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“I think a lot of actors are overly concerned about being well liked in the parts they play.”

“My parents didn't give me any scope to feel sorry for myself. They were just like 'go play with your brother, go climb a tree, go fall off your motorbike, do whatever you want. Don't come crying to us when you get scratched. You've got prosthetic legs - that's very nice.”

Want Giving Feels Play Fall Parent Nice Tree Cry Brother Give Me Sorry Legs Climbs Scope Very Nice Your Brother Do Whatever You Want Prosthetics Motorbike

Author:Oscar Pistorius

“How much golf I actually play depends on whom you ask. My wife says I'm out there every day. If you ask me, the cricket is getting in the way of the golf.”

Ifs Way Play Asks Wife Depends Golf My Wife Ask Me Cricket

Author:Ricky Ponting

“I'm probably not going to play a junkie and that's OK because there are other people who will do it better.”

People Play Junkie

Author:Rosamund Pike

“I'm so hard on myself. I play these sketches in my computer for friends and they say 'Gee whiz, the vocal's beautiful.' I hear, 'It needs to be better.'”

Needs Hard Play Beautiful Computer Vocal

Author:Steve Perry

“There aren't a lot of movie star males around my age that I can play opposite.”

I Can Play Age Stars Opposites Males Movie Star

Author:Teresa Palmer

“I have actual dreams of Bruce Springsteen calling me up on stage to wear a bandanna and play rhythm guitar next to Little Steven.”

Littles Play Dream Next Stage Calling Guitar Rhythm Springsteen

Author:Tom Perrotta

“My mythic version of America is very much about parents and children, and in my experience, the suburban setting is where that particular drama plays out. Which isn't to say that there aren't parents and children in cities or on farms. I just don't know them.”

Knows Children Play America Parent Cities Particular Drama Setting Versions Settings Farms Children And Parents

Author:Tom Perrotta

“A lot of cats in New Orleans, very soulful, very soulful musicians and they assume that they're singers. And they just make that assumption. And so when there's a little intonation problem, people are very forgiving of them because they heard how soulful they play.”

People Littles Play Problem Heard Musician Cat Forgiving Assuming Singers Assumption New Orleans Soulful Intonation

Author:Wendell Pierce

“I can't play anything until I find something that connects to my life, something I can carry as my secret map or code for the character.”

I Can Play Character Secret Code Maps

Author:Will Patton

“I don't want to play fat cops for the rest of my life.”

Want Play Fats Cop

Author:Will Patton

“One of these days in the next 10 years, I will play 'Evita.' I don't know when or where, but I love 'Evita', especially with all my Latin and Spanish studies. It's a very demanding role but I'd love to play it.”

Knows Years Play Next Roles Study These Days Latin Evita

Author:Aileen Quinn

“The thing that drives me crazy is when comics say 'I have low self-esteem.' No you don't. You're standing on stage asking people to pay. You don't play an instrument. You want people to pay to hear what's in your mind. You don't have low self-esteem. You might have other problems.”

People Want Mind Self Play Problem Might Pay Crazy Stage Self Esteem Lows Standing Asking Instruments Esteem Low Self Esteem Drive Me Crazy

Author:Colin Quinn

“We're going to play better, and we're going to play harder.”

Play Harder

Author:Mike Quade

“We've got to give a quality effort every day and play better.”

Giving Play Effort Quality

Author:Mike Quade

“From '69 til '76, I never played in public. I would play by myself at home.”

Play Home

Author:Robert Quine

“Rock and roll mainly but I can play passable jazz also.”

I Can Play Rocks Jazz Rock And Roll

Author:Suzi Quatro

“It's fun to play happy people.”

People Play Fun Happy People

Author:Amy Ryan

“There are so many choices I made simply for health insurance. Is it the ideal role I wanted to play, or the TV show I wanted to be a part of? No, but it let me afford to go to the doctor.”

Made Play Shows Wanted Choices Roles Tvs Ideals Doctors Let Me Tv Shows

Author:Amy Ryan

“I'm always looking to do different roles and play around a little bit. That's always the fun part of my job.”

Littles Different Play Jobs Fun Bits Roles Little Bit

Author:Ashley Rickards

“My ideal role would be anything that allows me to play anyone the public is familiar with and to be able to show them that, but in a new light.”

Play Shows Light Would Be Able Roles Ideals Familiar

Author:Ashley Rickards

“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.”

Thinking Firsts Play Seems Enjoy Efficiency

Author:Kathy Reichs

“I love actresses who are brave and don't do what's expected of them or don't play off how they look or take risks.”

Looks Play Risk Brave Actresses Expected

Author:Kelly Reilly

“I love strong women in films that are allowed to play women and not male fantasies.”

Play Film Strong Fantasy Males Strong Women Strong Love

Author:Kelly Reilly

“We knew that we wanted to play heavy music but I hadn't gotten into melody and things like that.”

Play Wanted Heavy Melody Heavy Music

Author:Adam Rich

“That was our first major tour and we got a chance to play in front of like 5000 people every day so it was like a Rock and Roll boot camp for us really, we learned a lot and made a lot of good friends.”

People Firsts Made Play Chance Rocks Fronts Majors Camps Boots Good Friend Rock And Roll Boot Camp

Author:Adam Rich

“Sometimes you can really serve well and win the match because of the serve. I have the opposite thing now, so it's kind of hard. I can just really play with my forehand and backhand.”

Wells Kind I Can Sometimes Hard Play Winning Opposites

Author:Agnieszka Radwanska

“I still play hockey every now and then, and I still golf. But my biggest exercise is walking my big dog in the park every day.”

Stills Play Bigs Dog Walking Exercise Golf Parks Hockey Now And Then

Author:Michael J. Fox

“Who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I play.”

