Every story is different, so what is a detail in one might not be in something else. Diversity is something I embrace and love about my work.

Sleepy Hollow had a lot of action in it, even though it was a fairy-tale movie.

Be really good with budgets because they keep getting smaller.

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.

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.

I have assistants that use the internet a lot more than I do. I use the internet for photo research, but for me personally, probably just because of my age, I'm not that mechanically inclined.

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