He's [Constable] a great painter as far as it goes, but I don't think he's remotely interesting. Not really. It's very pretty and it's very thorough, but it's not evocative, it's not dramatic, it doesn't do what Beethoven does -… — Mike Leigh Copy Share Image
![“He's [Constable] a great painter as far as it goes, but I don't think he's remotely interesting. Not really. It's very pretty and it's very thorough, but it's not evocative, it's not dramatic, it doesn't do what Beethoven does - it doesn't shake you down to the roots of your soul, which Turner…” quote by Mike Leigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ec/mike-leigh-9087_character_he-s-constable-a-great-painter-as-far-as_2708924.jpg)