Quotes from Chris March

I probably have over a hundred pairs of high-heel shoes. I collect them. Over however-many years, from, like, the mid-'80s on - yes, I'm that old - I've been in drag several times in my life, and I collect a lot of stuff, and I do have a lot of high-heel shoes that I'm sure a lot of people would be jealous about.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: 'Beach Blanket' was one of the most important experiences of my whole life. It's part of me.

I watch a lot of shows on Bravo - I'm not just saying that. I love 'Top Chef.' I love 'Real Housewives of Atlanta.' That's my favorite.

When I was on 'Project Runway,' my website got a million hits a month, and there's nothing bad you can say about that.

I have to accept the fact that the time I was on, 'Project Runway' was already becoming a pop culture phenomenon.

Sometimes I just do costumes, sometimes I just do fashion, and sometimes I blend the two.

I don't want to make people cry - unless it's with happiness.

A lot of times, people are simply interested in seeing me because I was on television.

'Project Runway' made my name more high-profile. I've gotten to work with a lot of different celebrity clients that I never would have otherwise.

Even though I love fashion and would love to be a fashion designer, I don't live and breathe fashion every day of my entire life.

I always said whoever brings Mexican food to New York would make a million dollars. Then Chipotle happened, which is fine.

Whenever I've had a wig fall off, I've just played it off like I meant it to happen. Just keep a good sense of humor about it.

If a wig is funny when it's two feet tall, why not make it three feet tall? Or ten?

I once made a giant six-foot can of Crisco that a person had to dance in and that had an Elvis wig on top.

When I dress up in costume, it always starts with the wig for me. Big wigs and big headpieces are so fun, and they give you confidence and make you feel powerful.

I've made many, many, many large wigs in my career, and I've experimented with lots of materials to make them more fun and interesting and as big as possible. I like to use the lightest wig materials that I can.

You know how Bette Midler always says her obituary will read, 'Bette Midler dies. Started her career at the Continental Baths?' Mine will say 'Chris March died. He was on Season 4 of 'Project Runway.'' It's an amazing show, it did a lot for me, and I'm fine with it. Unless it becomes terribly disreputable.

I don't want to design something that everybody else would do. I want to design something that's bigger or better or funnier or more beautiful.

I think that fashion, in general, is a world of super-heightened glamour, and when you talk about super-heightened glamour, the first thing that comes to mind is a drag queen.

I get a lot - a lot - of requests to make things that are like Lady Gaga. Like, 'I'm a 9-year-old girl in Wisconsin. Please dress me like Lady Gaga. How much would this cost?'

I think safely experiencing fear by watching a horror movie makes real life a little less frightening.

Halloween is one day of breaking out of your shell, one day you can be completely expressive, where the world gives you license to dress up.

'Mad Fashion' follows the everyday workings of me and my workshop, where we make fashion, costumes, props, and couture!

Even before I had ever seen 'Beach Blanket Babylon,' I had a similar aesthetic: colorful and sparkly.