A scene from “Unfinished Business”

Winston Churchill: That is not a painting. It's a humiliation. "How shall I paint him today? Ah! Sitting on a chair, producing a stool. A broken, sagging, pitiful creature, squeezing and squeezing!"

Graham Sutherland: That's not how it's being seen.

Winston Churchill: That is how it is. And I will not accept it.

Graham Sutherland: I don't think it's wise to reject it. It was commissioned by the members of the joint Houses of Parliament as a sign of respect.

Winston Churchill: Well, then they should have commissioned an artist who is respectful, instead of a Judas wielding his murderous brush. Look at it! It is a betrayal of friendship. And an unpatriotic, treacherous, cowardly assault by the individualistic left.

Graham Sutherland: As regards the friendship...

Winston Churchill: Clearly, there is none.

Graham Sutherland: I accepted this commission because I admired you and I came through the experience admiring you even more.

Winston Churchill: You make monsters of everyone you admire?

Graham Sutherland: It's not vindictive. It's art. It's not personal.

Winston Churchill: Well, you are a lost soul. A narcissist without direction or certainty.

Graham Sutherland: Please, sir. Don't overreact. Give it time. I showed those sketches to your wife throughout the process. She remarked on how accurate they were.

Winston Churchill: That is the whole point. It is not a reasonably truthful image of me!

Graham Sutherland: It is, sir.

Winston Churchill: It is not! It is cruel!

Graham Sutherland: Age is cruel! If you see decay, it's because there's decay. If you see frailty, it's because there's frailty. I can't be blamed for what is. And I refuse to hide and disguise what I see. If you're engaged in a fight with something, then it's not with me. It's with your own blindness.