Ruth Rendell Quotes

I'm pretty rigorous about the drafts I turn in. I don't turn in something that's so ungodly they go, 'What the hell is this?'

I always watch the work I do.

I measure everything, because I always think that if I've spent so much time making sure this recipe was exactly the way I want it, why would I want to throw things into a pot?

Ben Rome was a perfectionist. He checked every letter that went out to make sure the English was correct.

I'm real big on making sure everything is right and taking my time.

People call me a perfectionist, but I'm not. I'm a rightist. I do something until it's right, and then I move on to the next thing.

I believe in focusing on details.

An artist cannot do anything slovenly.

I don't care how small the parts are, as long as they're good.

I've always been very attentive to detail. It's a characteristic that drives some people crazy. But on the other hand, when people around me are sloppy, that drives me crazy.

Watch every detail that affects the accuracy of your work.

I've made a career of being precise.

During the work, you have to be sure that you haven't left any holes, that you've captured everything, because afterwards it will be too late.

There's no detail too small for me.

I'm not a perfectionist. I'm just very observant.

Beware of the person who can't be bothered by details.

It is exactness I aim at, and would not have the least mistake, if possible, pass to the world. If I have unhappily fallen into any, it is through inadvertency only

You don't do things right once in a while. You do things right all the time.

My working method has always been, 'Work really hard and get it right the first time.'

I'm very meticulous.

I'm extremely accurate; that's one of my biggest strengths.

You look at Taylor Swift, and every 'i' is dotted, every story is finished.

I don't put nothing out if it's not ready.

I'm a big perfectionist, and I like to make sure everything 120 percent, from the production to the vocal performance to the lyrics, the melody and everything.

If you work in a certain manner, you don't make mistakes.