I have to accept the fact that the time I was on, 'Project Runway' was already becoming a pop culture phenomenon. Chris March More Quotes by Chris March More Quotes From Chris March I came close to death many timesthey called my family and they were told if they wanted to say goodbye to come right away. Chris March entertainment 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. Chris March dress day you world I'm good at pants. They are just two big sleeves sewn together. Chris March big just good together I've been completely surprised at the outpouring of just incredible amounts of positive feedback and love from people all day long. Chris March day positive love people 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. Chris March my-life shoes life people Even before I had ever seen 'Beach Blanket Babylon,' I had a similar aesthetic: colorful and sparkly. Chris March colorful aesthetic blanket beach 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. Chris March dress me you confidence 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. Chris March amazing know me you The oddest thing to me has been when people come up to me, and they don't say anything, and they just put their arms around me and hug and kiss me. They don't even say hello! They just freak out like they've seen a unicorn. Chris March kiss me hug people The New York world is definitely geared toward fashion. So many people work in the fashion industry, photography, all sorts of satellite businesses that have to do with it, so there's no way that it can't affect you, and it just kind of makes you think with more of a fashion edge. Chris March you fashion work people Sometimes I just do costumes, sometimes I just do fashion, and sometimes I blend the two. Chris March just fashion sometimes two Not that I'm bragging or anything, because I was shocked, but I literally got hundreds of emails from people during my time on 'Project Runway' asking me out on dates. I had no idea that people would even care. Chris March me care time people I always said whoever brings Mexican food to New York would make a million dollars. Then Chipotle happened, which is fine. Chris March new always said food 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. Chris March career i-can fun interesting I always tell people, never wear anything that'll make them uncomfortable when you're trying to go out and have a good time. Chris March good you time people 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. Chris March good sense-of-humor humor fall I'd say, 90 percent of the time, I get an idea, like, within 10 seconds of somebody telling me what their whole thing is about. And usually that flash of an idea, it's what I always go with. It might change slightly, but in general, that's pretty much it. To get me to change the entire idea is pretty tough. Chris March me tough change time I was in 'Christmas with the Crawfords' with Joey Arias. I did that for six years, so I have a holiday show mentality a little bit. Chris March show holiday christmas years When I was on 'Project Runway,' my website got a million hits a month, and there's nothing bad you can say about that. Chris March say nothing bad you I think that if you take a risk, you inspire people, and ultimately, inspiring people is more important than winning. Chris March think you winning people
