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…

— Colleen Atwood

I think a lot of young girls go through that period in their life of finding who they are, and at that…

— 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…

— Colleen Atwood

The designs were based on quite a lot of research of what a movie musical is, filtered through the eyes of today.…

— 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…

— 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…

— Colleen Atwood

I choose colors I like and will photograph well. I don't do color theory!

— 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…

— Colleen Atwood

It's true that I'm not cozy. I'm more reserved.

— 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…

— 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…

— Colleen Atwood

I get more distracted by hair or a really bad wig than I do costumes any day of the week.

— Colleen Atwood

As a designer, you have to solve a lot of problems. Even though people are wearing clothes that are supposed to look…

— Colleen Atwood

Each simian had a much different body suit, so besides trying to define class across species, there was a definite attempt to…

— 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…

— Colleen Atwood

I worked in fashion, but I worked more in the sales side of fashion than in design. I was an assistant buyer…

— Colleen Atwood

I've always loved movies, art and clothes.

— Colleen Atwood

I really don't over-theorize about design. I'd rather feel it than talk it to death. A lot happens as you unroll the…

— Colleen Atwood

Every project starts with a story.

— Colleen Atwood

I'd say probably the most expensive costumes I've ever made were the costumes in 'The Planet of the Apes,' because of the…

— Colleen Atwood

I like the architecture of lingerie.

— Colleen Atwood

If you want someone to feel warm, you dress them in a warm color and put a warm light on them and…

— Colleen Atwood

Be able to take any job that gives you experience on a film. Don't just think that you have to be in…

— Colleen Atwood

I am always looking for ideas, whether it is in art on the street or in my world travels. It comes to…

— Colleen Atwood

Inspiration comes from everywhere: books, art, people on the street. It is an interior process for me.

— Colleen Atwood