▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁her ▁ste pm other . ▁Her ▁ste pm other ' s ▁person ality ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁factor , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁her ▁social ▁status ▁and ▁look . ▁Lucy ▁also ▁seriously ▁stated ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁entirely ▁sure ▁w itch es ▁were ▁fiction , ▁saying , ▁" There ' s ▁this ▁older ▁lady , ▁a ▁neighbor . ▁If ▁w itch es ▁are ▁real , ▁she ' s ▁one ▁of ▁them ." ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁film ▁adaptation , ▁An jel ica ▁H ust on ▁and ▁the ▁cost ume ▁designer ▁Mar it ▁Allen ▁originally ▁brought ▁a ▁different ▁dress ▁for ▁H ust on ' s ▁role ▁as ▁The ▁Grand ▁High ▁W itch , ▁but ▁the ▁director ▁Nicolas ▁Ro eg ▁rejected ▁it ▁as ▁" not ▁se xy ". ▁H ust on ▁re called : ▁" That ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁I ’ d ▁imag ined ▁that ▁this ▁hor rible ▁creature ▁in ▁a ▁children ’ s ▁movie ▁should ▁have ▁sex ▁appeal . ▁It ▁simply ▁had ▁not ▁occurred ▁to ▁me . ▁But ▁of ▁course ▁Nic ▁was ▁absolutely ▁right . ▁His ▁vision ▁was ▁di abol ical ▁and ▁dark ▁and ▁br illi antly ▁fun ny . ▁If ▁a ▁w itch ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁this ▁plot , ▁she ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁se xy ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁eye ." ▁The ▁character ' s ▁mon str ous ▁version ▁was ▁prepared ▁by ▁Jim ▁H enson ' s ▁Cre ature ▁Sh op : ▁" The ▁prost het ics ▁for ▁Miss ▁Ernst ’ s ▁transformation ▁to ▁The ▁Grand ▁High ▁W itch ▁were