(34 quotes found)
“Perfectionists are their own devils.”
Jack Kirby
“Every time, all the time, I'm a perfectionist. I feel I should never lose.”
Chris Evert
“He had led off being a perfectionist when he discovered that not promptly kept appointments, not a house circumspectly clean. . . not anything cleared you through the terrifying office of chance; that it is chance and not perfection that rules the world.”
Judith Guest
“Jeff is a real perfectionist. He likes to do a lot of takes to make sure that we've exhausted everything before we call it quits on a scene. I was shocked that he is as much of a perfectionist as he is, because the way I know him is as a pretty loose, easy-going guy.”
Beau Bridges
“I was made to be a perfectionist at everything I did. Everything was more important than what I wanted.”
Dennis Quaid
“I'm a different person off the court than I am on the court, where I'm very competitive, a perfectionist, and I can be hard on myself sometimes. Off the court, nothing really bothers me. I'm easy-going.”
Mary Pierce
“Like all the good comics, he was a perfectionist - he wouldn't settle for anything less.”
Barry Cryer
“I'm a perfectionist, which I think is a mistake.”
Michelle Shocked
“I never had a problem with Bryant. He's a perfectionist, and that's to his credit. When he did interviews, he had these big note pads, and watching him go over his questions was like watching James Levine conduct. I'm a better journalist because of him.”
Bryant Gumbel
“I'm not a perfectionist. It's obvious everything is not going to go perfect. You just have to find what works best.”
Julie Titsworth