Tobin Bell Quotes

I always consult five to ten people who are hardcore fans, to see how far I can push a role. When they go, "Wait a second, you can't do that! That's a sin!," you go, "Okay, fine, we're not going to do that. We tried too far."

I think that one of the things that I can do is I seem to have the ability to zoom in super tight for very small details, but then jump back for sort of that big picture perspective. And I think that ultimately, that's one of my strengths, because you have - every detail matters.

My fans want me to talk to them. And even if they want to be critical, I want to hear what they've got to say.

I think musical theater fans - obsessive fans - are very much like Comic Con fans in our personalities. We're very possessive, and we're very obsessive, and we're very critical. So don't screw with our stuff.

Details create the big picture.

You need to pay attention to the little things as well as the big things.

Good design is thorough, down to the last detail.

She did her work with the thoroughness of a mind which reveres details and never quite understands them.

A good banker isn't careless with pennies; a good leader isn't sloppy about details.

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

I think what's so great about TV is I don't know if all these things were planned at first, or if they see the fans' reactions to things. They really do listen to what the fans want, and feel strongly about, and push for, so all these things are happening organically.

Carelessness with details sinks more careers than anyone will admit.

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.

Imagination applied to the whole world is vapid in comparison to imagination applied to a detail.

Never trust to general impressions, my boy, but concentrate yourself upon details.

... what would Poirot do? Poirot wouldn't flap around in a panic. He'd stay calm and use his little grey cells and recall some tiny, vital detail which would be the clue to everything.

you must be careful never to allow doubt to paralyze you. always take the decisions you need to take, even if you're not sure you're doing the right thing. You'll never go wrong if, when you make a decision, you keep in mind an old German proverb: 'The devil is in the detail.' Remember that proverb and you'll always be able to turn a wrong decision into a right one.

I like it when people are driven. I love that in any field of work, in architecture or whatever. Like Lorne Michaels - he pays attention to every detail.

It was really fun to bring that scene to life. I can't wait to see it at the premiere with the fans.

The devil is in the details, and everything we do in the military is a detail.

No matter how big you are, details count!

I have a habit of recording records very quickly - and not in a haphazardly way, not in a way where I'm not focused on details, because I'm a freak when it comes to that.

Wait a minute! Wait a minute! I figured this out. I know what's wrong with what we've done in Iraq. We've been following time as it goes forward. What a classic mistake. Linear time is so pre-9-11.

Without the freedom to criticize, there is no true praise.

The directors [who know every detail] make films that are complete, basically.