if painters were treated like actors…

…we'd have to be subjected to even more interviews like this one.

The Entertainment Channel: First of all, we loved "Lady with a Fan."

Picasso: Thank you. People seem to be very excited by the painting, and the test scores have been great.

E.C.: What was it like painting "Lady with a Fan"?

Picasso: Very, very exciting. I was excited by the prospect of painting it and working with so many exciting people, the paint people, the canvas stretcher…