I hate that which we have decided to call realism, even though I have been made one of its high priests. – Gustave Flaubert
We are hopeful that the North Koreans can show a little bit more realism, a little bit more flexibility. – Mitchell Reiss
Painting is the representation of visible forms. The essence of realism is its negation of the ideal. – Gustave Courbet
Some of the poetic writers who insert passages of realism in their texts have no underlying philosophy to uphold them, and revert to realism. – Marguerite Young
Action films have a certain illogicalness to them. They’re what we call, when we’re working, ‘exaggerated realism.’ – Nick Nolte
Comedy is exaggerated realism. It can be stretched to the almost ludicrous, but it must always be believable. – Paul Lynde
I read a lot of fantasy as a kid. I read ‘The Hobbit’ and all of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ books, but I also read a lot of realism like ‘The Outsiders.’ – Lisa Papademetriou
As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note. – Seamus Heaney
I’ve always wanted to do pieces that have an integral sense of realism and aren’t just there for titillation. – Tom Weston-Jones
