Chicago is partly a fairy tale because it's inside one person's head, so that part of it's made up and the rest of it is reality.

In designing Supergirl, I wanted to embrace the past but more importantly, thrust her into the street-style action hero of today.

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.

Planet of the Apes was a gigantic challenge, making the clothes work so people could do stunts and action in the clothes. I really learned a lot about that in that movie.

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

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.

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