- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020
Costume Quotes
On dressing up, disguise, and stepping into a role.
These costume quotes come mostly from actors describing how a physical costume changes their approach to a role, from rehearsal habits to feeling embodied in a character.
- Last Updated on Aug 01, 2026
- Drama
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Agnivarsha' is not a costume drama like Shashi Kapoor's 'Utsav' or Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Devdas.' This one has no elaborate jewellery and clothes. It is sparse and stark.
- Cause
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- Nov 07, 2020
None of my costume designers have ever been nominated for an Oscar 'cause I don't do period movies that have ball scenes with a hundred extras in them.
- Embody
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once you embody the language, the character comes really naturally, especially when you put the costume on.
- Fit
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think that I could fit into the costume anymore.
- Hurt
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- Nov 07, 2020
I definitely feel, when I'm wearing the costume, that I could scare people and hurt them.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was in fittings for the first costume even before I knew I was even going to be 'Deathlok.'
- Guess
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- Nov 07, 2020
And I guess I have a face and a look that sort of lends itself to period costume!
- Born
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mum was a costume designer and costume supervisor in the theater and, especially, the ballet. But that was before I was born.
- Holiday
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a huge costume section in my closet - wigs, mustaches, the whole thing. Halloween's my favorite holiday, so I have a lot of weird stuff.
- Fashion
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- Nov 07, 2020