Overview

• Richard Dreyfuss criticized the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' new diversity and inclusion standards, calling them "patronizing" and "thoughtless."
• Dreyfuss condemned Hollywood's new inclusivity standards in a recent interview, claiming that the guidelines make him "vomit" and stifle creativity and risk.
• Dreyfuss defended Laurence Olivier's performance in blackface in the 1965 feature "Othello," saying it was "brilliant."
• Dreyfuss believes that no group in society today should be given special treatment and that art should not be legislated.
• Dreyfuss argues against the idea that representation should be limited to certain groups and that people should be able to represent other groups regardless of their race or ethnicity.