: Re heat eat, Re pasion. Redwine. Red rose ‘ed pte, Beets, Tulips Peppers ROTHKO: Arterial bled. KEN. That too ‘Ror ns abet OTHIKO: Ruston the bike the law, EN: And apples. And tomatoesROTHKO: Dresden retort ight. Tho sun in Roasean, the ig in Delacro the robe El Greco. EN: A rabbis nose. Aa albinos eye A parakeet, [ROTHKO: orntne male. Nomic fash. Nick youl? shaving, Blood inthe Barbas REN; The Raby pps. Tecoiclor, That plone tothe ‘Kren onthe President's dese ROTHKO: Russian ag, Nar lg, Chinese ag IeN:Persimmons, Pomegranates, Red Light Disct. Red tape Rouge ROTHEKO: Lava Lobes. Scorpions EN Sop sgn Sports cat A blah [ROTHKO, Vise, Fame, Ded Fass SN: Tali hts Tian hae. [ROTHKO: Slash your wrt Blood inte snk. PN; Santa Claus ROTHKO: Stan, Boat omHKo:S0. KEN: Exact orn gu hag ote pattig ROTHKO: We got nore geet? EN et pot of det from a drawer and os the bo oro. orto apes om and gis oes: [ROTHEKO: Move than anything, you know what? en, What? nono Mae's pang Th Red SI peaw ot \/ ce cll wean rand rele te ln ed et in eee false When te Moser ot pat Sarre canon eng Dayar Speen Yocchidtape tn eyegt ‘Sy Jeane ese ot pg STL p ta og pate eed cee eae nines hodeanor sect puedes uly ti talored we Speed mae ene tds thea Beat ROT i am ld orm canara rl pt. Echt ond depres. seh ange ROTH'S ed ROTI aes off is ick pla, ans then omic ROTHKO: That wa long ie ago. KEN sal here. ROTHER, can lok mt nose KEN: Why? ROTHKO: Keeton depressing, KEN: How ca al hatred be depressing? [ROTLKO: doa ste the red any more ven ia tat ning, that total and profound emerson ares there. The mantel above a drever, jut over the centerline, set off by yellow ofl goddamn ings He wanted inescapable EN, What? ROTHKO: Black, KEN; The color lakROTHKO: The thing back, Baa OTK: Teron ing tin my ed v ‘One day the black will swallow the red. Hepat is ls og and stares tis png, SCENE THREE ne alne. Heit soe or br gray hating ad srg lia iv large po. Tis mst b te ae eer fia ink comas A malting, spd in rr pape, ted obese Hetalise one ae REN: (On pone). ey fr you to ay you dn kaon ‘ime lnc te np psintg) TU show 0 Fim fl sink ne moments ight He know pint, he gol to be expecting I. No, 0 depend o ie mood daa ll me what to do You're jot he him eae th wandof RDHEO ering ete KEN: He's hee, tell you how goes. Pay for me, Henge op ort ners with me exp fr eae eer He sat ae trapped poting KEN: Good morning. omit Ning gt eter maa Fens yo nih he canvas ROT ps the gota tbo, He add same no ‘meron pinto he mister Lke concen a t's re, be cist gla, holy alt aw aps and othr poder signe EN work gunn nd oping lak canes square, ho fo yet ger, ROTHKO: went bythe Seagea bullng as igh I's ‘coming log KEN: Hows the rear? [ROTHKO: Sl under contruction but they tok me aound, gota sense ot KEN: And? ROTHKO: Too mich naught a alvay, bt i work ‘oul be able ose the nae from the main ding oom... Lmade smn sketches, Fl nd them fo you KEN. You ever woty tno th ight place for them? — [ROTHKO: How can it not be height plac or thea, ‘when thy age blag crested special for hat pace? Sometines your lg balls me ori got te phonapaphand fie trong ered lc agi 0s wed pain. time bring tap Nec hae the nae gui et ork pe cll edad sito ‘Then eer ing the mitre EN; So red Nita, Birth of Taga ke you sid ROTH: Like Id? KES; You si wanted to know about Jackson Pollock had trend The Biro Tage ROTHK: Lai ha?EN Yes, OTHKO: don't member fs very