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" I had to work out that it was something that could move, without having everybody in spray painted leotards. "
Colleen Atwood
Work
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" I think that sometimes people don't understand that a costume that has to be worn every day and doesn't change the whole movie becomes iconic. It's very important because it requires a different design process, since you have to make something that people aren't going to get tired of looking at. "
Colleen Atwood
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" Every story is different, so what is a detail in one might not be in something else. Diversity is something I embrace and love about my work. "
Colleen Atwood
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" It's great fun that my grandkids get to see the costumes in 'Alice in Wonderland' or a doll with grandma's dress, but then they also let me know they're bummed I didn't do any of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies. "
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" My own style is pretty classic; I much prefer to design for others. "
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" Costumes are the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth-it really does establish who they are. "
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" As for futuristic costumes, I loved doing 'Gattaca' because I'm a minimalist at heart, and it's a very minimal film. Plus, with Uma Thurman, Ethan Hawke and Jude Law, how could you go wrong? "
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" The designs were based on quite a lot of research of what a movie musical is, filtered through the eyes of today. If we'd gone strictly with the '20s, the movement would have been impaired. "
Colleen Atwood
Today
Eyes
Gone
" Some of the kimonos took as long as four to five months to make, with all the layers that go into it. "
Colleen Atwood
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Long
Some
" I love designing costumes that I can actually construct, working to create an environment that people want to be in. "
Colleen Atwood
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" I worked in fashion, but I worked more in the sales side of fashion than in design. I was an assistant buyer for a department store back in the '70s and the early years of Saint Laurent. And I used to have a lot of private clients that I bought for. "
Colleen Atwood
Back
Design
Fashion
" 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. "
Colleen Atwood
Good
Looking
Street
" Costume design allows you to do a different type of research and create characters, whereas in fashion, you create an image and clothing for the masses. "
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Research
Design
" I really don't over-theorize about design. I'd rather feel it than talk it to death. A lot happens as you unroll the design. "
Colleen Atwood
Death
Happens
Talk
" I choose colors I like and will photograph well. I don't do color theory! "
Colleen Atwood
Photograph
Color
Choose
" 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. "
Colleen Atwood
Treat
Work
Negative
" I have always loved beautiful leather objects, especially the detail that goes into designing them both inside and out. "
Colleen Atwood
Inside
Loved
Beautiful
" It's true that I'm not cozy. I'm more reserved. "
Colleen Atwood
Cozy
True
Reserved
" 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. "
Colleen Atwood
Think
People
Design
" Planet of the Apes was a gigantic challenge, making the clothes work so people could do stunts and action in the clothes. I really learned a lot about that in that movie. "
Colleen Atwood
Work
Challenge
Action
" 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. "
Colleen Atwood
Never
Costume
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" I have watched 'Project Runway,' but I'm not a devout watcher of it. But I think it's a great show, what I've seen of it, and I think Tim Gunn is a very positive, amazing guy. "
Colleen Atwood
Think
Amazing
Great
" I get more distracted by hair or a really bad wig than I do costumes any day of the week. "
Colleen Atwood
Bad
Hair
More
" If you want someone to feel warm, you dress them in a warm color and put a warm light on them and you get the picture. Sometimes, all that needs pushing a little bit to help tell the story. "
Colleen Atwood
Dress
Picture
Color
" It's often said that costume designers are a faceless group of people. But we can contribute to fashion in a way that might be new and different. "
Colleen Atwood
Group
New
People
" I think a lot of young girls go through that period in their life of finding who they are, and at that point, looking good matters the most. "
Colleen Atwood
Finding
Think
Looking
" Sleepy Hollow had a lot of action in it, even though it was a fairy-tale movie. "
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Lot
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Even
" I don't design my own clothes. It's so not what I think about. "
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" 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. "
Colleen Atwood
Trying
Suit
Class
" I can create clothes for so many different time periods. I've always tried to avoid being pigeonholed. Plus, everything I learn about design and costume from one movie somehow works its way into something else. "
Colleen Atwood
Create
Time
Learn
" Inspiration comes from everywhere: books, art, people on the street. It is an interior process for me. "
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