Paul Tazewell
speaker
386 appearances
4 recordings
3 series
first heard Mar 2025
last heard 7 Jun
Paul Tazewell’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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You know, there was a gold lame pleated cape and dress that I designed for Glinda.
That was my continuing evolution of problem solving and the creation of worlds that I continue to fall in love with.
Oh, so great to talk to you as well.
Thank you.
What makes someone wicked?
Is it the color of their skin?
Is it the story we've been told?
Or is it what they wear?
How do we make those judgments?
What clues do we rely on?
What assumptions do we carry, sometimes without even realizing it?
As a costume designer, it's my job to use those assumptions for better or for worse.
People often assume my job is all fabric and sequins, dresses, buttons, maybe a good hat.
In truth, my job is about perception.
I am a storyteller, and my medium, my language, is clothing.
Through silhouette, color and texture, I shape how you see someone before they speak a word.
I decide whether you lean forward with curiosity or pull back with suspicion.
When I put a character in a shade of scarlet or wrap them in velvet or cut them up in sharp black lines, I'm asking you to feel something about them instantly, silently.
That's what fascinates me, how simple fabric can tell us who is a hero and who is wicked.
I seek out a thematic hook in every project, something human, something that allows me to find myself in the story.
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