Richard Dreyfusshas slammed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' new diversity requirements.

“This is an art form,” he continued.

And what are we risking?

Richard Dreyfuss at the premiere of “Sweetwater” held at the Steven J. Ross Theater on April 11, 2023 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Variety via Getty Images)

Richard Dreyfuss.Mark Von Holden/Variety via Getty

Are we really risking hurting people’s feelings?

you’re free to’t legislate that."

“You have to let life be life,” Dreyfuss added.

Am I being told that I will never have a chance to play a Black man?

Are we crazy?"

He continued, “Do we not know that art is art?

This is so patronizing.

It’s so thoughtless and treating people like children.”

Watch Dreyfuss' interview above.

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