Alexandra Adornetto Quotes

What is fashion? It's discipline. Discipline and a credo to do only the best, down to the smallest detail.

Art is all in the details.

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

Whatever I do, whether it's cooking shows, books or events, the details count and that's what sets me apart from other food TV personalities. If you take out the details what's left?

I always try to write the best I can.

I don't care if you're doing haute cuisine or burgers and pizza, just do it right.

God is in the details.

Most of my work consisted of crossing out. Crossing out was the secret of all good writing.

When you write something it has to hit the level that you accept as being good.

Art is beauty, the perpetual invention of detail, the choice of words, the exquisite care of execution.

Like many people out there, I'm inspired by the level of attention to detail, design and execution of Apple products.

But the shortest works are always the best.

The most important thing for poets to do is to write as little as possible.

Pixar has been compared to fine furniture makers who polish the backs of drawers - even if you don't see everything in a particular scene, you still feel that every little detail has been met.

It's hard work to make a four-minute program look effortless and elegant.

Craft is everything.

Building a house is a lot like moviemaking. The attention to detail, the sense that you're doing something that has longevity.

I always want to make sure the book I'm writing is the best book I can deliver.

I cut up loads. I always want everything shorter, shorter, shorter.

It is very tough to make a short film. It's like writing a short story, which is tougher than writing a novel. You can't afford to faff around; you can't indulge. You have to get to the point.

When something is well-crafted, you know it, and the enjoyment comes from experiencing it.

Craftsmanship and logic is key to any movie-making.

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

Let us not write at a loose rambling rate, in hope the world will wink at all our faults.

Writing is about a blank piece of paper and leaving out what’s not supposed to be there.