The well-known actor Richard Dreyfuss loudly criticized the new "diversity and inclusivity" rules set as a condition for winning the Oscar.
In an interview with the American public service television, PBS, broadcast on Friday, the actor explained that the film industry is an art, in addition to, of course, business and money.
And for him, as an artist, no one should dictate that he should surrender to the prevailing idea of morality.
Richard Dreyfuss, who gained world fame as the main character in The Shark and Encounters of the Third Kind, among others, stated that the regulations imposed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences stifle creativity and kill risk. He believed that it is not possible to stipulate with rules that "we don't risk hurting the feelings of certain people". He added that, in his opinion, no group of society should receive special treatment. "You have to let life be life," said the actor.
Richard Dreyfuss called the diversity and inclusion guidelines for filmmakers paternalistic and thoughtless, treating people like children and making him, as an artist, "vomit."
According to the guidelines of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscars, valid from 2024 onwards, only works with a certain proportion of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in the cast or crew can win the award for best film.
