Catherynne M. Valente Quotes

Hats have power. Hats can change you into someone else.

I just think that wigs and makeup and costumes completely transform me.

My wigs are ever changing in height, width, color, size. They make me feel happy. Wearing them makes me feel like I can be a different person every day and that is kind of exciting.

I love this idea of shape-shifting and changing when you put on clothes, and turn into somebody else.

I kept asking myself if I felt different, if I was different. The answer was always yes. I was no longer nothing… How odd, I thought; it had taken my mother’s death, Father Quinel’s murder, and the desire of others to kill me to claim a life of my own.

I am one of those actors who does feel a change when a wig and fake nose are put on. Even the weird little things, like glasses - it's almost like having a mask on.

Add there was that moment when my mother and father walked in the door disguised as old people. I thought the miles in the car had bent them, dulled their eyes, even grayed and whitened their hair and caused their hands and voices to tremble. At the same time, I found, as I rose form the chair, I'd gotten old along with them.

I've loved the escapism of being another person, slipping into another character for a little while.

I change during the course of a day. I wake and I'm one person, and when I go to sleep I know for certain I'm somebody else.

The mustache represented the old John; I didn't want to be that guy anymore, so I shaved it off. It was ritualistic in a way.

Without my Vulcan cat suit, Frankenstein wig and pointed ears, I don't get recognized. I love the fact I'm a shape shifter who can go unnoticed.

I've always loved the idea of changing myself, wearing costumes and disguises. It takes you back to being a kid, to dressing up.

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

Putting on someone else's clothes is like putting on a mask.

It's more enjoyable when I'm disguised in some way; stepping into someone else's shoes is part of the reason why I became an actor.

In a lot of ways, the make-up was the character.

As a child, I always chose a false nose and some face paint and a wig for my birthday.

Oh, completely liberating because even if you don't do a woman right, you just have to put on high heels a wig, a bra and a dress, and I feel liberated.

They say Elvis is dead. I say, no, you're looking at him. Elvis isn't dead; he just changed color.

I remain fascinated by where you go as a woman once you are a mother, and if you ever come back.

Acting is magical. Change your look and your attitude, and you can be anyone.

I love wearing wigs because they're instantly transformational.

I always look so different in different roles, people are never quite sure. Which is the way I like it.

I do constantly get to change the way I look, which is sort of an old-school idea of acting.

Halloween is all about being bold, daring, and creative! You get to be someone else for the night thanks to makeup and a costume. I pretty much do that on the daily, so I am not that big on Halloween, but I do appreciate a good costume and some incredible makeup.