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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-atwood/when-i-do-period-work-i-really-like-to-read-about-the-period-as-much/)

[Colleen Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-atwood/)

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## More by Colleen Atwood

> [Chicago is partly a fairy tale because it's inside one person's head, so that part of it's made up and the rest of it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-atwood/chicago-is-partly-a-fairy-tale-because-it-s-inside-one-person-s-head/)

[Colleen Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-atwood/)

> [I think a lot of young girls go through that period in their life of finding who they are, and at that point, looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-atwood/i-think-a-lot-of-young-girls-go-through-that-period-in-their-life-of/)

[Colleen Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-atwood/)

> [I always carry pictures of my children and grandchildren, which is what makes it all worthwhile. It's great fun that my grandkids get to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-atwood/i-always-carry-pictures-of-my-children-and-grandchildren-which-is/)

[Colleen Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-atwood/)

> [The designs were based on quite a lot of research of what a movie musical is, filtered through the eyes of today. If we'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-atwood/the-designs-were-based-on-quite-a-lot-of-research-of-what-a-movie/)

[Colleen Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-atwood/)

> [Sometimes you have dreams about the day or something like that. But, for the story, it's just present and what you have left ahead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-atwood/sometimes-you-have-dreams-about-the-day-or-something-like-that-but/)

[Colleen Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-atwood/)

> [I can create clothes for so many different time periods. I've always tried to avoid being pigeonholed. Plus, everything I learn about design and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-atwood/i-can-create-clothes-for-so-many-different-time-periods-i-ve-always/)

[Colleen Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-atwood/)

> [I choose colors I like and will photograph well. I don't do color theory!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-atwood/i-choose-colors-i-like-and-will-photograph-well-i-don-t-do-color/)

[Colleen Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-atwood/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-atwood/i-always-have-a-moment-when-i-know-i-m-designing-the-last-costume/)

[Colleen Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-atwood/)

> [It's true that I'm not cozy. I'm more reserved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-atwood/it-s-true-that-i-m-not-cozy-i-m-more-reserved/)

[Colleen Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-atwood/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-atwood/i-grew-up-in-a-small-town-in-washington-state-so-i-wasn-t-really/)

[Colleen Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-atwood/)

> [It's fun conjuring what people will be wearing in the future. We exist in this world today, and yet there are people walking around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-atwood/it-s-fun-conjuring-what-people-will-be-wearing-in-the-future-we-exist/)

[Colleen Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-atwood/)

> [I get more distracted by hair or a really bad wig than I do costumes any day of the week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-atwood/i-get-more-distracted-by-hair-or-a-really-bad-wig-than-i-do-costumes/)

[Colleen Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-atwood/as-a-designer-you-have-to-solve-a-lot-of-problems-even-though-people/)

[Colleen Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-atwood/each-simian-had-a-much-different-body-suit-so-besides-trying-to/)

[Colleen Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-atwood/i-d-seen-the-current-stage-production-and-the-1975-production-of/)

[Colleen Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-atwood/)

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