"I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born"

This quote by Charlie Chaplin speaks with the power of transformation through clothes and cosmetics. He suggests that when he put on the clothes and make-up of the character he was playing, he had the ability to become that character. He was able to live in the character and comprehend them in a way that he hadn't before. This quote speaks to the power of costume and makeup to assist an actor end up being the character they are playing. It also talks to the power of the star to occupy a character and bring them to life. By the time he walked onto the stage, he was completely in character and prepared to carry out. This quote speaks with the power of the star to transform themselves and bring a character to life.