Costumes Quotes · Page 5

The arts and inventions of each period are only its costume, and do not invigorate men.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Actually I have a tradition that I always steal my last costume on the last day of filming.

— Channing Tatum

Your rights matter, because you never know when you're going to need them.

— Edward Snowden

He giggled like a puppy being tickled by a kitten wearing a duckling costume.

— Jim Benton

The script determines the costumes. At least that is how I like to work.

— Richa Chadha

KILT, n. A costume sometimes worn by Scotchmen in America and Americans in Scotland.

— Ambrose Bierce

When I was young, I would get my tailor to replicate Madhuri Dixit's costumes.

— Mallika Sherawat

Tales of adultery are much improved by period costumes.

— Mason Cooley

If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween.

— Douglas Coupland

I would say probably my least favorite costume ever was in 'Van Helsing.' That was a huge pain because it had thigh-high…

— Kate Beckinsale

I'm a T-shirts, sweatpants, and jeans kind of gal; I dress really simply and comfortably. But one of the things I love…

— Sutton Foster

My favorite [costume in collection] is the white dress Marilyn Monroe wore in the subway breeze scene in 'The Seven Year Itch.'

— Debbie Reynolds

I would've been a really good costume designer because, basically, my clothes were like costumes, and I wanted to be a dancer,…

— Betsey Johnson

Costumes are all about identifying which force in a conflict you're on. That's where banners and flags came from - so people…

— Jim Lee

You can't do a machine without knowing something about how it's going to work. As for the romantics, the costumes bored me…

— Boris Vallejo

I saw 'The Artist.' It's really beautiful and it's all done to the letter with all the silent film techniques. The costumes…

— Florence Welch

'Motorcycle Diaries' had the best costumes - that battered jacket and those linen shirts. I wear linen shirts in real life, too,…

— Gael Garcia Bernal

In Britain, the major public holiday used to be Guy Fawkes Day... that was celebrated on November 5th with things like bonfires…

— Lisa Morton

Ever since I was younger I wanted to be on stage, singing my songs in a glittering costume. And that happened and…

— Katy Perry

I met [Gilda Radner] on the first night of filming ... Hanky Panky that Sidney Poitier was directing. And it's funny, I…

— Gene Wilder

Some directors hand over portions of their movie to their head of department to the point where it's like, "I'm not going…

— Idris Elba

Another thing I take issue with are people who take their dogs on "play dates," or even worse, people who choose to…

— Chelsea Handler

For the Indian,dance is a personal form of prayer. When the Eagle Dancer puts on his costume,when he begins to dance to…

— Jamake Highwater

...and there I suddenly found my articulate self in a dazzling land of smiling, jostling people wearing and not wearing all sorts…

— Cary Grant

“Soon, droves of children start to show up, keeping us rather busy. We start tallying up the number of Trolls, Batmans, Lego…

— Meghan Quinn

There's a thing that creeps into this conversation ... that if you complain about the depiction of women [in comics], it becomes,…

— Kelly Sue DeConnick

Every movie I work with the costume designer to see what feels like the character, not what Columbus would wear but what…

— Columbus Short

Our prevailing system of management has destroyed our people. People are born with intrinsic motivation, self-respect, dignity, curiosity to learn, joy in…

— Anonymous

The biggest surprise was a picture my mom sent me, just about the time that we were about to wrap up the…

— Cassandra Peterson

The people of those foreign countries are very, very ignorant. They looked curiously at the costumes we had brought from the wilds…

— Mark Twain

People assume, because I'm Hef's girlfriend, that I'm a Bunny and I'm a Playmate and I'm a centerfold, but they're different things.…

— Holly Madison

The universe has fascinated mankind for many, many years, dating back to the very earliest episodes of Star Trek, when the brave…

— Dave Barry

I will confess I did none of my own singing. I did all my own costume and makeup, though.

— Gary Cole

I think color, for a costume designer, is one of your biggest storytelling devices.

— Alexandra Byrne

When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song.

— Sam Walton

We have a costume closet at home. My family will put on a costume for any excuse.

— Bryan Batt

If you have the right costumes you feel more confident as the character, they really help you act.

— Joan Chen

They weren't really weddings, just long costume parties. (on three of her weddings)

— Peggy Lee

Sometimes I just do costumes, sometimes I just do fashion, and sometimes I blend the two.

— Chris March

On the side of box of my superman costume it actually said - 'Do not attempt to fly!'

— Jerry Seinfeld