I wanted my closet to look like a boutique.
To be quite honest, I find that it's easier to do parts that are wrapped up in different hair and wardrobe and eras, and different period behavior, than it is to play closer to the present.
Ngila Dixon is such an incredible costume designer. She's such a cool, stylish woman. She has such an understanding of character.
I met Claxton on the set of The Cincinnati Kid.
I travel a lot, and I hunt for fabrics, then I have the tailor make me something.
The wardrobe guy [of Blow] was a genius. He was so tapped into that period and he brought me the ugliest things I'd ever seen and then they were somehow beautiful.
I'm a costume designer. My career is not in fashion, a field I'm basically unfamiliar with.
I have worked with some of the most amazing costume designers in the world.
The wardrobe department isn't a bunch of elves there to serve you; they're artists with vision. Honor them.
I think my own personal style always ends up seeping into characters that I play. I've always had a very distinct idea of fashion for myself, and what a character should wear.
I enjoy the details. I enjoy coming up with ideas for improving the script, changing scenes and deciding what locations and wardrobe should be - the process of making a film.
