Fred Armisen Quotes

Only by being obsessed with little things do amazing things emerge.

It may be in seemingly unimportant things that a man expresses his passion for perfection, yet they will count heavily in the long run.

I definitely pay attention to details. I think one of the hardest things about making a movie is that it can be scrutinized over and over again. If anything just isn't right, it's going to take you out of the film.

Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.

I admire Miken's exceptional engineering capabilities and was drawn to their passion for hockey and drive to be the best in all they do.

As a director, we work ridiculously hard on every detail, and we do everything to the billionth degree, and mostly people notice nothing.

Well, I am obsessive about my work. I throw myself in all the way.

My friends have always called me 'Mr. Thorough,' in that when I get into something, I become obsessed with it.

I learned no detail was too small. It was all about the details.

To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail.

The dot stands for 'detail' - always be paying attention to detail. I feel that people take you as serious as you take yourself. I spent a lot of time working on my craft, developing my style, and after I came out of my little incubation, I promised that I would pay attention to detail.

Whatever I was going into, whether it was going to be chorus or history or astronomy or whatever, do it right. Be a professional. Don't just do a half baked job. Do everything correctly. Get down. Learn the details of what you're going to do.

I work really hard. I'm a perfectionist.

You have to have a lot of passion for what you do... because if you don't, any rational person would give up.

The only differentiator in the game is your passion and your hustle.

It's really about committing super-hard to whatever you're trying to create. In essence, I'm just copying my favorite comedic actors, and it's the people who make me laugh the hardest who commit the hardest.

It really is appallingly difficult to do something which is complete in every respect, and I think most people are content with mere approximations. Well, my dear friend, I intend to battle on, scrape off and start again.

I'm prickly. I fuss over every single detail.

The people I love the best, jump into work head first without dallying in the shallows.

I fall in love with anything I do and I always try to do it well.

You can't be without passion. Passion means the possessiveness to be the best.

You always start off with passion and the people that have it.

To be an outstanding musician, you have to be very attentive to the smallest detail and willing to have infinite patience in the pursuit of your ideal. You require absolute control and professionalism.

No matter what you do, do it to your utmost. I always attribute my success to always requiring myself to do my level best, if only in driving a tack in straight.

I think passion and discipline are wonderful, complementary things.