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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 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. "

" I choose colors I like and will photograph well. I don't do color theory! "

" 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. "

" When I do period work, I really like to read about the period as much as I like to look at pictures because sometimes the written word is much better at conveying what their lives were really like and how much they had and where their clothes came from. Because, a lot of time, people dressed in their Sunday best to pose for a picture. "

" One of the challenges with period costumes is, on a technical level, making the scale of different periods work on contemporary bodies. We're much bigger than what people were in older times. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The right costume determines the character, helps the actor feel who he is, and serves the story. "

" I grew up in a small town in Washington State, so I wasn't really aware of costume design as a career growing up, but I loved clothes. I remember I saved all my money, and the first thing that I bought was a white blazer, which was to the horror to my parents. But I have always had a strange connection with clothing. "

" For contemporary fashion, I'm a huge fan of so many of the people out there. I think Azzedine Alaia holds up through three generations of very specific, beautiful design. I think Jean Paul Gaultier also is very interesting with a long span. "

" The exposure I have had to beautiful materials across the world, from Japan to Italy, enables me to pull design ideas together. This, combined with years of historical research, has created a great fountain of ideas for me. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" In real life, a lot of people at that level will have their kimonos made especially for them. "

" Knowing who the actors were as you were designing them helped, with Catherine's beauty and Renee's frailty, they directed me visually just by who they were. "

" It's true that I'm not cozy. I'm more reserved. "

" As a designer, you have to solve a lot of problems. Even though people are wearing clothes that are supposed to look beautiful, they'll have to do all kinds of things. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I grew up in the age of polyester. When I got to touch real silk, cotton and velvet, the feel of nonsynthetic fabrics blew me away. I know it's important how clothing looks, but it's equally important how it feels on your skin. "

" 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. "

" I wanted to be a painter when I was a kid. And then, I had to make a living. I had a child when I was in high school, so I kind of had that work phase in my life. "

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

" My own style is pretty classic; I much prefer to design for others. "

" I love designing costumes that I can actually construct, working to create an environment that people want to be in. "

" Sleepy Hollow had a lot of action in it, even though it was a fairy-tale movie. "

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