ke stnehing I would EN: So what shout Pllc? ROTHKO: Fist me what you make of the book, EN: teresting [ROTHIKO: Tat’ ike eninge’ Don't be enigmatic; you're ‘wo young be enigma EN: lak 1 know why yon wanted me to ead ROTHKO: Why? KUN: Because you se yourself as Apolo and yo se im at ionyoos [ROTHIKO: Dont be so pedestrian, Think more ROT es tpt he mtr, chest omits by eng tra off Bs pan tren He a thi, la. tps ong. KEN. ony ithe God of wine snd exces of movement ‘nd eansformaton, This i Pllack: wl ebaious, Grunken and unertained. The aw experience eel Apolo te God of order method snd bouadaries. Tis Rothko: alloca rabbinic sober an eestained The raw experience lenvened by contemplation. He plates paint You stdy He's Donyiu and youre Apolo [ROTHKO:Esaely ght bt fo eotaly misag the poi EN: Hows? [ROTEKO: You mis he tragedy The point xan the tragedy KEN: For you ROTHKO: You thik hurso being ean be divided ps0 ally inf character types? You think the rls completes and nuanes of the pyche~ evelving through ‘countless gonorations, perverted and demented trough ‘ocl neaross and personal angus, moulded by fh and Jacko fh = can realy be goddaran spe? Pllck Emotion and Rothko Illes? You embarrass youre eink more EW thinks 0 be otis to work theca ora cone tte pein, soa gang KEN. EN tp KEN: Maybe i's ike one of your painting. ROTHKO: Most things ae. Hew? BN: Dark and igh, order and eto, exiting atthe ame tise in the same pli, puking back and fort. We ple too; were abject of both Apel a Dionysus aot ene the other Wi ebb and flow, lke the olor ia your pete, ‘he ecstagy ofthe Dionysian at war wih the estat the Apollonia ROTHKO: Nott wa EN: Not wae? OTHKO: I's not relly cont Mot ike ambos EN They need eachother Dionja? pain is focused —is ‘made bearable ~by Apolo wl for I fat he only way we can dare he sheer ferocity of Dion emotion I because we bave the control ad intaligence of Apole, cherwise the emotion would overseim ts. Soback and font we go, sth myth, puting. OTHKO: And the pve! fe woud bo perfectly beneed_~ betweon tho vo, everlaingly onthe fru. Ba gs ‘nage tat we can never ake that balancer We fet all ofus, forall ne ~n ate of expellszanage.. We long for thera cet of eotion, but ‘cam only endure i with the cot of eason.. We et {cape the pierre misectous, ad pu onto ‘hava stopping tine but Hke a entomologist pening Iter tes when we by Wee fol hat way, we Ih beng. Wey 20 make there ack. RENT Bat the black aways there, ike he man in Mate [ROTHIKO: Like the snow ouside the window: Ie never goes ‘ray. Once gimperd we can help being preoccupled hit forthe intimation of our morals ae. [e otis rar) [Bat ail we go, clinging 0 that ny bt of hope thar hae kes the rest endrale._/ ES: Or jt es unendrable [ROTHKO. That's my fend Jodaon Pollock Finally twa just ‘nendunble KEN: What do you mean? ROTKO: His see [KEN He dia’ comma ee Rovio: Diath? think ot hs ae cote tigen te cos oro in aid with th music He puts on 0 dirt sical cd. He efor mere ad thn ers esting theme EN Joan Pollock ded in ca acide. [ROTHKO: Aman spends ysis ating drunk, day after dy, amered. Then he ges into an Oldsmobile converse dees around thes tle country rads ke ana Youll me what hat is ifnot hy sede... Baliewe me rhea T commit uice thre wortbe any doubt about it [No mysterious crumpled erin ath did he or dt he, ‘tgives mea headache i 0 bong KEN: Whea’ you comm sulci? ROTO: What? [REN