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“Every time I play in a movie, I never expect that it'll be huge. I don't like thinking about that, because it's so scary.”

Thinking Play Huge Scary Never Expect

Author:Melanie Laurent

“I generally play villains once every three or four years by choice because I get offered villainous roles a lot, because of the way I look and whatever. And I tend to avoid them because I think you can end up in a cul-de-sac of your own making if you're cast in that.”

Ifs Thinking Way Years Looks Ends Play Choices Three Roles Four Casts Villain Four Years

Author:Kevin McKidd

“I'd love to do radio plays. I think that one should be open to everything and shouldn't limit oneself.”

Thinking Should Play Limits Oneself Radio Radio Plays

Author:Malcolm McDowell

“People like to think that actors are terribly worried about ghosts of other actors in the parts they play. But you just have to get on with it.”

People Thinking Play Actors Ghost Worried

Author:Matthew Macfadyen

“I would hate not to do a play every couple of years. I think it's not me.”

Thinking Years Play Hate Couple

Author:Matthew Macfadyen

“I think often I learn the most from other people's mistakes. If I'm in the audience watching an actor and thinking, 'I don't believe you,' I spend the rest of the play working out why I don't believe them.”

People Ifs Thinking Believe Play Actors Mistake Audience Don't Believe Work Out I Don't Believe You

Author:Richard Madden

“I think anybody over 30 plays parents because it happens in your thirties and so that's kind of a natural progression. But I'm definitely drawn to it. It's probably the most intense, passionate thing that happens to you as you get older.”

Thinking Kind Play Happens Parent Natural Passionate Intense Progression

Author:Jodie Foster

“I did 'Mad Men' and I still have people come up to me like, 'Are you actually a lesbian?' Really? Just because I play one on TV? People will think what they're gonna think.”

People Thinking Men Stills Play Tvs Mad Come Up Mad Men

Author:Zosia Mamet

“I'm busier than a busy person. People aren't scared to play this raucous, harsh music over radio speakers, so I think it's the perfect time to get in with some real serious, heavy bands.”

People Thinking Persons Real Play Perfect Serious Band Busy Scared Radio Heavy Speakers Harsh Busier Busy Person

Author:Jason Newsted

“Definitely dub is in my body forever. I think I hear everything through a dub filter. Even when I play rock music, I play through a dub filter.”

Thinking Play Body Forever Rocks Rock Music Filters

Author:Meshell Ndegeocello

“I don't think I suffered with depression, I don't think I'm a depressed type of person - I just think I suffered a depression to do with snooker, and I just couldn't handle it. I could go out and play, but take me out of there and I couldn't do life. It was a nightmare, my life just felt like a bit of a nightmare.”

Thinking Persons Play Felt Bits Type Handle Nightmare Take Me Snooker

Author:Ronnie O'Sullivan

“I don't think I could play a character that I couldn't relate to somehow. I'm not unfamiliar with frustration, anger, shame, helplessness and a load of other emotions that make up our psycho-soup. I try to focus on that frustration, that sense of unfairness, and multiply it.”

Thinking Trying Play Character Emotion Focus Shame Relate Frustration Load Soup Helplessness Unfamiliar Psycho Unfairness

Author:Terry O'Quinn

“I don't have a specific type of role that I aspire to play or aspire to act. I really like a challenge and I really like doing things that are different because if I had to do the same thing all the time, then I don't think I would be an actor.”

Ifs Thinking Different Play Would Be Actors Challenges Roles Type Aspire

Author:Vanessa Lengies

“I grew up in Middle America and I don't think my family was very funny, but I watched 'The Princess Bride.' I always wanted to be an actor. I didn't know anything about it. I'd never seen any plays or anything and I watched that movie over and over and over again.”

Thinking Knows Play Wanted America Actors Middle Grew Grew Up My Family Princess Brides Princess Bride Middle America

Author:Missi Pyle

“I think the whole nerves thing comes into play when we worry about what other people and society will think.”

People Thinking Play Whole Worry Nerves

Author:Dana Plato

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

Thinking Wells Play Actors Concerned

Author:Molly Parker

“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

“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 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

“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 '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

“As an ambiguously non-white actor, I've been able to play light-skinned African American guys, Latinos, and I don't think that I've ever had to play some kind of ethnic stereotype or something that was typed specifically for a person of color.”

Thinking Kind Persons Play Light Able Guy Actors White Color African American Stereotype Latino American Guys Ethnic Stereotypes

Author:Daniel Sunjata

“I think all tennis players have to struggle through the early stages of their career. We start off playing tournaments and really just get by. I always had a dream to play in the big tournaments and never have doubted if it was worth it. Having to battle a little early on in my career makes it all the more worthwhile now.”

Ifs Thinking Littles Play Dream Bigs Careers Struggle Player Stage Battle Tennis Worthwhile Worth It Tournaments Doubted Tennis Player

Author:Samantha Stosur

“My job is about playing people. And I think once you lose touch with people, what do you play?”

People Thinking Play Jobs Loses

Author:Hilary Swank

“You visualize [pitches]. You see it in your head; you think it...I used to play every pitcher in my mind before I went to the ballpark. I started getting ready for ever game the moment I woke up.”

Thinking Mind Play Moments Used Games Sports Ready Training Preparation Pitcher Ballparks

Author:Hank Aaron

“Kids still can be said to live in their own little world. Even if their parents are helicoptering around them, assigning play dates and so forth, I think they're still living in some sense of their own little perceptual worlds.”

Ifs Thinking World Littles Said Stills Play Kids Parent Play Dates

Author:Jerry Spinelli

“The social world is transforming the way we create wealth, work, learn, play, raise our children, and probably the way we think.”

