Edmund Purdom: Marco del Monte

Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  [while checking his appearance in Sandro's mirror, Marco selectssamples of his drawings to add to be placed in his portfolio] 

  Marco del Monte : Yes, put that in. No, no, not that one. Now keep that thing still! No, no - oh, wait a minute. Ah, yes - yes, put that in as well.

  Sandro : You'd think you were an apprentice showing his work to his master.

  Marco del Monte : We are all apprentices at the feet of Leonardo de Vinci.

• Sandro : I still can't think what you're making such a fuss about.

  Marco del Monte : You probably think that birds fly and fishes swim by nature, but, no, my flatfooted friend, nature commissioned Leonardo to design the wings and the fins... and the creatures to go along with them.