Blast Quote by Adam Young

If I'm going to make something in the kitchen, even if it's something as simple as a sandwich, I will take the extra time…

— Kyle MacLachlan

Sometimes ... it takes me an entire day to write a recipe, to communicate it correctly. It's really like writing a little short story.

— Julia Child

But what's so great about being a perfectionist?... You do all this work, and then the stuff you've made just pisses you off.

— Lionel Shriver

I create work, and I devote myself to the creative process, and I try to stay pure in that process and be worthy of…

— John Zorn

I wrote much more quickly when I was younger. Over the years I've required more time in order for the pieces to arrive in…

— Michael Hersch

What we all like in life, I think, is the challenge of making something... that is not easy to do.

— Stanley Donen

I know I am eventually going to want to write or produce.

— Erika Christensen

The holy grail of recipe developing is the recipe that turns out so much more impressive than you would expect from the effort it…

— Claire Saffitz

I think it takes an unbelievable amount of hours for anybody to master their craft.

— Saint Jhn

The actual producing, mixing, and mastering is hard work, harder than what I do.

— Mandy Moore

As for my slowness as a writer - that's been a struggle, no question. We live in a culture that values and rewards machine-speed…

— Junot Diaz

Producing good stuff can be quite tough, and it involves a lot of frustration, but I always like things to be jolly and happy,…

— Ewan McGregor