Be really good with budgets because they keep getting smaller.

In real life, a lot of people at that level will have their kimonos made especially for them.

Be able to take any job that gives you experience on a film. Don't just think that you have to be in one department or the other, because through working on one and seeing what other people do in the movie makes you realize what your role is if you become a costume designer.

Inspiration comes from everywhere: books, art, people on the street. It is an interior process for me.

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.

Each simian had a much different body suit, so besides trying to define class across species, there was a definite attempt to dress each group in different styles.