You sid When I commit side. AOTHKO: You ished... Late ell you one thing bout your her hasan ely confronted hi ragedy. He was ‘hantin the face fhe endured as long ws he could, {hen eed to eee rom hfe, but how cold he? He sve Jahaon Palak KEN: What was ie ged? [ROTHKO: He bee famous. EN: Don't be is [OTHKO: His muse evacuated, He gow Sed of his form. He ried of ins Fe ost fh in i wewere. Take You pick. He no lager belived there were any real hunt binge ou ere o look at pitures REN: Hows does tht happn to 2a? ROTHKO: eter you shoul ak hw occasionally does! happen RN: mean he's an ish in Lfemagsine, he's oe. Te amos he has any — ROTHKO: That's eal Hers x check om Wyoming who can poi Suddenly e's a commadi Hes Jahan Pollock Lena el yoo id, that Oldsmobile conversble realy did kl hs, Not berate erased, beease ies Why he fick di falaon Pllod have an Olmotie converte? KEN: So atts hou stare? THIKO: Yo arate shoeld sav. xcept me| Wo Heh campled working te a0 EN Take alook. nor moss the cvs sede cl inde Ting around. Hei lig fla the aoa: ROTSIKO- You woul! have loved Jackson. He ws a dowatows, try aeal Brin, No baker’ ours for hm, believe one, rey nigh the dinkngand the eakinged Jrraghing aad the dancing and he ayng up ae: rene somantc iden of what an arist ought tobe the SNeRothe. Atk worst yon sl loved him though; you [oved him Bsns he loved ae ao much... He thought 1 ater Be thought panting msterd...Does the founany op your heat. How cold his sry not ead Tneaged? Bast [ROTIKO: Goya sald We have Arc that we may 20 perish rom Th. Pook aw sme muh, Then be dit ave att protect him any more. Who could survive Beat. ei marr i gh. He noeo XEN ‘Thy if th ons flo ef Lean papi shore aor all io studi intel “Ae tate pint fo cmos He potas esas ut He contin ty he cana THK ws walking p omy house ast week nd his Coupe was psig, Lady looks the window, yt ‘wonder who ow al the Rothko. Jus ke tat Pn a oun. A Rothka KEN: A commode [ROTIKD: An overmant; KEN, A what? ROTHKO ctinues sadly the Blank caoas for flaws, for isolation, fr enact. He moss, fe cs all he tee ap he move dsr agai, tng is Kad ack ond fort, denting oreo: The overt Those paintings doomed to ~ become dearaton You know, over he freplace inthe penthowe, They sy to you, need something to work With he sol, you undertand. Or oreng Bagh and ‘hery forthe breaks nok, whic range, do you Taw anyhing in orange? Or utube? Orbea foam gen? Here's pot hip rom te Seren Willan. ‘nd col you eat dwn othe sideboard. Ot ven were Daring, imply muthave one Becast ny neighbour hs one, that 2c imbing chin et theta on, Teed tne. Or even worse, Tous hve one ca the Now Yk Danes tells me shoul save ont — or someone tld me the New York Times lls me [should ave oe Beeaie wh has ine to read any snore. “Ob, dont make me ook att Taever Took at Tso depening?. A those fizzy rectangles, ay kid ou do tht in indergarto, thing bat «sea this ft atau. Shey buy. sen investment. [Rascrewing the neighbour. 