During a short break, yesterday, I was channel flipping and came across film guru, James Cameron, being interviewed by James Lipton on his show, Inside The Actors Studio.

Lipton plods along through his standard pattern of chronologically-ordered questions. The pattern is predictable, but show producers do incredibly thorough research, often surprising guests with obscure references, facts, and quotations from their past.

In this regard, Lipton referenced Kate Winslet, who starred in Titanic, describing Cameron as a “Perfectionist.” Not missing a beat, Cameron responded by saying, “I’m not really a perfectionist. I’m  a RIGHTIST. I continue to work at scenes and other elements until they are RIGHT. Perfection is a moving target. It’s so subjective.”

I thought that was a brilliant characterization.

As I continually rail against the use of the word, Perfect, in a wedding-marketing-context, this was one more affirmation from a superb creative mind that keeps it all in perspective.

Don’t you agree?

Andy Ebon
The Wedding Marketing Authority

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