Actor Quote by Colleen Atwood Download Open image “The right costume determines the character, helps the actor feel who he is, and serves the story.” — Colleen Atwood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Actor Character Costume Determines Feel He Helps Right Serves Story Theatre Who
It's just really so important for an actor to be in the right costume for their character. — Camila Morrone Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I think when you're playing a character in any film it's so crucial to have the costume that makes you feel like you're going… — Selena Gomez Copy Share Image
And costume is so important for an actor. It absolutely helps to get into character; it's the closest thing to you, it touches you.… — Gary Oldman Copy Share Image
Costume design is so important and really helpful, and I really love that aspect of character development, just figuring it out. — Katherine Waterston Copy Share Image
Suffice it to say, every actor works differently. Laurence Olivier would put on his costume and when the wardrobe was right, he was in… — Michael Mann Copy Share Image
I design for the movie and the character as well as the person wearing the costume. I show the ideas to the actor, then do fittings for shape and technical things such as movement in the costume. Once the costume in this form is on the actor, you have a sense of their connection with it. I then take it… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share
Someone's going to put the clothes on you, and part of being an actor is wearing costumes. Costumes tell you an awful lot about… — Morgan Freeman Copy Share Image
If you have the right costumes you feel more confident as the character, they really help you act. — Joan Chen Copy Share Image
Youve got to leave the reader with more than just a name and a costume - they need to know who the character is,… — Kurt Busiek Copy Share Image
Actors have an unusual perspective on clothing. You've really got to know the impact of what you're wearing on the character you're playing — Kyle MacLachlan Copy Share Image
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… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
I think a lot of young girls go through that period in their life of finding who they are, and at that point, looking… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
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… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
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… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
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… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
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… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
I choose colors I like and will photograph well. I don't do color theory! — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
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… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
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… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
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… — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
I get more distracted by hair or a really bad wig than I do costumes any day of the week. — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
There has got to be a way for me to have a role on TV or in film that is just as normal as… — Adeel Akhtar Copy Share Image
I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood loves to… — David S. Goyer Copy Share Image
I am tired of our characters being so incomplete. When do we ever save the day in a film? When does a Latino actor… — Esai Morales Copy Share Image
If you stood me in a costume next to a computer graphic of the same-looking character, I think there would be a difference. And… — Warwick Davis Copy Share Image
I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in… — Annie Potts Copy Share Image
What we're supposed to do as actors is be able to portray real human beings and emotions. And if you grow up in this… — Emily Browning Copy Share Image
The show was number one in the ratings, Gordon Russell was our head writer, the story lines were magnificent and the acting most exciting.… — Michael Storm Copy Share Image
I always remember what my dad told me when I decided to turn into an actor. He was emphatic that whatever I do, I… — Karthi Copy Share Image
You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get to do what you… — Amy Landecker Copy Share Image
My preference is for people who come to rehearsal and get into the ring. I like a muscular actor who's playful. — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
An actor doesn't have a regular job. He is dependent upon the roles which are given him. — Van Heflin Copy Share Image