1s buying las. 1 buying nse Igoe with he lamp, ls cheaper han aoc. If lnterie decoration, Is anything bot what Bos ari sms ease ced he canes [ROTHIKO: Okey-dokay. La’ prime the canvasThy ter tage nn. Thy have done i many ime, ite wl rc ital, ‘They posh pone mista ho ~ he ae er fo the ans ~ meus Lge be The mie hin ie tlhe lof dark ple he rng the bch 0 thr ide of hi fo are canes They mate eth casi esre “Theor paitng brates ROTHRO as is yeh ar is an, arg ending te te, awit. Rad RTE soe tet te Blk canoes A ang bt a abi Brak ack nd fh ars sand, ida ‘KEN mater i, po hes ROTO gs te pho, file hgh te la of nec, fds th oe Be na and pt itt he oar “He owes thence He tes. He if the nea, Pal fads th ext place th re he ning. Heke he Spr dase mas ply ews th coe He to KE ey? Realy. Thay i tr bashes, ‘Thay veo peste of te cos. sen che il oh oe hl of te cs ar end al weil othe spr Bal ef te coos. EN wei fr ROTO ogi oi waits for th se Whar pac, ROTERO wl foe exact mame the sma hides mi dramatialy ond hn — Hee poi — Herons yy Uingsran, ad srakeshe ac ac the tf hana as ‘pu spl hrm gars ~ on fat make [he the lei nen end oth = Eds the same fr te ato al of te pining Son of OTRO pun dvs ond sashes dan on KEN sk array, they ee in ey mae teed each ther and thm rs, ROTI tring bath ecard he tons fie a0 KEN conve x wader Kn raat be tons it~ Tretia, wat paint spats ond ple ey sip thir she nd asc the somes ‘Rishon fat, rig rk — Pema ale ~ A thn tye done. ‘Tue whe cases a en, ft lan of dsp. ROT ps ack, echt, ptg fr ait Rss hil the fo, i ease Bat. ROTHKO ips grt The eo of te pong 1 rie and cans Binal with tow Te ecg: is aint aia ie.Hebei ighten sp hanling Bc ey png ape for aig te brs ROTHER ey tudes th we prind ces "The be back a bck, adie the coma lm cos the si, ROTHKO: (Mig) $0.00. if o- Maybe do, osbly adequate. What do you tsk? EN: You mean ne? You want me o answer? ROTHKO: Who ese? XEN: Ts. mgood ground, a good base layer, Nie and even [ROTHKO; Wel e when rie, Then I a stat paint KEN, You ceil cze what fink? eae tina se sp The etapa. Siting bea the ey pra cca ses in Hest att Sup ts come et, Th emai nested Es Noshng oto: What ise? KEN: es rage «Pm emenibering something. The um, cole. -KENDrsebood.. Wate blood red gp! ddr Onthecarpet [ROTHEKO: Which capa? KEN; Where my parent de EN ris tha off he angle He ves ey, ‘Bus hen ts in, Ha can't shake th emai The cae drt him bt EN: sexy the colar When the blond dred ge dor, that surprd me, [remember Beng surprised by hat. ROT sig. ROTHKO: What happened to your paren? ROTHKO: Ye you do EN. They were nude, ROTHKO: Did you say murdered? EN: Mim ROTHIKO: How old were you? REN: Seven. This was back in Tow, [ROTIIKO: What happened KEN: Tones don't remember sso well ROTHKO: Sore youd. RE tare fad gh shaker Bad ROTHKO: What do you see?Jor 98 EN, (Relig) I woke up nd Ue fit thing ste wa the snow onade my window. waa glad atomed becaue tres Saturday and coud go dedaling. My Dad would ake tne wedding me and my ser Butt td's fnything, That was wes. Normal ny Mom would be wp ‘making breakin Ivar really quit I puto ay slippers they were those Nelte one that look ke moccasis. Go foto the hall. Now its ealy quiet. Andie ld Theres | ‘window open anmewbere. Then Tae ny ste, she's Jur standing i the haley, sasng into ny parent's rom, The doors open My see's standing in a puddle of pow Jat staring. Her eyen. go the door and leckin End ate the anow ft. Outside the window, 30 mach som ‘maybe wl go sledding. And then the blood. The be fled wah it And the wall There om he be. Iwasa Teale. Appaenty anf, ond ot ate ea. KEN: Bara, [found out Atleast of them. Butsght ow T dont now what odo. just. Done want ny ser to see anymore, My iter. tun around ti ph her out end shut te dooe. The dor haadle Wits blood. sed | | | | | a ve That ATK: Wathen ea? 1, Youmeafe at Um. Noing vey