During an interview on PBS’s “Firing Line with Margaret Hoover,” veteran actor Richard Dreyfuss criticized Hollywood’s new inclusion standards, calling them “patronizing” and claiming they treat people like children.

Known for his roles in films such as “What About Bob?,” “American Graffiti,” “Jaws,” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” Dreyfuss discussed the decline of civics education in the U.S. before addressing Hollywood’s inclusion standards.

Hoover brought up the new standards, which will require films to meet specific inclusion criteria to be eligible for the Academy Award for Best Picture starting next year. She explained that a certain percentage of actors or crew members must be from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups.

When asked for his thoughts on the matter, Dreyfuss did not hold back, saying, “They make me vomit.”

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Dreyfuss emphasized that film is an art form and a form of commerce, and no one should dictate the latest moral concepts to an artist.

He questioned whether the new standards were really about protecting people’s feelings and stressed that life should be allowed to take its course without legislating such matters.

The actor expressed his disapproval of catering to specific groups, pointing out that Laurence Olivier, the last white actor to play Othello, did so in 1965 in blackface and brilliantly portrayed the character.

Dreyfuss argued that he should not be told he can never play a black man, nor should a non-Jewish actor be told they cannot play the Merchant of Venice.

He emphasized the importance of recognizing that art is art and decried the new inclusion standards as “patronizing,” “thoughtless,” and treating people like children.

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