Art of the Dead (2019)

Danny Tesla: Dorian Wilde

Photos 

Quotes 

• Dorian Wilde : [after stabbing Louis' art professor in the throat]  Critics are a dime a dozen, they have no idea what true art requires, isn't that right, Louis? But he was correct about the blood sweat and tears, God knows that's what I've had to do to create my work.

  Louis Wilson : Dorian Wilde?

  Dorian Wilde : In the flesh, so to speak. But contrary to popular belief, the blood, sweat and tears don't have to come from you, when in a bind, others will do. Consider every painting a battlefield, art requires sacrifice, a trust artist must get his hands dirty, you must prepare for war.

• Dorian Wilde : [drags in a dead woman, to Louis]  Do not be afraid, she cannot hurt you, she is already dead.

  [takes out knife] 

  Dorian Wilde : I borrowed this from my friend, Jack, you might know him as the Ripper, but his true identity was...

  [pause] 

  Dorian Wilde : Well, that's another story, for another time. The canvases had to be created from human skin, my client was very insistent upon that, sins of the flesh and all that, for lust there was no substitute, so a prostitute would do.