Critical Details Quotes

[Military] events are proof that success is not due simply to general causes. Particular factors can often be decisive—details known only to those who were on the spot. There can also be moral factors which never come to light; while issues can be decided by chances and incidents so minute as to figure in histories simply as anecdotes

I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing.

In wretched outcomes, the devil is in the details.

I feel like in telling stories, there are the things the audience thinks are important, and then there are the things that are actually important.

A good actor is like a racehorse or a Ferrari. If a cylinder is missing on a Chevy, it's doesn't matter that much. But if something's not working right on a Ferrari, it makes a big difference. It's the three percent that makes the difference between good and great. It's a fine line. If you're not there, it's very painful.

It's the little touches that make a future solid enough to destroy.