Strive for perfection in everything you do.
For it is fixed principle with me, that whatever is done should be done well.
Quality is such an attractive banner that sometimes we think we can get away with just waving it, without doing the hard work necessary to achieve it.
Quality is easy to talk but hard to make.
When you see me do a five-minute thing, there's been about two years of preparation behind that. You know, I find that's what it takes to really make it the level of quality I prefer.
The difference between and amateur and a professional.. a professional believes if a job is worth doing, it is worth doing well. An amateur believes if a job is worth doing, it very well may be worth doing badly.
Being a perfectionist is not an evil thing.
I think I have patient fans that want quality over quantity. It's more important to me that the project be the best that it can be and the realest it can be rather than rushing a whole bunch of generic songs, because I could do that. I could just put together some songs real quick that I really like. I only write and I only sing for a purpose, so if its not then, it's not going to be rushed.
So if you want a culture where people work hard, & pay attention to detail, focus on the customer, are frugal: you have to do it yourself.
You have the quality of your work and the integrity with which you do it.
Whatever you do big or small, do it well or don't do it at all.
I want to do good work. I want the opportunity to work with good people, and the only way I'm gonna do that is to commit 110% - you get out what you put in.
Just make up your mind at the very outset that your work is going to stand for quality... that you are going to stamp a superior quality upon everything that goes out of your hands, that whatever you do shall bear the hallmark of excellence.
I believe in the honest craft of workmen.
One thing I can't do is do anything half-assed. I want to make sure everything is right, that the song is fully realized.
I always try and do everything I can to the best of my abilities, single aspect has to be perfect.
Real craftsmanship, regardless of the skill involved, reflects real caring, and real caring reflects our attitude about ourselves, about our fellowmen, and about life.
One thing I've learned: My intentions are clear in terms of quality.
They more than do their work, they take pride in it. Like Cinna.
If you're a thorough professional, and they won't let you do a professional job, nobody's going to benefit from it. The people who produce it won't benefit. The people who buy it won't benefit from it. They're going to get a half-assed product.
When you're paid to do a job, it's better to give a few minutes more to it, than a few minutes less. That's one of the differences between doing a job honestly and doing it dishonestly! See?
There are a lot of different paths through the jungle, but...the simplest thing you can do is make yourself useful. Be easy to work with, be a hard worker and help people get the job done. And do it with as much passion and quality as you can.
I couldn't have imagined working on a film I didn't believe in.
Lasting achievement, whatever the endeavor, comes from a commitment to excellence every step of the way.
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence.
