Playing Quotes

There's so much with my character in 'Dredd' that I identify with. She's my favorite character I think I've ever played. She's the most dynamic and fascinating woman that I could even imagine playing, so I love her. What I love about her is that her sensitivity is her greatest strength.

I don't like playing standards. I like to do my own cutting edge work.

I wouldn't say I'm a method actor. I do research when I feel I don't have enough experience for the part I'm playing.

Thinking about what songs are coming next instead of just relaxing, breathing and playing from my heart. Sometimes it can get to be almost like the enemy.

In college I had a weekend gig at a restaurant, a solo thing that was the best practice I could have ever had. That's where I learned to coordinate my singing and my piano playing.

I love playing the vamp, and I get sent out for a lot of that stuff, maybe because I do it well.

That's the main thing that attracts me - characters who have big journeys. I like playing those people.

Whenever I start to really think about what I'm playing, I may play it better musically, but the feeling isn't there.

When I speak of natural drummers I'm talking about guys that are playing with the talent God gave 'em.

After 'Prom Night' I did two movies where I was playing a prostitute. I gravitate towards characters that have some sort of inner turmoil or some sort of character arc. That's the great thing about acting, so many different things and being really diverse in your choices.

I reached the point where I actually enjoyed the umpiring more than playing.

So I had a couple of years of playing trumpet. I really enjoyed it, but it was not the kind of instrument you could whip out at a party. Let's face it.

I'm a player and I do it because I love playing whether it's for my album or someone else's.

Film music should have the same relationship to the film drama that somebody's piano playing in my living room has on the book I am reading.

I've been playing tennis, and just whatever sport is in front of me I will do.

I'm starting to play all the melodies with kind of keyboard sound but playing it from the bass guitar.

It's always great playing with other musicians. It's also a great situation where I'm the older guy, I've influenced generations of guitar players.

You see that a handful of times every year where a person that hasn't been playing that well pops up and wins.

I like dropping into a small club and playing with some people, trying to help them get a start.

I love being on the road, I love playing.

I'm quite proud of my piano playing. Robin's never played a note on the piano at our recording sessions. I just wish I could be appreciated musically now.

It's just that back then we didn't know that was considered being a coproducer. I would sit on the side and say what I wanted musically, but at the time we thought if you aren't the one playing it, you don't get the credit. Now you'll start seeing my name listed as producer.

The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.

All stories should have some honesty and truth in them, otherwise you're just playing about.

One thing about playing the real jazz is that you can't count it.

I still think that I'm playing instruments, not just pushing buttons and there it goes. It's interactive and alive with the sound and the manipulation and it plays like instruments.

When you're a young actor you like to go for characters with a bit of flair, so in many films I ended up playing the weirdos. I can assure you I'm not a psycho or a criminal or a bully.

Actors who are lovers in real life are often incapable if playing the part of lovers to an audience. It is equally true that sympathy between actors who are not lovers may create a temporary emotion that is perfectly sincere.

My whole career has been fulfilling my childhood fantasies, playing characters that are larger than life, getting to play a knight, an elf, a prince, and a soldier.

On the playing side, a lot of guys I played under were pretty good managers.