I'm A Perfectionist Quotes & Sayings

I'm more of a perfectionist. I need to be sure everything is exactly where I would want it. — Spencer Krug

I would have thought that I would have become one of those parents - just because it's my nature to be such a perfectionist - that anything falling short, I would have seen as a failure. But something has happened to me over the past few years - it's not Zen, believe me, I'm not at all Zen - but I'm so appreciative of even the chaos. — Brooke Shields

I'm a maniacal perfectionist. — Martha Stewart

I'm a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on. — Serena Williams

People tell me I'm a perfectionist. They tell me I'm too extreme and that I work too hard. I tell them, that is all I know how to do. I was taught to give my best effort in everything I do and demand perfection and raise the standard of excellence to a whole new level. — Robert Cheeke

I'm a perfectionist ... So to me, if I had my way, a song is never perfect, never finished. — Dia Frampton

As you all know, I'm kind of a perfectionist. — Tiger Woods

Many people think of me as a perfectionist, someone who polishes and shines each song and performance. I've always been bothered by that assumption. — Phil Collins

I won't wax poetic about the land in a perfectionist sense: we work hard out here, and things constantly threaten the tiny equilibrium we've established in the market garden. Whatever peace we find is often hard won. But I stand firmly with Berry and Kingsolver and so many other writers who possess a deep need to step outside the city to find a place of calm. I don't like the word "authentic"; at best, it's divisive and antagonistic, implying one way of being is intrinsically better than another. But I do very much favour the notion of alignment. I'm convinced that at the heart of the matter lies a desire to draw what we do into alignment with how we live. Some of us aren't in a place where we can live consistently on the land that holds our hearts, but come mishaps or miracles, we're bound and determined to make that land as much a part of who we are as humanly possible. — Jenna Butler

My biggest weakness is that I'm a perfectionist, — Sophia Amoruso

I'm a perfectionist; I'll work until I drop. — Michael Jackson

I'm a perfectionist. And that's served me very well in my career. It allows me to handle these large, complex problems without letting things fall through the cracks ... That is the mentality you have to have to attack these complex problems of chip design, for example, when you're overwhelmed with complexity. — Henry Samueli

'Mrs. Doubtfire' is still a fun movie, and it's still fun to watch, but it is hard to watch myself sometimes. I get very critical. And people will say, 'Mara, you were five.' And I'm like, 'Yeah, but I still should have known better!' I'm a lifelong perfectionist, what can I say? — Mara Wilson

The problem is I'm a perfectionist, so the producer might say he's happy with my vocal take but I'll say, 'No, it can be better.' I'll do it again and again until I feel I've got the truth out of a song. — Nicole Scherzinger

I'm a serious student of music, a perfectionist in the studio, and I take the arrangement and production of it very seriously, down to the mixing and mastering even. But at the same time I'm having so much fun with it. I try not to take myself so seriously. — Mayer Hawthorne

I'm a perfectionist to a default. I will drive you crazy sometimes. When I'm recording, I will try something a trillion times to get it right. — Sevyn Streeter

I'm a perfectionist and if I start making changes, I'll never stop. — Al Franken

I'm a pretty chaotic person, but I'm also a perfectionist. It's a very unfortunate mix. — Pawel Pawlikowski

I'm my own worst critic and I think everyone in the band is a perfectionist. — Adam Jones

I'm a perfectionist - I could rewrite forever. — Jenna Bush

People call me a perfectionist, but I'm not. I'm a rightist. I do something until it's right, and then I move on to the next thing. — James Cameron

Peter Kubelka is the perfectionist of the film medium; and, as I honor that quality above all others at this time finding such a lack of it now elsewhere, I would simply like to say: Peter Kubelka is the world's greatest filmmaker - which is to say, simply: see his films! ... by all means/above all else ... etcetera. — Stan Brakhage

To experience joy on a daily basis, learn what it means to live in the moment. Notice I said in, not for. To live for the moment is irresponsible and leads to decisions you may regret. You may already have a testimony of what it meant for you to live for the moment. Living in the moment helps us recognize that God can be found in this moment, whether it contains joy or sorrow. As a perfectionist, I'm always waiting for a perfect moment before I enjoy it. But nothing is ever perfect! That's why the Bible encourages us to "make the most of every opportunity" for doing good (Eph. 5:16 — Kay Warren

