Play Quotes
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When social critics deplore the materialism of our time and its preoccupation with money, fame, and superficial values, they overlook that the driving force behind the changes we have seen -- one of the greatest periods of change in history -- has been thought. It wasn't big bucks or social status that drove this change. It was, and is, the force of the play of the mind. As materialistic as we may be, playful thinking got us here.
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God has a hard-on for a Marine because we kill everything we see. He plays His game, we play ours.
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I have improved a lot, but I would like to improve more, to be better defensively and understand the play better.
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The first time my parents found out I was acting was when a friend told them they had just come back from a play I was in.
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I got dared to audition for a play by my best friend Paul. He got cast in 'Hamlet,' and I got cast in 'Prelude to a Kiss,' and that changed everything.
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I always knew that someone was going to come at me with a script to play God. It's just one of those things, the way your career is unfolding and all the talk about gravitas etc etc, so I had a strong feeling that someone was going to offer me the part of God. I was totally prepared to say, 'Thanks but no thanks,' unless it was a comedy.
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Growing up with two sisters, you either play by yourself or play Barbie with them. I played by myself.
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You play for the team, you don't play for the fans.
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As an actor, I'll play anything.
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Nothing is personal. Everything is play.
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I do the protest stuff. I do country and western. I play both acoustic and electric guitar in a lot of different styles, from loud, psychedelic stuff to quiet finger-picking.
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I wish they'd shut the gates, and let us play ball with no press and no fans.
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Deception is mostly a game we play with ourselves.
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Foolishly play with the fires of rumor, only to risk being burned by its treacherous flames.
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If I run into someone on the street, that's one thing. But answering mail for a living? I like a job where you can play and act kind of goofy and have some fun.
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Play because it's fun, and not to become a pro. If your goal is to become pro, the best way to realize that is by loving what you do.
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...as an actor there`s nothing better than a great moody moment to play with nothing to say. It`s so much easier to do because you can really get inside your head.
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I'm still learning so much with every play I write. So I wrestle with word choice, rhythm in final drafts. I think you have to be ruthless.
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It's such a joy to be able to play someone who is angry. It's a joy and a relief.
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He wasn't making the cuts he was used to making. We knew there was a chance he may not play.
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I've had the pleasure of working in the U.K. a few times before. I've shot a few movies there before. One of them was Neil Simon's 'London Suite,' which was based on his play. I also shot a film in Dublin, a little film with Bernadette Peters, called 'Bobbie's Girl.'
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I went on and was still able to play some good hockey.
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To represent your country is something you always dream of. He's good enough to play, but we see him in there every day working with the elastic bands, just trying to survive.
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As the growing emphasis on feelings crowds out reason, facts will play a smaller role in public discourse.
