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title: "7 Period Stuff Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Period Stuff quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Period Stuff sayings and thoughts."
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> [We tend to do period stuff because it helps make it one step removed from boring everyday reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-coen/we-tend-to-do-period-stuff-because-it-helps-make-it-one-step-removed/)

[Ethan Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ethan-coen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/349/ethan-coen-10430_boring_we-tend-to-do-period-stuff-because-it-he_490096.jpg)

> [I've done my share of period stuff. I'm not sure why, but people say I have a period face. The bread and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hiddleston/i-ve-done-my-share-of-period-stuff-i-m-not-sure-why-but-people-say-i/)

[Tom Hiddleston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hiddleston/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7d/tom-hiddleston-1633_adaptation_i-ve-done-my-share-of-period-stuff-i-m-n_1136950.png)

> [When it comes to period stuff, I think it's great to see South-Asian actors get their foot in the door there, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/himesh-patel/when-it-comes-to-period-stuff-i-think-it-s-great-to-see-south-asian/)

[Himesh Patel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/himesh-patel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/105/himesh-patel-26412_door_when-it-comes-to-period-stuff-i-think-it_1302615.jpg)

> [I come from theater, and doing period stuff is so whimsical and imaginative and so outside any frame of reference than I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginnifer-goodwin/i-come-from-theater-and-doing-period-stuff-is-so-whimsical-and/)

[Ginnifer Goodwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginnifer-goodwin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b63/ginnifer-goodwin-8206_any_i-come-from-theater-and-doing-period-stu_1665806.jpg)

> [I'd love to do something on 'Mad Men' and 'Boardwalk Empire.' I really like period stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-allen-white/i-d-love-to-do-something-on-mad-men-and-boardwalk-empire-i-really/)

[Jeremy Allen White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-allen-white/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/010/jeremy-allen-white-65909_boardwalk_i-d-love-to-do-something-on-mad-men-and_1761823.jpg)

> [I've done a lot of period stuff but that's mostly because, in England, we get off on a lot of period stuff,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupert-everett/i-ve-done-a-lot-of-period-stuff-but-that-s-mostly-because-in-england/)

[Rupert Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupert-everett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/976/rupert-everett-10381_choices_i-ve-done-a-lot-of-period-stuff-but-that_2401330.jpg)

> [I feel like I've done a bunch of period stuff and then a bunch of romantic comedies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-beckinsale/i-feel-like-i-ve-done-a-bunch-of-period-stuff-and-then-a-bunch-of/)

[Kate Beckinsale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-beckinsale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/kate-beckinsale-4713_bunch_i-feel-like-i-ve-done-a-bunch-of-period_3231877.jpg)

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