I don't think that because you are a perfectionist that that makes you necessarily automatically unlikable. — Jennifer Garner

Whatever I have to do here, I'm ready for it. Work hard, do my homework, get an A, get back home to Bob and the kids, and back to work. Back to normal. I'm determined to recover 100 percent. One hundred percent has always been my goal in everything, unless extra credit is involved, and then I shoot higher. Thank God I'm a competitive, type A perfectionist. I'm convinced I'm going to be the best traumatic brain injury patient Baldwin has ever seen. But they won't be seeing me for very long because I also plan to recover faster than anyone here would predict. I wonder what the record is. — Lisa Genova

It sounds funny, but my biggest fear is that I'm not perfect. I'm a perfectionist, and I get upset when things go wrong or when I don't do well. — Nick Jonas

I'm a perfectionist. I'm very critical, especially artistically. — Vin Diesel

I'm a perfectionist in recovery. I'm trying to deal with that monster inside of me that wants to do everything right. Or better than right. — Shakira

I don't know if I'll ever go through with it. I'm just too much of a perfectionist, I guess.
I'd rather be nothing than be middle-of-the-road."
She hugged me tightly.
"You're not middle-of-the-road, Topher. You're fast lane, all the way. You just, you know, need to find the right car. — Amelia C. Gormley

I'm a textbook definition of that perfectionist girl who has huge expectations of herself. — Rachel Zoe

I'm a bit of a perfectionist. I want to try it again and again, and a lot of times my fellow musicians have to hold me back and say, "Nah, I think we got it." — Mary Chapin Carpenter

I'm not a perfectionist by a long shot, but self-doubt is a large part of my creative process. — Keith Fullerton Whitman

I'm such a perfectionist. I always feel overpraised or whatever. In the abstract, I know I'm a good person, a good professional. But it's nice to be noticed a little bit, ain't it? — Jack Nicholson

I'm a better cook and more of a perfectionist than my mother. — Alexis Stewart

You know, I'm a total perfectionist, and I labor over trying to get things right. Whether we're putting together an opening for the Masters broadcast or when I was writing with my friend Eli Stillman a book about my dad called 'Always By My Side,' I'm always trying to find a way to do something better. — Jim Nantz

I'm quite confident with the way that I look but you find something else to focus on don't you if, I mean I, I have body issues that's my thing so you find something to focus on when you're a perfectionist, I think. — Natalie Imbruglia

I'm a bit of a perfectionist, but you have to know you're going to make mistakes. It's how you respond to those mistakes that counts. — Sue Bird

I'm a perfectionist. I'm not going to cheat the people. — Dick Dale

One thing that stays the same is my passion for music. Other than that, I've become more dedicated. I think that I really work much harder than I ever did when I first started at my craft; I'm more dedicated, and I have become a perfectionist. — Natalie Cole

Really, I'm a neurotic perfectionist. Every single word in the script is the one that I want. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

I'm a perfectionist, so it's hard for me to just accept that that I can't keep working until it's perfected. But I'm learning, I'm growing as a human in that way. — Taissa Farmiga

I'm a perfectionist. — Kristi Yamaguchi

I let everyone have [the] space to do what they want, but I think I'm still a bit of a perfectionist. — Gustav Ejstes

When you write, produce, engineer and mix everything yourself, it tends to take a long time to do anything. And when you're a perfectionist little monster, it makes it even harder. But it's a blast and I wouldn't trade the opportunity for all the ice cream sandwiches in the universe. — Adam Young

I'm a perfectionist, so I can drive myself mad - and other people, too. At the same time, I think that's one of the reasons I'm successful. Because I really care about what I do. — Michelle Pfeiffer

I'm not a perfectionist, but I like to feel that things are done well — Cristiano Ronaldo

I'm not a perfectionist, but I like discipline. I'm obedient, but I'm not a perfectionist. I think it's important to work your hardest and be as kind as possible to everyone you work with. The goal, every day, is keeping focused on that. — Natalie Portman

I'm not a perfectionist at all. I find perfectionists boring because the real creative heart is in the mess somewhere. — David Morrissey

I'm kind of a perfectionist, and it gets in the way with my putting sometimes. Golf is a messed-up game. When you feel you've figured it out is when you're going to struggle. — Camilo Villegas

