Paul Frees: John Beresford Tipton

Quotes 

• Michael Anthony : [Entering a studio where Tipton was seen holding an artist's palette, dabbling and painting on a portrait on an easel]  You sent for me, sir?

  John Beresford Tipton : Mike, you know that everyone has a predominating color or a combined aura of colors that expresses his personality. What would you say my color was?

  Michael Anthony : Well, of course, your hair is gray.

  John Beresford Tipton : And so am I, Mike - gray and tired. Content to sit back and watch other people's brighter colors.

  [Returning to his palette] 

  John Beresford Tipton : Gold is a strange and powerful color, Mike. Sometimes it adds brilliance, other times it clarifies man's true colors, sometimes it only tarnishes. Let's see what my gold does to a person I've selected

  [Handing an envelope to Anthony] 

  John Beresford Tipton : . Bring back a portrait of the man and his own basic tones of cool blue, jealous green, angry red, and my gold.