Wee ‘he neighbours They led the police [ROTHKO: What happened to you two? EN: Sue took wr Foster homes: People were, acta ‘They kept together But they shulled us around alot We were rata She's maried to a CPA no ROMIKO: Rootes? EN: Nver belonged... Never had plese ROTHKO: Did they ind the guys who dit? KEN. No. paint pees of then vntine. Bua. [ROTHEKO: You paint plete ofthe men who kl your EN: Mm. What agin them tok ie, ROTHKO: Which is what? Beat EN: Now Bea TH cides coming KEN ay, bt de eae ey lights ace, [ROTHKO: When Iwasaki in Russia, Ise the Cosas ‘ting people up and osting ther tpl. A feat 1 (Oink I emember hat mayo somsone tld me owt, ‘rT jst being ramate, ard at sometines 2 sli that ROTHRO ha changed he ob, He continues eaig EN: How old were you when you cae hee? ROTHKO: ea. We went oPortind ved inthe het longi al the other hinky, aly Jews, was Marcas «Rasta then, Ss EN (Supint)You change your name? OTHKO: My fist dealer sid he hal too many Jewish iters ‘on the Book. So Marcus Reus becomes Mark Roth. Now nobody knows I'm a Jew! ies,econo den wp Powe EN: Cen Lak you something? omio: Can Ip you? EN: Ave you realy eased of blak? {Lencriko: No, I'm mally seared ofthe bsence fight a Le going ind? 1 Rlomino, Like going dead KEN And you equate the color black wit death? £0: Does everyone? EN Tm asking you. ora tite ta Es pushing bck ROTH: Ye, equ the color Hack wh the diminution of the ile oc, REN: ac means decay and darkness? ‘EN Hosa black the lack rea fy wl, {/ Ror: Becawse lacks the opposite of se. Not on he spectra, bat in ely EN in talking shout in pining. [ROTIIKO: Thea alk about pining KEN: In your pits th bold coors are the Dionysian ‘lemons, hepin heck byte set geomet haps the Apeloinnelemest. The bright alr are your psn, yur wil o arive- youre fore" Bt ck Frallws hove bight colors then yoa Tose that exces and ‘ceavaganes, and what do you ave lft? [ROTHKO: Go on Tm fasnatod by me, EN: (Undated) Lose thse calor andl you have onder ith no content. You have mathematic with no numbers, [Noshing bt empty, ar boxes OTKO: And ust me, a8 yu gt olde hoe colors re harder to sean. The pate fades and we rac ath bore i gone EN. Bt esp RoTHKO: What? EN, Nevermind ROTHKO; What? EN: Yul get ma ROTHKO: Me? [ROTHKO: And? KEN: jutthik. Ie kindof tenant o eae black Wil deat: That seems sn signted nation Sortof [ROTHKO: Romane? 4 | Ree Teen ot hme omKo. Rely? XEN; In rea we both know blac’s ok, jut ke ochre or ‘gens Ita no flee Seeing tar malevolent werd tor of crouatie sathtopororphisig. [ROTHIKO: You thins? What bout equating white with death ke soo?EN: That's diferent Tatas pereonlreseon, im not rlliog awl artsie sentbiity aud ROTHEKO, Maybe you should ‘hey oe rong ested ‘kB Edo hk — ROTHKO: Use your owa he, why 00? sax snot at) = RoTAKO: Unles you're sewed of it EN: Fm not eaed [ROTHKO: Go ito al hat white |e men not eared, jt sind oho: you say 0. 2, Nota at hast be psyched THK: Doesnt? oso: You paint pictures of the men who killed your arene EN: Thats no all pn [RoFHAKO: Maybe it shouldbe, Then maybe you'd understand ‘wha bin EN: Hack a THO: Always + gx east equating white wit death no predictable | notiiko: Tm predicable now? EN Kind of. ROTHKO: Dishonest nd predictable. 