Colleen Atwood quotes
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“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 is reality.”
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“In designing Supergirl, I wanted to embrace the past but more importantly, thrust her into the street-style action hero of today,”
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“I like the architecture of lingerie.”
-- Colleen AtwoodSource : "Costume Legend Colleen Atwood and Composer Marco Beltrami Reflect On Their Careers". Interview with Zainab Akande, www.indiewire.com. November 7, 2014.
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“I think the silhouette of the kimono costume will become engraved in people's minds. I do think there'll be lots of red accents in the near future. For me personally, I can't see myself flaunting around in a geisha uniform but it'll make me smile when I see what others do with it.”
-- Colleen AtwoodSource : "Geisha style is a hit with Westerners". www.today.com. December 8, 2005.
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“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 as inspiration.”
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“Sleepy Hollow had a lot of action in it, even though it was a fairy-tale movie.”
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“Every project starts with a story.”
-- Colleen AtwoodSource : Interview with Alison McFadden, everydayshortcuts.com. January 7, 2015.
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“Planet of the Apes was a gigantic challenge, making the clothes work so people could do stunts and action in the clothes. I really learned a lot about that in that movie.”
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“On Planet of the Apes, I had a very knowledgeable team who knew good materials, but I had one main source person who worked online and on the street continually looking for the proper materials.”
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“If you want someone to feel warm, you dress them in a warm color and put a warm light on them and you get the picture. Sometimes, all that needs pushing a little bit to help tell the story.”
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“I had to work out that it was something that could move, without having everybody in spray painted leotards.”
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“I've always loved movies, art and clothes.”
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“Each simian had a much different body suit, so besides trying to define class across species, there was a definite attempt to dress each group in different styles.”
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“Costumes are the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth-it really does establish who they are.”
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“The reward is that you can actually create a world separate from reality with a story, actors, music, and camera design. When it works it can entertain, move people and teach us all.”
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“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 have to do all kinds of things.”
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“In real life, a lot of people at that level will have their kimonos made especially for them.”
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“Inspiration comes from everywhere: books, art, people on the street. It is an interior process for me.”
-- Colleen AtwoodSource : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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