[On Steven Spielberg]
"Steven Spielberg is the only person I've come across who fits my criteria of genius. And I don't throw that word around. Genius is imagination and attention to detail. The ability to achieve to the minutest detail what you perceive in your imagination. I don't think there's another person on earth who's as great a plot structuralist or better storyteller."
- Richard Dreyfuss, Best Actor Oscar, 1977.
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[On the Council of Trent and the Arts]
". . . the recommendations of such writers . . . may be summarized under three headings: (i) clarity, simplicity, and intelligibility, (ii) realistic interpretation, and (iii) emotional stimulus of piety."
"Truth, moreover, called for accuracy down to the minutest detail. On this level, the new realism almost becomes synonymous with the old Renaissance concept of decorum, which requires appropriateness of age, sex, type, expression, gesture, and dress to the character of the figure represented . . . It is these 'correct' images that are meant to appeal to the emotions of the faithful and support or even transcend the spoken word. "
"Art and Architectures in Italy, 1600 - 1750"
by Rudolf Wittkower, Joseph Conners and Jennifer Montagu. pp. 1---
" . . . he roundly declared that it had 'no compeer in Europe'. . . Describing it as 'a labour of love', the reviewer explained that 'everything about the room, down to the minutest detail, is in perfect consonance with the general design."
"Art Beyond the Gallery in Early 20th Century England."
by Richard Cork. pp.230
"The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king."
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