Costume Quotes

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.

Costume is a huge part of getting into character. Your body soaks in what you're wearing, and you turn into someone else.

I've done a lot of costume drama and theatre - the National Theatre and In fact, most of my work at the theatre, at the National Theatre anyway, was period.

We would change out of costume, then we would read the next days script.

I've always wanted to be Wonder Woman, of course. She had the greatest costume.

Doing those costume pictures was wonderful.

All through my life what I've loved doing is watching movies. I love the escapism of film, I love stories. So it is incredible to be able to be in them as much as I am, to see them from the first stitch in a costume to the end product.

I went to America to get away from constantly being cast in costume dramas, playing posh people.

I do tend to play characters that have a lot of costume and hair change. I sort of like the change of physicality thing.