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In general, costumes are the first thing in life that let other people know who we are. They indicate who the person is without saying anything.

Costume, hair and makeup can tell you instantly, or at least give you a larger perception of who a character is. It's the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth, so it really does establish who they are.

The right costume determines the character, helps the actor feel who he is, and serves the story.

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

I'm very much into the costuming of any character that I portray and it's one of the great things about making movies is it's a collaborative art form so you get all these artists who are looking specifically about for this instance your character's costume and what that might tell about your character.

Costume design is so important and really helpful, and I really love that aspect of character development, just figuring it out.

Usually, one of the first things I think about when I'm developing a character is what they're wearing. I mean, it sounds very cheesy and very actor-y, but it really does help me figure it out.

The costume affects your posture, affects your walk, how you hold yourself, and how you breathe. The costumes make you deliver.

In the beginning, when you're acting in amateur theater and off-Broadway, it was unheard of that anyone else would get your costume. And it was important to get a good costume. You put time into that.

What a costume designer does is a cross between magic and camouflage. We create the illusion of changing the actors into what they are not. We ask the public to believe that every time they see a performer on the screen, he's become a different person.