I'm a perfectionist, and I always think that I can do better what I have done, even if it's good. — Luciano Pavarotti

I'm a perfectionist. I won't do a thing without trying to do it well. — Pat Nixon

I'm definitely a perfectionist. I started entertaining so young. I think, naturally, my personality is that of a perfectionist, and then on top of that, growing up in the industry, I became very objective and analytical of myself early on, and I find myself doing that in everything. — Keke Palmer

I'm very driven by what I do. I am certainly very competitive. I like people who represent the best at what they do, and if that turns you into a perfectionist, then maybe I am. — Anna Wintour

I mean, I guess you could say I'm a bit of a perfectionist. — Julian Casablancas

I'm like a recovering perfectionist. For me it's one day at a time. — Brene Brown

I'm a big perfectionist! I'm trying to channel super-confident women like Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey and Beyonce, because I realized that if you want something, you really have to go for it, just like they do. — Ariana Grande

I'm not a perfectionist. I'm just very observant. — Chris Van Allsburg

I'm never pleased with anything, I'm a perfectionist, it's part of who I am. — Michael Jackson

I'm such a perfectionist. — Candice Glover

I'm a bit of a perfectionist. I'll watch myself back on 'Xtra Factor' and want to do it again because of a few hiccups. — Olly Murs

I'm such a perfectionist. I can be like, 'This has to be like this. And this, and this and this.' But then you realize a lot of things that you thought mattered, they really don't matter. — Ciara

I'm a perfectionist, to the point of insanity. — Tom Ford

I'm such a perfectionist and I like to have everything just right, but at the same time I try to be as real and as genuine as I can be in my life and in my career. — Josh Turner

Meditation has become a big part of my life these days. It's more about taking some moments for yourself to deep-breathe and focus your attention inward. This has really helped me because, as a perfectionist, I used to think that if I couldn't meditate in my idea of the perfect way, then it wouldn't work. I now meditate even if it is for three minutes while I'm sitting in the car. Every little bit helps to slow the system. — Renee Marino

I'm a perfectionist, so I always feel there's room for improvement. — Ludacris

I would consider myself a perfectionist, yeah. I don't think that is always that helpful, either. Sometimes it's good to be a little more open-minded; you can overthink things when things are actually fine, and it's that moment that you lose it. Looking back, sometimes I've made mistakes from being a perfectionist. — Tom Odell

I loved Chiara Mastroianni voice, her talent, her generosity. We rehearsed for two months ... She's a workaholic and perfectionist, like Vincent [ Paronnaud] and myself. — Marjane Satrapi

I'm a perfectionist. I can't help it, I get really upset with myself if I fail in the least. — Justin Timberlake

And I deal with all that by being like a perfectionist. But that's okay. — Jennifer Lopez

I am a perfectionist but I know how to live life. When I'm working, it's 100%. When I'm with my friends, I put everything away and enjoy life. When I come home to my kids, it's pure joy and everything's worth it. Every time, I really focus 100 percent on one thing. I've learned how to juggle my life and I feel like now I have the perfect balance. — Monique Lhuillier

I was made to be a perfectionist at everything I did. Everything was more important than what I wanted. — Dennis Quaid

I like pushing myself, and usually if I'm not good at something I just won't do it because I'm a perfectionist. — Matthew Morrison

Every time, all the time, I'm a perfectionist. I feel I should never lose. — Chris Evert

I love to talk to children about making mistakes. It's important that I tell them about how I don't get it right the first time. We live in such a perfectionist society, and they see so many finished products and polished performances. — Patricia MacLachlan

I'm a perfectionist. I need to be needed. I need to do things for a man. But I don't need to do them as much, these days. — Jacqueline Bisset

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

When Stephen talked about stalking chamois his whole expression changed. The features became more aquiline, the nose sharpened, the chin narrowed, and his eyes-steel blue - somehow took on the cold brilliance of a northern sky. I am being very frank about my husband. He attracted me at those times, and he repelled me too. This man, I told myself when I first met him, is a perfectionist. And he has no compassion. Gratified like all women who find themselves sought after and desired - a mutual love for Sibelius had been our common ground at our first encounter - after a few weeks in his company I shut my eyes to further judgment, because being with him gave me pleasure. It flattered my self-esteem. The perfectionist, admired by other women, now sought me. Marriage was in every sense a coup. It was only afterwards that I knew myself deceived. ("The Chamois") — Daphne Du Maurier

