#costume

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. Some actors like to go into make-up and then put their clothes on, but I like to dress first; that's my routine. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#actor #character #closest #closest thing #clothes

I definitely feel, when I'm wearing the costume, that I could scare people and hurt them. ↗

— Joan Severance

#could #definitely #feel #hurt #i

I firmly believe lyrics have to breathe and give the audience's ear a chance to understand what's going on. Particularly in the theater, where you have costume, story, acting, orchestra. ↗

— Stephen Sondheim

#audience #believe #breathe #chance #costume

The woman in charge of costuming assigned us our outfits and gave us a lecture on keeping things clean. She held up a calendar and said, "Ladies, you know what this is. Use it. I have scraped enough blood out from the crotches of elf knickers to last me the rest of my life. And don't tell me, 'I don't wear underpants, I'm a dancer.' You're not a dancer. If you were a real dancer you wouldn't be here. You're an elf and you're going to wear panties like an elf. ↗

— David Sedaris

#humor #humor

I thank you for your kind invitation to introduce me to the president of the Republic. Since I have not been out of my atelier for two months, I have no appropriate costume for this circumstance. Please excuse me. ↗

— Camille Claudel

#been #circumstance #costume #excuse #i

I always appear smarter when I dress up in my giant nipple costume. I know this because I'll overhear people say things like, "At least he's not a complete boob. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#boob #costume #funny #humor #idiot

It's not that Shakespeare is frivolous, but you spend your time just getting people to dress up in other people's costumes and pretending to be people that they're not, and you think, after the years go by, well, what on earth was all that about? ↗

— Jonathan Miller

#after #costumes #dress #earth #frivolous

Ever since I was younger I wanted to be on stage, singing my songs in a glittering costume. And that happened and is still happening. I have to remember that this is what I wished for and be grateful because there are 500 other girls right behind me that are ready to snatch it up. ↗

— Katy Perry

#because #behind #costume #ever #glittering

This is my costume. I'm a homicidal maniac. They look just like everyone else. ↗

— Christina Ricci

#else #everyone #homicidal #i #just

Actually I have a tradition that I always steal my last costume on the last day of filming. ↗

— Channing Tatum

#always #costume #day #filming #i