0 EN: Come opine got oer and the color black wart ‘oils hs work therefor, the cc declension ges, hs dopresnd, bs fering deat, he's losing touch, he's lesng relevance, he's saying goodbye, ROTHKO: That cliché excep for when i not EN; Butitnot me OTHKO: So now you know tah? KEN, Look at Vin Gogh; his as pictures are al color. He goes ‘out and pins the moet cena yellows and bives known ‘oman ~ then boots himself. Or Blatt, hi st works ‘were noting but eat shocks of primary clr [ROTHKO: You admire thowe colors EN: Abo ROTHKO: Why? KEN: Wall Matsse.he was dying he knew he was dying, ‘ut lhe wat Matt, Whea he goto ito bold 2 sat br he used Sos, cating up paper asd making alle. He never gave up. On his deathbed he wa sil ‘rgeiing the color patos on the ceding He had to be ‘who he wa, [ROTO And you think Pm the oman! Can't you do ay beter han at? He cotinay angy ad dei [ROTHKO: Mase the Dying Hero, struggling with is ast ny gasp to create thet fal masterpice And Jackson Pollock the Besta Doomed Youth, dying ike Chater inhi dase Peta poe... And Van Gog, ofcourse Van Go trled out on ll ce asions, te ubiquitous symbol fer everything, Van Gogh the Misunderstood Martyr ~ You ful thse een by ecg them to Your own adotscent, ereotypes, Grapple wih them, ye. Argue mith em,{es Bu do ih you udontno, Dk Fo Sou have pred sh They ae bond ou te money, te so. ROTHKO: Spend Wtime wih them and you might ge a ‘moment of insight ino tee pln Unt thes, allw tern thei grader in lene Rot ature ting scanning ROTHKO: Silence is 0 accurate. Passe ‘ROT saint EN ev conti ano for monet hon fe plas at hie en patting, wrapped in Oro pape ‘The he ols at ROK ewan pick php and exis rif Heturas silent he ponting REN: We ned some calles, Mind if go ou! RomKo: Goon eg oe my om the fe can hick ey ep pty oh Heston ko pei OTERO: Watt rv oa in, RTHIKO: In the Nations Gallery in London there's peture by Rembrandt aed Belshazar’ Fea’ saa Old Tenement sary frm Dail: Balser, King of Bbylon 2 ghing a feat and he blasphemes, «divine hand “6 sppeac and writes some Hebrew words onthe walla ‘warning... Inthe painting these words pubate rom the dark canvas lke something iaculous, Rembrandt's Hebrew was atocous, 2 ou cn inagine, bat he wrote eae, Mens Tok, Upharan. "You have been weighed ‘nthe balance an have been found wanting Bast ROTHKO. That's what black to me. What tt you? Beat SCENE FOUR Ei aon, uldng wand comas sehen. He od arp A Ch Bae jaz nad ply on he phone Hewes uly Beat ‘The the snd of lain dr oie eri hi, ROT rage, fgg of hs rad hat RottikO: THEY'RE TRYING TO KILL MEI sweat to ‘Got thee tying tll ne! Those eos isa! Tove prenumoou, counter jmping, arvse SONS OPBITCHES!~ These ae se goddamn wal where Thang! You sprecne tay galley wale Tele now beyoad sanitation, beyond byone, Hee the Ens Rive, hoked with guage al that pect, ‘meaningless sewage sight up there on the wall The sre Sere space ofe Kooning nd Mosherwel and Saath ewan and Polak nd Heap.[ROTHKO: What this music? EN: Che Baker ROTHKO Just when I thought this day could get wore EN sje. [ROTHKO: Like Teae, When you py herent, you can pick the records ri rot of | so fone EN So. show you ee ext? ast eed i. (Sr Th yong vs otto marker me I. Ta hid fee AE Yun spe Jhs ying murder yo? | ome et ie What tou Frank Sa oT es ee some KEN Roy Like? oT: With on het KEN, Comic books. OTAKO: Yes Bua Then heap de ee: KEN: Andy Warhol? oranda’ wm ans, KEN: You sound ike an old ma, OTHKO: Laman old man KEN: Nol hat oh ROTHKO: Tey, Pm ld KEN: Ifyou sy so 180 gos ack towering on he sh ‘Eo gat « Se [ROTHEKO: My pias. People lke me. My conterporais, ay collegues. Those pss who ame up with me ‘Weal had one tig in Common... We undertood the inportance of eriouness. Bea. THK: What KEN: You het ne ROTO tres ad ally ok ahi Ths chalagig tne fom KEN. [ROTHKO: What dd you say to me? KEN: Who ae you lo asume theyre nt serous? ROTHKO: Lacks thir wrk KEN: Thave,rove tose ROTHIKO: Not ke you lly ook a ings, he an vereager derpadate— EN. Phase ROTHKO: Then what do you see? EN: Never min [ROTHEKO: No, You lok thet what do you se? 4 KEN: This moment ight no inal oe Bags and comie books and soup cans? PN, This momen sgh ow, and ite bi tomorrow. [ROTIEKO: And yo think th good? | se 1 neither good aor bd, but is what prope want OTHKO: Exatly my pint, KEN: So ar shouldbe poplar all ow? ROTHKO:Kshoan’ oly be opal KEN: You may notte but nowadays many people ae nsinely moved by Frank Salle by Mir Roto, soTHXo, That noneot, EN: Doth [ROTIERO: You know the problem with hose alters? I's ‘aah wht you sid they are pining fr this moment right ow, And thal We ahig but zest art Completely temporal completely dispose, lhe Kleence, te KEN Like Camels soup, ike com books — RoHKO: You rsly hak Andy Warhol wil be hanging seus i a undred years? Alongside the Bruges and the Vermeer? KEN: He's banging longeide Robiko 200, 1 OTHKO:Becanse those geéamn gases wll do anything Hor money entero any wicked ast. That's bia, yerng enn, note approach. Ne backing dee. EN You ever ge tied of teling people what tis? oTHKo: No not eve, Until they ten Bete you shoud tell ‘ne? Fack ol KEN: Youle ust mad becouse the Barbarians ae at the ate "had, whauaya kaow, people sem ike the Barbarians. AROTHKO: Of courve they fi them. Thats he goddamn pi ‘You know what people lie? Happy. bight colors. They seam things to be ety They ant hg to be hifi Jeu Christ, when someone ells me one of my pcre ‘beet ant a vomit KEN, Whats wrong with -? OTERO, Esl) ‘ry Rei” Nee Fe Tats cari nw! Eoeyng' ne’ We pon he nay nse {Sh gamer nd spon the Bonga pel snd he TV makes ‘Segingteppy and eveyone’ noghingall be ine, ‘topes hoya contol ht be wanda be time tit Wee x ekng oa, I “IRE pray eHow ae you? Fie Tow vas Yow dy? Fn, How you eng? Re How dd you Tree yoig? Pine Waste dane’ ine Wel et tee You eying ‘esi posing ortiko: HOW ARE YOU... HOW WAS YOUR DAY... HOW ARE-YOU FEELING? Conticted Naenec Troubled. Diseeed. Domed. Tam not ine Weare ot fie, We ace anyehing but fae. Look at Ths plete, Laka hm! You se the dak ete Ikea doorway, an apertre, ys, but ls alo a gaping ‘mouth eng at le Bowe someting eal andfoul and primal and REAL. Notice, Not fine, Ree A moan of rapture. Something divine or damned Something immoral not cic hooks oe soup ea somthing beyond me and beyond now. And whatever 11s tna prety and isnot ne. fe als REN Aart) ..TAM HERE TO STOP YOUR HEART, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT@... esl AEN fread) ~ AM HERE TO MAKE YOU THINK... AM NOT HERE T0 MAKE FRETTY PICTURES! A on bet ROTI rons, dare, ying trees euro, BN has med KEN: So sai the Cob, the second before you stomped him to dew ROTO ps, ks at i KEN: “gi, ely, to grow mperfuous a your own Iie’. igh? "The child met basi he he, Respect hi, bt hl hin. that wht you a. You guys wea aftr the Cubist and Surety, di you love. And now you ime has come an you ont want ogo, Well ext sage le, Rothko Recs Pop ‘Arthas banished Absit Exprenionism,. Toaly