Tights Quotes

• Worn with tights it is not an issue, although there is something deeply unfeminist about not being able to sit down in one comfortably.

  Sienna Guillory

  Issues, Able, Worn

  "Something Deeply Unfeminist About a Miniskirt". The Times, May 27, 2004.

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• My character was obnoxious, had stinky feet and wore things like purple tights and a yellow top. I hated the clothes.

  Andrea Barber

  Character, Purple, Yellow

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• My biggest complaint with tights is that they do not accommodate skinny-ankled people like myself.

  Zooey Deschanel

  People, Skinny, Complaints

  "Zooey Deschanel: Tights Are My Safety Blanket" by Ellie Krupnick, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 12, 2011.

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• The first show I ever did, singing and dancing, was Beauty and the Beast. I was playing Gaston. Gaston has red tights, knee high boots, and it’s very physical. I had headaches everyday for two months.

  Hugh Jackman

  Two, Dancing, Singing

  "Hugh Jackman Peed Himself On Stage In Production Of ‘Beauty And The Beast’". www.huffingtonpost.com. October 12, 2011.

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• A lot of sequins for New Year's! Red, green, white - I fail at all of that because I'm always in black. But for Christmas, I do love wearing cute dresses with tights and a pair of boots.

  Ashley Benson

  Cute, New Year, White

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

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• Keep your chin up. No one expected you to save the world, otherwise you would have been born wearing a cape and tights. Just do the best you can.

  John Assaraf

  Capes, World, Chin Up

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• I will wear tights even if it's 100 degrees outside. Tights are my safety blanket.

  Zooey Deschanel

  Safety, Degrees, Blanket

  "Zooey Deschanel: Tights Are My Safety Blanket" by Ellie Krupnick, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 12, 2011.

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• I love the whole lingerie outfit - you know, thigh-high tights and garters.

  Jodi Lyn O'Keefe

  Boots, Lingerie, Garters

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• Had I listened to my agent, I'd be running around in tights, climbing buildings and stuff.

  Heath Ledger

  Running, Climbing, Agents

  Interview with David Michael, www.bbc.co.uk. September 25, 2003.

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• The worst was when my skirt fell down to my ankles, but I had on thick tights underneath.

  Naomi Campbell

  Ankles, Skirts, Worst

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• I loved the atmosphere of the dance studios - the wooden floors, the big mirrors, everyone dressed in pink or black tights, the musicians accompanying us - and the feeling of ritual the classes had.

  Suzanne Vega

  Mirrors, Class, Feelings

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• During holiday parties I end up recycling a lot of my cocktail dresses and just wearing a layering piece, like a blazer and tights, with it.

  Lauren Conrad

  Party, Holiday, Dresses

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• A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!

  William Shakespeare

  Horse, Memorable, Animal

  'Richard III' (1591) act 5, sc. 4, l. 7

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• Nice tights," I snorted. Or I tried to snort, anyway. I'm not exactly sure how, though people in books are always doing it.

  Rebecca Stead

  Nice, Book, People

  Rebecca Stead (2010). “When You Reach Me/First Light”, p.24, Wendy Lamb Books

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• I think bare legs in winter are idiotic. Unless your naked pins are toned, tanned and veinless, it's best to cover up. There is nothing more elegant in winter than dark tights worn with matching knee-length boots and a belted trench coat.

  Joan Collins

  Winter, Dark, Thinking

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• When I was offered the part in Shakespeare In Love a voice in my head said 'not another tights role!

  Joseph Fiennes

  Voice, Roles, Said

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• I take class. I'm always ballet ready. I'm ready to go - got my tights and my shoes.

  Joan Chen

  Class, Shoes, Ballet

  Source: collider.com

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• From time to time, you may see a girl wearing her black opaque tights as pants. They are, in fact, not.

  Nina Garcia

  Girl, Black, Opaque

  Nina Garcia (2009). “The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own”, p.32, Harper Collins

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• All the superhero stuff is Greek myths and Greek gods, wearing tights and capes. That's what they are. That's what I gravitate towards.

  Louis Leterrier

  Superhero, Greek, Capes

  Source: collider.com

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• I feel myself trying to be charming, and then I realize I’m obviously trying to be charming, and then I try to be even more charming to make up for the fake charm, and then I’ve basically turned into Liza Minnelli: I’m dancing in tights and sequins, begging you to love me. There’s a bowler and jazz hands and lots of teeth.

  Gillian Flynn

  Begging You, Hands, Dancing

  Gillian Flynn (2012). “Gone Girl: A Novel”, p.11, Crown

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• I've got spider veins all over my legs, so I wear opaque tights all winter. All sorts of colours.

  Sally Phillips

  Winter, Spiders, Veins

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• There was a photo of me with weird sunglasses on and a green sweatshirt, some striped thing, with tights and cowboy boots...I just saw that photo and thought, 'God, I look crazy.'

  Mary-Kate Olsen

  Fashion, Crazy, Cowboy

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• I look at the Christian Bale movies, the Batman films, and that shows you that superhero movies don't just have to be about men in tights.

  James McAvoy

  Christian, Men, Superhero

  "'X-Men: First Class': James McAvoy calls it 'a love story' like Butch and Sundance". Interview with Geoff Boucher, herocomplex.latimes.com. February 23, 2011.

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• I have always been a romantic, one of those people who believes that a woman in pink circus tights contains all the secrets of the universe.

  Tom Robbins

  Believe, People, Secret

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• John Carter was also one of our first recognizable superhumans and there is little doubt that his extraordinary physical feats inspired Superman's creators. Remember: before Superman could fly or turn back time, he was nothing less than an earthbound crime-fighting John Carter in tights.

  Junot Diaz

  Fighting, Doubt, Littles

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