Colleen Atwood

“I think detail is a key to costume design. You have to watch every detail, every button, every stitch.”

“I’ve always been drawn to the darker, more surreal side of life.”

“A corset is a restriction, but it's also a tool. It gives you a shape. It's a support.”

“Costumes are the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth-it really does establish who they are.”

“What I like about the sci-fi genre is that you can really play with stuff. You can imagine.”

“What people don't realize is that I'm a shy person. It's not that I'm being a snob or anything, it's that I'm really shy.”

“The first thing I do is read the script and make notes. I'm looking for the character in the story and the story in the character.”

“My process is a little bit chaotic, and a little bit loose... I like to see what the actor is doing and then what I can do to help that.”