Costumes Quotes - Page 4

• Costumes and scenery alone will not attract audiences.

  Anna Held

  Scenery, Audience

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• I've done approximately 15 films, and most of the things I've done have either been stunt or costume work.

  Verne Troyer

  Done, Film

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• A producer has to know all about everything from set-building to costumes to acting

  Alan Ladd

  Acting, Building, Producers

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• I read and watch movies. I can't go to the movie theater much anymore, though, because I get recognized. It's worse sometimes if I wear a costume and try not to get recognized. I watch most of my films on airplanes

  Ayumi Hamasaki

  Airplane, Trying, Watches

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• Every year, I have to spend another hour working out. Pretty soon I'll be spending eight hours working out just to fit in the costume. I have the feeling that the minute I stop doing the character, boom, Roseanne Barr.

  Cassandra Peterson

  Character, Eight, Years

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• To me, the appeal of opera lies in the fact that a myriad of singers and instruments, each possessed of different qualities of voice and sound, against the backdrop of a grand stage and beautiful costumes, come together in one complete and impressive drama.

  Junichiro Koizumi

  Beautiful, Drama, Lying

  Junichiro Koizumi (2003). “Japan and ASEAN in East Asia: A Sincere and Open Partnership”, p.13, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

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• There is the danger of over preparation, of loss of spontaneity; over rehearsal is the most terrible thing you can imagine. We do have a very close association between costume and set designer, though. And the cameraman is very important, of course.

  Terence Fisher

  Loss, Preparation, Important

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• You can't do a machine without knowing something about how it's going to work. As for the romantics, the costumes bored me and I don't enjoy doing period clothes.

  Boris Vallejo

  Clothes, Knowing, Bored

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• I don't think that I could fit into the costume anymore.

  Lee Meriwether

  Thinking, Fit

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• There's no mystery to it. Nothing more complicated than learning lines and putting on a costume.

  Morgan Freeman

  Lines, Mystery, Complicated

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• I love fashion. I always have. When I was a kid, I was in almost full-on costumes when I went to school, and I've retained a bit of that in my adulthood.

  Lake Bell

  Fashion, School, Kids

  "Lake Bell Tells Us How To Make It In America". Interview with Johanna Cox, www.elle.com. February 12, 2010.

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• Acting is not my favourite thing. I don't like wearing costumes and wigs.

  Victoria Wood

  Acting, Wigs, Favourite

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• A friend of mine was asked to a costume ball a short time ago. He slapped some egg on his face and went as a liberal economist.

  Ronald Reagan

  Eggs, Political, Balls

  Ronald Reagan (2004). “Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches”, p.424, Simon and Schuster

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• Figure skating is theatrical, and a part of it is wearing costumes. My costumes were very over-the-top and outrageous for figure skating. But for me, it's all beautiful. Even when nobody else believed they were beautiful, I felt beautiful in them.

  Johnny Weir

  Beautiful, Skating, Figures

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• I liked the choreography, but I didn't care for the costumes.

  Tommy Tune

  Basketball, Care, Choreography

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• My mom used to make my costumes when I was little; she sews a lot. One year, I was a bride and I had a big wedding dress and a bouquet. Another year I was a medieval princess with a long teal dress and a veil. It was a little extravagant, but it was cute!

  Sasha Pieterse

  Cute, Mom, Princess

  "Pretty Little Liars Halloween Prequel Premieres Tonight!". Interview with Ellen Collis, www.seventeen.com. Ocotber 19, 2011.

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• Celebrate your success and find humor in your failures. Don't take yourself so seriously. Loosen up and everyone around you will loosen up. Have fun and always show enthusiasm. When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song.

  Sam Walton

  Inspirational, Song, Fun

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• When I go out and I'm presenting the best side of myself, I want to look different from everyone, but I don't want it to look like I'm wearing a costume.

  Rachel Roy

  Different, Looks, Want

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• I knew I would grow up and wear a costume one day, and that's exactly what happened.

  Cassandra Peterson

  Growing Up, One Day, Grows

  "Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark (and merchandising)". Interview with Sean O'Neal, www.avclub.com. October 28, 2009.

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• O, to be sure, we laugh less and play less and wear uncomfortable disguises like adults, but beneath the costume is the child we always are, whose needs are simple, whose daily life is still best described by fairy tales.

  Leo Rosten

  Children, Simple, Play

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• Nice costume," he said. "Ditto. I can tell you put a lot of thought into yours." Amusement curled his mouth. "If you don't like it, I can take it off.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Nice, Amusement, Mouths

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2012). “Finale”, p.169, Simon and Schuster

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• I'm sure that there must have been times when you have read books or watched films and found yourself secretly wishing for the villain to win. Why? Isn't that against the rules by which our society lives? Why should you feel this way? It's simple, really; the villain is the true hero of these tales, not the well-intentioned moron who somehow foils their diabolical scheme. The villain get's all the best lines, has the best costumes, has unlimited power and wealth- why on earth would anyone not want to be the villain?

  Mark Walden

  Book, Hero, Winning

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• I never had a fondness for gems or the extravagance of Harry Winston or Van Cleef & Arpels. I've always liked the more flamboyant, imaginative things. I lusted after costume jewelry. My husband was a very lucky man.

  Iris Apfel

  Husband, Men, Lucky

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• When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song.

  Sam Walton

  Song, Silly, Failing

  Sam Walton (2012). “Sam Walton: Made In America”, p.316, Bantam

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• The costume of women should be suited to her wants and needs.

  Amelia Bloomer

  Needs, Want, Should

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