I work very hard at relationships. I've done the thing of being home. I worked all day and came home and did all the stuff at home that a woman is supposed to do, the cooking and the entertaining. I'm a perfectionist, and, besides, I loved all those things. — Jacqueline Bisset

I'm a bit of a perfectionist, and I want to give 100 percent to everything. — Sarah McLachlan

A perfectionist is someone who finishes the backside of a drawer, which I consider completely unnecessary. — Helmut Krone

I'm a perfectionist; there's always something we need to improve upon, and I think that's a really healthy model for artistic growth and progressing. I'm not ready for a masterpiece. — Michael Angelakos

I always feel like I'm rehearsing. I'm a workaholic. But youve got to let go and trust and enjoy! I'm a real perfectionist. Its probably my biggest disadvantage. But as long as I can go out there, trust in the work and just have fun, thats what matters. — Nicole Scherzinger

I'm somewhat of a perfectionist, I think, and I strive for perfection. — Sam Claflin

I'm a perfectionist, so my bossiness definitely comes out. — Emma Watson

I'm a perfectionist and, when it comes to people I want to work with, I have changed my mind, like, millions of times. — Cassie Ventura

Sometimes, I'm an ogre. I can be short. I'll walk into the office some days and I've gotten up on the wrong side of the bed, and everybody knows it. I'm a perfectionist. I like to be organized, and I like to get everything done today. — Jack Nicklaus

I'm a driven perfectionist, very self-critical. — Marya Hornbacher

I'm a perfectionist, which I think is a mistake. — Michelle Shocked

If I'm not playing well, I do get down on myself because I am a perfectionist. [So I need] someone who believes in me more than I believe in me, someone willing to work as hard as I work. I don't understand what no means or what failure means; I only understand what yes means and try again means. — Serena Williams

I'm not a perfectionist but I'm definitely, or well, I like discipline. I'm obedient. I'm not a perfectionist. — Natalie Portman

I'm a perfectionist and I can kill songs because I analyze them too much. For me it takes awhile because I like to do it and then step back and listen and observe. — John Reuben Zappin

I'm a bit of a perfectionist, it turns out. Who knew? — Blake Nelson

[Stanley] Kubrick was a great artist and a perfectionist. He always wanted the exact right thing. He did a million takes. Everything had to be perfect. I'm an imperfectionist. I don't really care that much about the work. I write quickly. I'm careless. I shoot carelessly. — Woody Allen

I'm a perfectionist, so doing a high quality, high caliber television show with great actors makes me feel like there's this whole world of television that I've never experienced. — Vinessa Shaw

I think deeply about things and want others to do likewise. I work for ideas and learn from people. I don't like excluding people. I'm a perfectionist, but I won't let that get in the way of publication. Except for education and entertainment, I'm not going to waste my time on things that won't have an impact. I try to be friends with everyone, but I hate it when you don't take me seriously. I don't hold grudges, it's not productive, but I learn from my experience. I want to make the world a better place. — Aaron Swartz

When I work, I work. I don't think about anything else. I just wanna get the work done. And I'm a perfectionist. — Coco Lee

I've never been satisfied with myself, ever. But I feel good about myself, because I'm truthful. I don't corrupt myself. I'm also a perfectionist. I'm very impatient. I've got energy and drive and I can't stand inefficiency in people. And I can't stand dumb people. Why surround yourself with people who are going to tie you down? I don't suffer fools. — Jack LaLanne

I'm a perfectionist, so i'm never satisfied with myself. i've always been psychotic about that kind of stuff
in a good way. i'm very disciplined. like the food and the whole thing, i'm always looking to "how can i eventually just turn into a ball of light and fly off the planet?". until that happens and God basically pull the blinds back, i will not be satisfied ... if i found out that if i ate pine nuts for the next month i could see God, i'd be eating pine nuts. — Jim Carrey

I'm a perfectionist. Sometimes I have to remind myself that it's okay if there are flaws here and there. — Tyra Banks

I'm a perfectionist about being on time. — Tammin Sursok