From a troubled mind …

“Nobody will ever notice that. Filmmaking is not about the tiny details. It's about the big picture.” — Ed Wood, arguably the worst movie maker of all time.

From some far better minds …

“There is no magic in magic. It’s all in the details.” — Walt Disney

“The details are not the details. They make the design.” — furniture designer, Charles Eames

“Details matter. It’s worth waiting to get it right.” — computer designer, Steve Jobs

“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” — John Wooden

“Whoever said the small things don’t matter has never seen a match start a wildfire.” — poet, Beau Taplin

“Geeks are people who love something so much that all the details matter.” — CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer

“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.” — creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

“We are most attracted to people who pay attention. Someone who remembers the details about us without having to be reminded.” — Anonymous

“I know for sure what we dwell on is who we become.” — Oprah Winfrey

“The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.” — legendary textile designer, William Morris

“Keeping an eye on details is a form of caring for yourself and others.” — author, Jonathan Raymond


And lastly, for better or worse, from Dean’s mind …

“Lovers of detail never need to fear clutter. Detail is self-regulating. Clutter is by definition more than can be given proper attention or care to but details are all about attention and care.”

“Don’t stand too close to a person who can't be bothered by details. You will get hurt.”

“There is a threshold between what you like and what you love. Once you cross it, suddenly all the details matter.”

“The difference between a passion for detail and obsession over detail is as obvious as the difference between joy and fear.”

“The reason the devil is in the details is because God was there first.”

“Wisdom is letting go of the little things that others do to us but caring deeply about the little things we do to others.”