Filmmaking and other arts often demand an obsessive attention to detail, and even rely on a certain level or quality of perfectionism in the pursuit of excellence, but perfectionism can also be limiting and destructive. At the same time, I think that's one of the reasons I'm successful. Because I really care about what I do. I really want it to be right, and I don't quit until I have to. And it's part of the beauty of the experience in life.
Nothing can be perfect.
Also, perfection is cold. Imperfection has humanity in it. Why I love making movies is I'm thrown into nature, into life, into the spontaneity of the moment. If you rely on creative whims rather than facts, you might fail. At least, that is the fear more conservative perfectionists have.