Play Quotes

The difference with doing a play is that you are in control. In film you are in the hands of the director and the editor and the producer.

I began writing in the 4th grade. As a matter of fact, I produced a play for the entire school. It was about Leif Ericson and the discovery of America.

In every character I play, I try to imbibe something. Every film is a learning process for me.

Necessarily, I'm always involved in casting, as any playwright is, because the whole process of putting on a play is a collaborative, organic effort on the part of a bunch of people trying to think alike.

I wouldn't even get elected. I'd probably deck a couple of people, too which would not play very well with the national media.

I will be the focal point for however long I decide to play. Half of me likes that idea and half of me doesn't, but once the adrenaline kicks in, I'll probably really enjoy it.

I always thought I could play pro ball. I had confidence in my ability, You have to. If you don't who will?

I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with the fame thing.

I think you always take pride in how you play.

It's fun to play a character who lives on the edge, who is an ethical and moral mess, and is paying the price for some of his actions.

Getting to play superheros is a pretty good job.

I'm not homely enough to play the nerdy girl and not nearly pretty enough to play the pretty girl.

I like my groundstrokes, I can say. I like it. That's my game - I'm a groundstroke player and I play pretty aggressive.

I play a lot of Playstation, and always trying to look pretty for the girls.

I've been able to play a kid up to this point and pretend that I'm not a grown-up - well, at least for two hours a night!

Everyone was going to play their part honestly, and not try and pretend to be good or bad guys.

I think some of the pressure comes from the expectations of other people. Like if your father played baseball, they expect you to be the big lifesaver or something when you play a sport.

When I was coming up, I just wanted to play baseball and I'm doing what I love to do most. How can I feel pressure doing what I love to do?

Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play.

You may shelve your Shakespearian plans for the present. I am going to play Peter Pan.

Play and pray; but on the whole do not pray when you are playing and do not play when you are praying.

Whether the angels play only Bach praising God, I am not quite sure. I am sure, however, that en famille they play Mozart.

I never practice; I always play.

But really, anytime, I play on a practice pad as much as I can.

Some guys practice like all-Americans but they can't play!

If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.

You could argue that if the average golfer plays a golf course with 430-yard par 4s and they always miss the green, that's good practice. It's definitely great practice to play a course that's too long for you.

I do think the position I play is a powerful position.

He is not someone who went off to play in Europe and only a few Americans follow. He has the potential to be on magazine covers and more newspaper coverage.

If we're gonna win, we have to play up to and beyond our potential. We're capable of doing that.