Thinking World Way Children Play Social Wealth Our Children Raises Transforming

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“So when my film career took off, I always felt like I was trying to play catch-up because I hadn't studied acting before. I didn't know how to manage money or my career. When I look back, I think I was a little bit shell-shocked.”

Thinking Knows Trying Looks Littles Play Film Felt Bits Acting Careers Know How Little Bit Manage Shells Shocked

Author:Lea Thompson

“First play I ever did was 'Footloose.' I played the part of Willard when I was 16. I think I wore my drama teacher's jeans and her belt - that's how small I was. I know a lot of Willard's back story from the musical that's not explored in the film. Like he's got this whole relationship with his mama, and he sings this song "Mama Says".”

Thinking Knows Firsts Play Whole Stories Film Song Teacher Drama Musical Jeans Belts Mama Footloose

Author:Miles Teller

“Acting is an art form and you want to take roles that are challenged and it's more of a challenge I think to play dark characters. Not that I want to always play those, but it is a challenge and challenges are rewarding and fun.”

Thinking Want Art Play Character Form Fun Challenges Dark Acting Roles

Author:James Franco

“For me, it works to my advantage when people think I'm stupid. If somebody who disdains you or wants to control you underestimates you, you can play their game right back.”

People Ifs Thinking Want Play Games Stupid Advantage Underestimate Disdain

Author:Veronica Webb

“Whatever is said about roles drying up, I intend to keep working. Certainly now the roles couldn't be more interesting - playing mothers, divorcees. I think it's going to be exciting to play a mother of teenagers. The longer your life, the deeper it gets.”

Thinking Said Play Mother Interesting Roles Exciting Deeper Teenager

Author:Naomi Watts

“I had all these desperate feelings. I kept thinking, How will I ever play football again if I can't even get out of this bed? I was an invalid. Football had given me everything: identity, money, confidence, friendships. I wondered what kind of man I would be without it.”

Ifs Thinking Men Kind I Can Play Feelings Would Be Given Identity Football Bed Desperate American Football

Author:Keith Millard

“I did plays in high school and I really loved it, but I think singing was always what I loved most of all.”

Thinking Play School Singing High School

Author:Cristin Milioti

“No one thinks they're irritating. Nobody thinks they're boring. So if you're playing a character like that you have to play them as how they think of themselves.”

Ifs Thinking Play Character Boring Irritating

Author:Nick Moran

“It doesn't matter what you feel - ultimately, it's what the audience feels. You can finish a scene and think to yourself, 'Oh, God. I was so deep in that moment,' and find it just didn't play. I don't know if I have very good radar about that or not.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Feels Matter Play Moments Audience Scene Very Good That Moment Radar

Author:Carey Mulligan

“People think I'm thick because of the characters I play. I think I'm brighter than the characters. Well, I hope I am.”

People Thinking Wells Play Character Thick Brighter

Author:Kevin Whately

“Far too many people, especially within evangelicalism, think that the individual is all that matters, and that the corporate dimension is a distraction or diversion. Of course Christianity is deeply personal for every single Christian; nobody gets lost in the kingdom of God. But you can't play that off against the corporate dimension.”

People Thinking Matter Play Christian Courses Individual Lost Christianity Kingdoms Corporate Dimensions Distraction Kingdom Of God Diversion

Author:N. T. Wright

“For me, playing music is like meditating - I just play and don't really think about what I'm doing, I just let it happen.”

Thinking Play Happens Music Is Playing Music Meditating

Author:Rick Wright

“I didn't want to get into acting just to play bystanders. I feel a bystander enough in my own life. And I do think that theatre can contribute to a certain analysis and commentary on our own world.”

Thinking World Want Feels Enough Play Certain My Own Acting Theatre Analysis My Own Life Commentary Bystanders

Author:Elliot Cowan

“I have a pet peeve about bands that don't play their hits. I think it's kind of selfish.”

Thinking Kind Play Band Selfish Pet Peeves Pet Peeve

Author:Art Alexakis

“In the next decade, we need to think and act like revolutionaries. We have to innovate, not merely imitate. We will succeed not be following the footsteps of the incumbent, but by introducing new dimensions into play. We need Singaporeans who can lead the way in creating new wealth for our economy.”

Thinking Way Needs Play Next Wealth Economy Succeed Creating Following Decades Revolutionary Dimensions Introducing Footsteps Incumbents Introducing New

Author:Goh Chok Tong

“I love my fans in Philadelphia, but this is the hardest place in the world to play in. And I think it's the hardest place to play in to be a superstar. Just to be the No. 1 guy. All eyes on you - because everybody wants you to be perfect, but not themselves.”

Thinking World Want Play Eye Guy Sports Perfect Fans Hardest Places In The World Philadelphia Superstar Super Star

Author:Allen Iverson

“I don't think a man has to go around shouting and play-acting to prove he is something. And a real man don't go around putting other guys down, trampling their feelings in the dirt, making out they're nothing.”

Thinking Men Real Play Feelings Guy Acting Prove Dirt Other Guys Shouting Real Men

Author:Joe Frazier

“Capitalists, if you think that you can play footsies with these people, you're wrong. They will come for you and drag you into the streets and kill you.”

People Ifs Thinking Play Streets Capitalist Drag

Author:Glenn Beck

“I think no matter what kind of music you play, there will be moments when you feel like it's all been done before.”

Thinking Feels Kind Matter Done Play Moments No Matter What

Author:Kerry King

“I think Clapton is brilliant. He's the only one who moved me. The only one who made me want to play the guitar.”

Thinking Want Made Play Moved Guitar Brilliant

Author:Eddie Van Halen

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