Acting superstar Antonio Banderas and newcomer Alex Rich joined Salon's D. Watkins to discuss one of the most important roles for both of their careers, the prolific artist Pablo Picasso. Banderas and Rich share the title role of one of the 20th century's most influential and celebrated artists (Banderas the later years, and Rich, the young Picasso) on the second installment of NatGeo's "Genius" series- "Genius: Picasso," premiering April 24 on the National Geographic channel.

"Picasso is a universe, and a country and a persona and a planet all in his self," Banderas told SalonTV's D. Watkins. "He didn't marry with anybody or anything at all. He was a very, very strong artist. Very honest in his artistry and that honesty actually in his personal life, took him to very very complicated situations with friends, with women and in dealing with his own family."