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But, given the maturity and surefootedness he has shown so far, would you put anything past him?

From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2020

High Maintenance remains a hit of pure unadulterated joy, its deft characterizations and presentational comedy retaining the same surefootedness it had when it inhabited the purer space of a web series.

From The Guardian • Sep. 16, 2016

No one, of course, would question his achievement in turning a prison cell into the inspiration of a nation’s struggle for freedom or, indeed, his remarkable surefootedness in skirting the racial tripwires of its birth.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2013

It’s a tribute to Mr. Audiard’s wit and surefootedness that he not only pulls this off but also injects another, subtler supernatural element that can’t be so easily explained.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2011

Then they began to move with astonishing activity and surefootedness.

From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders