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title: "7 Doing Period Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Doing Period quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Doing Period sayings and thoughts."
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> [I actually love doing period pieces, purely because it takes you into a different world, mentally. The clothes you have to wear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamsin-egerton/i-actually-love-doing-period-pieces-purely-because-it-takes-you-into/)

[Tamsin Egerton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamsin-egerton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1cb/tamsin-egerton-12489_actually_i-actually-love-doing-period-pieces-pure_402963.png)

> [I love doing period work, like all the trappings and the wigs and everything. It really helps when it's such a different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joanna-going/i-love-doing-period-work-like-all-the-trappings-and-the-wigs-and/)

[Joanna Going](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joanna-going/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c5/joanna-going-22635_different-world_i-love-doing-period-work-like-all-the-tr_712200.jpg)

> [I never thought of myself doing period. When you're in your acting classes, and you think about the kind of roles you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitriona-balfe/i-never-thought-of-myself-doing-period-when-you-re-in-your-acting/)

[Caitriona Balfe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitriona-balfe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2af/caitriona-balfe-14514_acting_i-never-thought-of-myself-doing-period-w_1525660.jpg)

> [If you're doing something that's period, you've got to live in it, and you've got to make it resonate with you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-foy/if-you-re-doing-something-that-s-period-you-ve-got-to-live-in-it-and/)

[Claire Foy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-foy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91a/claire-foy-15904_doing_if-you-re-doing-something-that-s-period_1828647.png)

> [I know I'm as comfortable doing period as I am contemporary. I suppose we grow up with it in a sense, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ioan-gruffudd/i-know-i-m-as-comfortable-doing-period-as-i-am-contemporary-i-suppose/)

[Ioan Gruffudd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ioan-gruffudd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/186/ioan-gruffudd-13615_am_i-know-i-m-as-comfortable-doing-period-a_2032501.png)

> [I really love doing period pieces. I don't feel I've gotten a chance yet in my career to explore it as much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stana-katic/i-really-love-doing-period-pieces-i-don-t-feel-i-ve-gotten-a-chance/)

[Stana Katic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stana-katic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a86/stana-katic-11457_career_i-really-love-doing-period-pieces-i-don_2830052.jpg)

> [The idea of doing a period movie, some people say, "Isn't it odd that you're doing a period movie? That's a change…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-w-s-anderson/the-idea-of-doing-a-period-movie-some-people-say-isn-t-it-odd-that/)

[Paul W. S. Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-w-s-anderson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/paul-w-s-anderson-2908_change_the-idea-of-doing-a-period-movie-some-pe_3231354.jpg)

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