Colleen Atwood Quotes
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Costume, hair and makeup can tell you instantly, or at least give you a larger perception of who a character is. It's the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth, so it really does establish who they are.
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The right costume determines the character, helps the actor feel who he is, and serves the story.
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I always loved clothes, just not clothes that were appropriate to the place I grew up in.
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The thing that's great about being a costume designer is you never know what's going to be next; you never what world you are going to enter.
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I had to work out that it was something that could move, without having everybody in spray painted leotards.
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I get more distracted by hair or a really bad wig than I do costumes any day of the week.
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My work space is so visually crammed. It's like an insane candy store. The number of textiles I'm surrounded with is mind boggling. It's a treat to come home to a nice negative space.
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I'd say probably the most expensive costumes I've ever made were the costumes in 'The Planet of the Apes,' because of the research and development that went into them and the amount of layers.