pry God they have moze genetouty of pnt than you do, ad allow you sme gna you go. Hels ard he pointing, KEN: Conse: The lat gasp ofa dying race... uty. Bast EN: Don't worry; you can alvay sgn ems fr money ROTHKO: How dare you? KEN: Do you know whee ve? OTH: (Chua) Wht? KEN: Da you know where ive ia the ey? ROTHKO: No. KEN; Uptowe? Dowatowa? Brooklyn? ROTHKO: No, KEN, You now if maze? KEN: You hnow fim marie? Dating? Quer? Anything? OHO: No. Why should ~ KEN: Tw yore been working ere. Fight hour day, ve ‘aye awetk aod you know nothing about me You eer ‘nee sake me to inger? Maybe come to your house? ROTHKO: Whatis~ KEN: You know Pn painter, don you? ROTHKO:| supose KEN: No, answer me, you know Pa piste? OTLKO: Yes, EN ave you ever once aed to look at my work? oTHKO: Why should? EN: Why should you? — ‘oTiKO: You've an emploe This about me Everything ete is about me You dos ike tha leave. that what this all about? Bay Sel wounded Daddy da’ pa hin fon the head? Mommy dia" hug you today? KEN Sipe ODWKO Don’t blame me, i'l ther, EN, SpitROTHKO: Go ind payin and qui wining tome about 1, your needings bores me EN: [spl Boren you! Bor you~ Chat slighty, Telng working for er Sor Ting! ~ The aking akg tlkingjrar christ wore versa ane sl shanrpon ofthe man! You stand there syngolok te deep when youre nathing but rlpemic belly ith your grndiow seltimporance and lecres snd ari and Inte lookatthe fucking canes for anethor fe wes es otfacking patti look, And the pres Jose (Chi the pansion! can imagine ay oer pier the bony ofan eer tre an hard to be SIGNIFICANT! ev ras ny KEN, You know, nt evrything has 0 beso goddamn IMPORTANT all he time! Not very pang bas rip your gts tend expove your oul! Not everyone ‘wie that actualy HURTS! Sometime you fo want ‘fucking sl ie or lndscage o soup cx or comic book Which you might lear fyou ever actual your goddama bermesaly-seaed submarine with 2 te windows loved ad wo ated Hight ~ BECAUSE NATURAL LIGHT ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR you! ROTH igh geet He mtn area KEN, KEN: Bat then nligi ver good enough or you! Not even ‘he people who bay your pire! Museu are nothing ‘ot masoleums, alse are ran y pimps and avin snd art collectors ae nothing but shallow soil climbers ‘So who good enough to own your x! Anyoae Hes a, relng, KEN. Or maybe the eal question: whos gpd enough o ten your a. tpl no one 8 ory 10 Thok at your pling. That i ei. We have ll boe weighed inthe balance and have ben found swag” Heappredes nono. KEN: You say you sen youre in search fea human ‘beings! people who cat ck t your pices wih compassion, Buin your bear you no longer believe those puople exis. So youl ih. So you los hope.» So ack allows re Bast. a standing righ fore ROTAKO. EX: My end, Ido think you'd ecogaiz a rel human, Trang he were standing right oat of you. Passe ‘oti’ stam and enero Old Tear lave makes aH aay. es eet tbl Heroes 08. EN: Nevermind [ROTHKO: Dont give wp so eny! EN. no game [ROTHKO: You da ake ane alent pin, hough not he one yo tink EN, Neral ROTHKO: do get depresed when Think how people are cing to ae my pictores. I they'e going tobe unkind. Scling x pctre i ke sending a blind cil into room Full ator blades. ls going fo get hurt and it’s never eon hast bere, doer ow what ari He os ora the a panting ROTHKO: That's why Pm looking d something diferent i these ones, Tey lee valueable somehow,