Colleen Atwood quotes

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. (Colleen Atwood)
Costumes are the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth-it really does establish who they are.
Colleen Atwood
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.
Colleen Atwood
The reward is that you can actually create a world separate from reality with a story, actors, music, and camera design. When it works it can entertain, move people and teach us all.
Colleen Atwood
Inspiration comes from everywhere: books, art, people on the street. It is an interior process for me.
Colleen Atwood
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
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
I don't design my own clothes. It's so not what I think about.
Colleen Atwood
Sleepy Hollow had a lot of action in it, even though it was a fairy-tale movie.
Colleen Atwood
I like the architecture of lingerie.
Colleen Atwood
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)
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
I'd seen the current stage production and the 1975 production of Chicago. I liked them both very much, but I didn't use them necessarily as inspiration.
Colleen Atwood
I've always loved movies, art and clothes.
Colleen Atwood
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
In real life, a lot of people at that level will have their kimonos made especially for them.
Colleen Atwood
I had to work out that it was something that could move, without having everybody in spray painted leotards.
Colleen Atwood
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.
Colleen Atwood
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
I choose colors I like and will photograph well. I don't do color theory!
Colleen Atwood
I am always looking for ideas, whether it is in art on the street or in my world travels. It comes to me randomly and unexpectedly. (Colleen Atwood)