Play Quotes

Numbers are really fascinating things, and they do play a big part in our lives. They are a language of their own.

I think of Mercy Watson like a superball; there's a bouncy kind of optimism to her stories. She allows me to play, and she makes me laugh. Hopefully readers feel the same way.

I guess it's easier to get things made when you know the story you want to tell, you know the characters you want to play, and you know the filmmakers you want to tell them with.

My mom played every sport possible. My dad is 'extremely' competitive. You can't even play Ping-Pong with him.

There's a little bit of me in all of the characters I've played. I've never really had the opportunity to play something that's a complete departure from me.

Most of the characters I play are heavily engulfed in some sort of fantasy world.

I wander around in corsets in my house all the time. I'm a lot girlier than the roles I play, but I don't believe there's anything wrong in this business for being typecast.

I am definitely a lot more girly that the characters that I play.

If you're going to play strength, you've got to marry that with a vulnerability and give your character some relatable qualities.

I do tend to play characters that have a lot of costume and hair change. I sort of like the change of physicality thing.

When you tour with a band, you're just out there, and it's just you guys. That's your little universe. If you do a play, it's the same deal. That becomes your world, for the cast and crew.

Each time I seem to go through one of life's huge things, I want to play music.

It's so weird that I play this woman who pretty much deals with violence on a daily basis, and I'm such a wimp in who I am.

I think a lot of women innately know how to play their hand. I'm not a big one for the rules.

A director recommended me for the role on 'Soap.' They said, 'She plays heavy roles, murderesses and the like.' He said, 'On stage, she could be very very funny.

I have no clue. I just know I would want to play the least amount of shows that the most people would be able to come to.

I wouldn't want to play Miss Hannigan. I'm not a villain. She's mean to little children! I can't do that. That would disrupt my brand.

Some of the newer folks in the industry, I'm not sure they are familiar with the term acting. They don't understand what it means to play a character rather than just be a personality.

I often play women who are not essentially good or likable, and I often go through a stage where I hate them. Then I end up loving and defending them.

I have no desire to play most of the roles being offered

It's so fun to play something that feels reckless - not all the time, but I really must be acting out something that I can't do in real life.

I love everything. I love being the empathetic characters. I love being the villains. I think it's like when we're kids, we like to play all kinds of crazy characters and dress up.

I was a Stephen King fan and I was amazed that I got the chance to play that role and very glad that I did.

At first I probably seem very abrupt, but I like efficiency. There's work and there's play, and I always think: 'Let's get the work over with so we can thoroughly enjoy the play.

In the deaf community, in order to play a role of someone with a hearing loss... you have to have hearing loss.

Those who play with fire should expect to be consumed by it.

Play is free movement within a more rigid structure.

I love playing the new songs live. I hate playing a new song and then having to play an old song again, it feels really boring.

You don’t know what’s going to happen in the end, and that’s what the best plays are.

Unlike films, which can be easily disseminated worldwide via DVDs and the Internet, plays struggle to find an international audience.

I used to play the piano when I was younger, and I loved Alicia Keys. I wanted to be Alicia Keys; she was such an idol to me.

When I moved to New York, the reputation just followed me, and I am regularly invited to play in home games, by writers in particular, though finance folk also invite me on occasion.

I do not play the instrument In longing but in quest Not to be undertaken Not to be lost In a forest of bliss.

I didn't come here to run for President. I really just came here to play rock and roll.

I think the world likes to pick apart different songs and play doctor with songs sometimes and make them into this big controversial thing.

I really have to think of the things fiction can do that film can't and play to the strengths of the novel. With a novel you can get right inside somebody's head.

The best part about winning the PGA is getting great pairings at tour events. Its fun to play with Phil Mickelson and other past major champions.

I think it's possible to allow an artist to go beyond his borders and play.

So sometimes you have to play your hand and sort of push in a direction. And I think that masculinity is the driving point for a lot of the way that people, like, posture in the work.

I play a recurring role for a character named Doctor Imo. I assist the villain and show up from time to time.

I rarely assess live shows after I play them.

I see someone play, or I listen to a record, and I think, "How did they make that sound?' It's not emulation; it's more building a vocabulary that can be called up at a moment's notice.

Some people can't learn to play the guitar by reading a book. You have to actually try to manage a bit and you won't do well at first.

You don't start to play your guitar thinking you're going to be running an organisation that will maybe generate millions.

I always find time to hang with friends at least once a week or just watch TV and play video games. The combination of Netflix and food is just the best.

If there's a certain song that I want to reach a certain person or certain type of person, that's when I play it for people.

I always wanted to play a Greek god in something.

I love trying to play the not-confident guy, the guy against my normal character, because that's when real acting comes into play.

Simon: Anyone ever tell you your sense of timing really sucks? Derek: That's why I don't play the drums. Now what's up?

What am I? Let's just say I won't fetch a stick for you. I won't beg for treats. And, no matter how nicely you ask, I will not roll over and play dead.