Colleen Atwood Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Each simian had a much different body suit, so besides trying to define class across species, there was a definite attempt to dress each group in different styles.”

“I always have a moment when I know I'm designing the last costume that gets made for a movie, and it's always been floating up there, but it's kind of the last one. That's always probably the hardest one for me.”

“On Planet of the Apes, I had a very knowledgeable team who knew good materials, but I had one main source person who worked online and on the street continually looking for the proper materials.”

“One thing about costume design - and I think design in general - but especially costume design, is people have a misconception that it's very glamorous work.”

“People like to stir up the fashion vs. costume world, and I think what they mean by 'too costumey' is that it's too much, or not real enough for everyday wear. You couldn't say that about John Galliano's shows, right? I mean, they're awesome, and they're total costume.”

“In Chicago, I walked in knowing what the dancers were going to need.”

“I always loved clothes, just not clothes that were appropriate to the place I grew up in.”

“I don't design my own clothes. It's so not what I think about.”

“I get more distracted by hair or a really bad wig than I do costumes any day of the week.”

“I had to work out that it was something that could move, without having everybody in spray painted leotards.”