"I think that one of Tim's great qualities and abilities is in what seems like a thumbnail sketch to get something quite telling, very simply, when you're doing it or being in that thumbnail sketch, you don't feel that it's important"
- Albert Finney
About this Quote
This quote by Albert Finney speaks with the fantastic qualities and abilities of Tim. Finney is recommending that Tim has the ability to capture a moment in time with a simple sketch. This sketch has the ability to communicate a great deal of details in a short quantity of time. Finney also recommends that when Tim is developing this sketch, he is able to make it feel important, despite the fact that it is a simple sketch. This talks to Tim's capability to catch the essence of a moment and make it feel significant. Finney is praising Tim's ability to produce something meaningful and effective with a simple sketch. This talks to Tim's ability and imagination as an artist.
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