Before Quote by Colleen Atwood

Costumes are the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth-it really does establish who they are.

— Colleen Atwood

“People could look like anything. Any person with a phone managed their identity through a selection of photos whose appearances were impractical to debunk.…

— Karl Kristian Flores

Ultimate Warrior was a character who made an impression on people. It was his intensity, his colorfulness, but also, Warrior as an identity means…

— The Ultimate Warrior

Within a single scene, it seems to be unwise to have access to the inner reflections of more than one character. The reader generally…

— John Ciardi

I usually experiment with posture and physical attributes that may inform the character. Next, my impression gets a nice injection of inspiration when the…

— Bryce Pinkham

A quick and sound judgment, good common sense, kind feeling, and an instinctive perception of character, in these are the elements of what is…

— Charles Simmons

An actor's only perception is of their character, and they're looking at one piece. A writer is looking at the entire story. They're going…

— Julie Plec

If it's just the voice, then you can only do jokes. It's not really even about the impression so much. It's about the take…

— Frank Caliendo

I've never thought of acting as rocket science - you put on the costume, get your hair cut, and that's it, really.

— Marc Warren

I do tend to play characters that have a lot of costume and hair change. I sort of like the change of physicality thing.

— Katey Sagal

I feel like you can do all the research in the world, but when you start putting that costume on, put your hair in…

— Anastasia Griffith

When you put your costume on and you get your hair and your makeup done [for a role] and you stare in the mirror…

— Michael Shannon