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title: "7 Period Work Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Period Work quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Period Work sayings and thoughts."
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> [I have a concentrated period of work for about five months, and then I take a bunch of time off. That's just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-mantello/i-have-a-concentrated-period-of-work-for-about-five-months-and-then-i/)

[Joe Mantello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-mantello/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de3/joe-mantello-14720_about_i-have-a-concentrated-period-of-work-for_413475.jpg)

> [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)

> [Comedy has always been something I love, but for some reason - probably because of the British accent - I've always been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toks-olagundoye/comedy-has-always-been-something-i-love-but-for-some-reason-probably/)

[Toks Olagundoye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toks-olagundoye/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b2/toks-olagundoye-17301_accent_comedy-has-always-been-something-i-love_898703.png)

> [It's interesting because I haven't done a lot of period work in the past, but I always wanted to because I'm interested…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colm-meaney/it-s-interesting-because-i-haven-t-done-a-lot-of-period-work-in-the/)

[Colm Meaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colm-meaney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29b/colm-meaney-21354_always_it-s-interesting-because-i-haven-t-done_2201768.png)

> [When I do period work, I really like to read about the period as much as I like to look at pictures…](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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/colleen-atwood-9721_about_when-i-do-period-work-i-really-like-to-r_2572913.jpg)

> [When you get into any kind of period work, or any kind of prosthetic work, or anything that alters what your 8×10…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-bakula/when-you-get-into-any-kind-of-period-work-or-any-kind-of-prosthetic/)

[Scott Bakula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-bakula/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d09/scott-bakula-8181_becoming_when-you-get-into-any-kind-of-period-wor_3056543.jpg)

> [I think one of the reasons I've done so much period work is because I feel so depressed by how society chooses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/romola-garai/i-think-one-of-the-reasons-i-ve-done-so-much-period-work-is-because-i/)

[Romola Garai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/romola-garai/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/romola-garai-7631_because_i-think-one-of-the-reasons-i-ve-done-so_3060471.jpg)

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