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"In Chicago, I walked in knowing what the dancers were going to need."
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"If you still wonder the true meaning of coordination, synchronization and team work, you have not understood your own body!!!"

"In Chicago, I walked in knowing what the dancers were going to need."
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"Knowing who the actors were as you were designing them helped, with Catherine's beauty and Renee's frailty, they directed me visually just by who they were."

"Planet of the Apes was a gigantic challenge, making the clothes work so people could do stunts and action in the clothes. I really learned a lot about that in that movie."

"Some of the kimonos took as long as four to five months to make, with all the layers that go into it."

"I'd seen the current stage production and the 1975 production of Chicago. I liked them both very much, but I didn't use them necessarily as inspiration."

"I had to work out that it was something that could move, without having everybody in spray painted leotards."

"The reward is that you can actually create a world separate from reality with a story, actors, music, and camera design. When it works it can entertain, move people and teach us all."

"As a designer, you have to solve a lot of problems. Even though people are wearing clothes that are supposed to look beautiful, they'll have to do all kinds of things."

"If you want someone to feel warm, you dress them in a warm color and put a warm light on them and you get the picture. Sometimes, all that needs pushing a little bit to help tell the story."
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