People Way Play Who I Am

Author:Alan Rickman

“Nick plays a corrupt politician, which is kind of a redundant statement.”

Kind Play Politician Statements Redundant

Author:Alan Rudolph

“But if you want to be a songwriter-based musician, whether you play punk or rock or country or jazz, whatever, you have to work on your songwriting and you have to work on being able to play in front of people, I think. That performance is how you create the groundwork for a lasting career.”

People Ifs Thinking Want Country Play Able Careers Rocks Fronts Musician Performances Jazz Lasting Songwriting Punk Songwriters Groundwork

Author:Amy Ray

“I have a lyric journal that I write in a lot. When I’m going to play, I just sit down and have my books with me and my notes and tapes and whatever I need to refer to. I just play and try different things. It’s a kind of discipline.”

Needs Writing Trying Kind Book Different Play Discipline Down And Notes Different Things Tape Journal

Author:Amy Ray

“I think the musicians I play with solo do a certain thing that the musicians we play with with the Indigo Girls don't do. It's just a different thing. And it sort of steers my writing in some ways.”

Thinking Way Writing Different Play Certain Girl Musician Different Things Solo Steers Indigo

Author:Amy Ray

“It's not about, 'Let me play as long as I can so I don't have to grow up.' It's about, 'Let me play as long as I enjoy it,' and when it's time to step away, I can step away gracefully even if I'm still good enough to keep playing, because I'm ready for that next phase.”

Ifs Long Stills I Can Enough Play Next Grows Enjoy Steps Growing Up Ready Let Me Good Enough Phases

Author:Angela Ruggiero

“I don't put any rules to my style; I think fashion is something that you should play with... even if you make a mistake, it's okay, it's only fashion.”

Ifs Thinking Should Play Mistake Fashion Style Okay

Author:Anja Rubik

“Everybody thinks I'm, like, a bad boy. I've had my day, but I just sit at home and play the blues mostly.”

Thinking Play Home Boys Bad Boy

Author:Brad Renfro

“The main issue was deciding what to play: Should it be old Ramones material or new material? I had about three albums worth of new material, but I knew that people would rather hear the Ramones songs.”

People Should Play Song Three Issues Materials Albums Ramones

Author:Dee Dee Ramone

“The 'Rescue Me' gig was a unique opportunity to play a character - a misanthropic, angry guy - who was so contrary to how people think of me.”

People Thinking Play Character Guy Opportunity Unique Angry Contrary Rescue Gigs Think Of Me Misanthropic Unique Opportunities Rescue Me

Author:Michael J. Fox

“Making a film or doing a play are completely different experiences and entirely fulfilling, but completely unique. I also think one complements the other. People often say that theater is about flexing your muscles, and is actually real acting, whereas I sort of disagree.”

People Thinking Different Real Play Film Acting Unique Theater Muscles Disagree Fulfilling Complement Different Experiences Flexing

Author:Eddie Redmayne

“As a kid, I was into music, played guitar in a band. Then I started acting in plays in junior high school and just got lost in the puzzle of acting, the magic of it. I think it was an escape for me.”

Thinking Play Kids School Lost Acting Magic Band High School Guitar Puzzles Juniors Junior High High School Junior

Author:Michael J. Fox

“I like to play unpredictable characters, and I like to be unpredictable in what movie I'll do.”

Play Character Unpredictable

Author:Jeremy Renner

“I still like to play games that have a beginning, an end and a story.”

Stills Ends Play Stories Games

Author:John Romero

“Some bands blow it before they even play. The most important moment of any show is when a band walks out with the red amp lights glowing, the flashlight that shows each performer the way to his spot on the stage. It's crucial not to blow it. It sets the tempo of the show; it affects everyone's perception of the band.”

Way Important Play Moments Shows Light Walks Stage Band Perception Red Blow Spots Performers Crucial Glowing Tempo Flashlights Important Moments

Book:Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone

Source: Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone

“I feel a lot older than I am but at the same time I don't want to play too old on T.V. I still want to be young. I still want to be 20 and enjoy this period of my life where I still have that flexibility.”

Want Feels Stills Play Young Enjoy Periods Flexibility Be Young

Author:Leven Rambin

“I'm at the age where I just want to experiment. You know, play a crime investigator one week, a pregnant girl one week, an angel of darkness another week. I don't want to define myself by any category, or age, or role.”

Knows Want Play Age Girl Roles Darkness Week Crime Angel Experiments Categories Pregnant Investigators

Author:Leven Rambin

“It's been difficult to find roles that are independent, strong, and self-assured; I always say I can't play the princess. I'm not a pretty princess! I'm a tomboy.”

I Can Self Play Strong Difficult Roles Independent Princess Assured

Author:Leven Rambin

“As someone who's been doing a lot of classical theater recently, I loved the idea of getting to run around in Steven Alan, and not be in a corset and a wig, and not have a dialect, and get to be in a 90-minute play with no intermission, and get to do real comedy.”

Ideas Real Play Running Comedy Minutes Theater Wigs Dialect Corsets Intermission

Author:Lily Rabe

“I had never done a 90-minute play with no intermission, so it is a bit like you get onto the train and you don't get off until it's over - and it's over very quickly, so don't miss a moment of it. That experience is very rare and specific so don't miss a minute, because there aren't very many minutes of it.”

Done Play Moments Bits Minutes Missing Like You Train Intermission

Author:Lily Rabe

“Listen, a cable series is a beautiful thing because there's such amazing writing happening on television, and it's a schedule that allows you to do a play or two. There's a reason everybody wants that job!”

Want Writing Two Reason Play Jobs Beautiful Television Happenings Series Beautiful Things Schedules Cables

Author:Lily Rabe

“I like to disappear in the parts I play.”

Play Disappear

Author:Mark Ruffalo

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