Jim Cummings Quotes

Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better.

Things done well and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.

Every seam, every lace, every bead has been painstakingly, with love, corrected, perfected and mastered.

Things have a way of being richer in the end, a product better made, for the circuitous route we take to include all the elements that are necessary for a job well done.

If I am a cup maker, I'm interested in making the best cup I possibly can. My effort goes into that cup, not what people think about it.

One of my primary objects is to form the tools so the tools themselves shall fashion the work and give to every part its just proportion.

Last ship, best ship.

Craft is everything.

The fact that my songs take a long time to write is no guarantee of their excellence.

The attention to detail on 'Titanic' was extraordinary.

I care deeply about craft: the quality of how something is made and the experience it enables.

Writing is the easy part. The 'getting it right' part is harder.

I doubt Picasso ever painted a picture in an hour, he took his time, looked at every detail and made sure it was perfect.

We always want to improve.

Done right, precision can help clarify, plus it's fun.

That's kind of how I see my workmanship: it's how many hours I put in that makes me better.

What is good work? You just know it when you see it. You just can't explain it.

I am in awe of the brand, and there is nothing I would do or contemplate doing that would any way impact the unique pedestal that Steinway occupies in the industry, 160 years, uncompromising reputation for excellence, and it's my goal to safeguard that reputation and continue that pursuit of perfection.

Even the details of a rifle, which are nothing but mechanical, if they are made carefully, with attention, become beautiful, satisfying.

Precision matters, breh.

Bears being sent through the mail should never be squashed up to make them fit. It gives them indigestion.

The nut of the thing is that if what you make is hard like a diamond, you can put it anywhere. You can put it up your and it will still be beautiful.

A song is such a short form ... that 'the slightest flaw seems like a mountain.' And so every song needs to be revised 'til it's close to perfection... But achieving perfection takes a lot of energy.

I am going for a level of perfection that is only mine... Most of the pleasure is in getting the last little piece perfect.

Art is a by-product of an honest and successful attempt to do something well.