Matthew Gray Gubler Quotes

There is nothing in my life where I view myself as a 1920s person.

There are always decades that interest people. For me, that's the Roaring Twenties.

I used to love the '20s.

If I could have lived as an actress in any period, it would have been the 1920s - I would have loved to have been part of that speakeasy era.

I went to an audition for a Harry Belafonte Roaring Twenties special for choreographer Donald McKayle, but I failed.

I'm obsessed with the 1920s, everything from the style to the lifestyle. It was a really cool era.

Going out in Paris was like going out in the '30s dressed like the Andrews Sisters. It was everything I'd seen in books at my grandparents' house, only it was our generation.

Clothes were terribly important in the '20s. They really were an arbiter of who you were and how much money you had: an indicator of social status.

A lot of my designs are inspired by the 1930s, when people were fabulous at dressing up. Then it just all kind of fell away.

It took me a while to warm to the '20s costumes on 'Downton.' I love it when women accentuate their curves, and that era was all about hiding them. The shapes they wore then were in tune with female empowerment. Cutting off their hair and hiding their busts was a way of saying, 'We're equal to men!'

The 1920s brought not only the Charleston but the flat chest.

Over-the-knee socks remind me of the 1920s, silent films, and the stars of the era who wore the rolled-down stockings. They sort of referenced that in 'Cabaret,' when Liza Minnelli was singing 'Mein Herr,' and I love the way she looks in that scene.

Dancing in speakeasies was a job, and none of us knew for sure who were gangsters. No one told us, so how could we know? My mother used to come and take me home. We thought nothing of walking home together at two in the morning.

The '20s are a very interesting period to me.

I think I'd just like to get in a time machine and travel and never come back. The '20s would be an incredible place to be, dressing up in tuxedos with fancy cars. That sounds incredible.

I've always really loved the '20s and the whole Art Deco time. I just think it was just the most amazing era for style and design.

The 1920s are the decade that signaled the arrival of a gift that still means a lot to us: Saturday.

I enjoy how women dressed in the 1920s with the shimmering jewels and rich feathers.

There are wonderful museums with lots of photographs of 1920's musicals.

One of my favourite books of all time: 'The Great Gatsby'. I just think it's so well written.

The only time I would like to see was the 20s and 30s in America because I love the music and the style and the optimism, I wanted to see New York being built. I wanted to see all that, you know.

I only aim for fashion that's long dead.

I'm really fascinated with anything that takes place between the 1920s up through the 1960s. In some ways it feels familiar, and in other ways it feels like it's from another planet.

In the early '20s, with the war over, there was a period of celebration, and you can see it in the fashion.

The Twenties outfits are all about freedom and loose, flowing lines, whereas in 'Cinderella,' I had to wear corsets and big huge skirts.