“I suppose I am a frustrated musician so I annoy my family by playing guitar in the house. I used to be into acoustic stuff but my son Joseph is learning drums, so now I have an electric guitar and we play Metallica. We have an amp and a PA in the garage with his drum kit.” PlayUsedHouseStuffSonMusicianMy FamilyGuitarUsed To BeMy SonAnnoyingElectricFrustratedGarageAcousticsPlaying GuitarMetallicaElectric Guitar Author:Kevin McKidd
“I'm a technician. I don't go for the get-into-the-role stuff. I read the lines and play the scenes.” PlayStuffLinesRolesSceneTechnicians Author:Jodie Foster
“To play a lawyer and have one year of law school under your belt, you sort of know what you're talking about! I'm able to memorize the legal courtroom stuff a lot faster than I would have been able to otherwise.” KnowsYearsHas BeensPlayAbleSchoolLawStuffTalkingLawyerFasterBeltsLaw SchoolCourtroom Author:Jerry O'Connell
“My downtime tends to resemble my uptime. Weekends are workdays, but toned down. Over the whole weekend, I may have five meetings, as opposed to six on a weekday. I used to play piano for 30 minutes at night, but I had to pull that out of my schedule. I don't have time for nonwork stuff.” MayPlayWholeUsedNightStuffFiveMinutesSixMeetingsPianoWeekendSchedulesDowntimeWeekdays Author:Aaron Levie
“I'm not really that bothered by appearance. I know a few players who go off doing stuff in the mirror ages before they go out to play a game, but I'm not really interested in that.” KnowsPlayAgeGamesStuffPlayerMirrorsAppearanceBothered Author:Wayne Rooney
“I spent so many years of my life as a stage actor and when you do all these plays, a lot of really great plays are very politically driven. They deal with deep social issues, and that's the kind of stuff that I love, as an audience member.” YearsKindPlayActorsSocialStuffDealsAudienceIssuesStageMembersDrivenReally GreatSocial IssuesStage Actors Author:Danny Strong
“I would like to, especially in film, play against type and do some heavier stuff. I'm intrigued by projects that deal with problematic people and things.” PeoplePlayFilmStuffDealsTypeProjectsIntrigued Author:Aaron Tveit
“I've always had a bazillion songs in my archive, but I want to play people stuff they know. Now that I have two albums' worth of material, that gives me freedom to compose a set that's more well-balanced and build a show rather than just a recital of some songs.” PeopleKnowsWantGivingWellsTwoPlayShowsSongStuffMaterialsGive MeAlbumsBalancedArchivesRecitals Author:Kate Voegele
“When I was a kid, I had an Atari 2600, and I would play Pac Man, Frogger, all that kind of stuff. And I did enjoy going to the arcade.” MenKindPlayKidsStuffEnjoyPacsArcadesAtari Author:Jack McBrayer
“Film and TV and stuff like that was something that I wanted to do when I was really, really little; like, I remember I used to do these plays with my cousins. We used to do Michael Jackson performances, and I would be Michael.” LittlesPlayWould BeWantedRememberFilmUsedStuffTvsPerformancesCousinMy Cousin Author:Ja Rule
“I learn stuff from making music every time I go in the studio. I'm continuing to try to find new ways to play in a song or be in a song and have a positive impact on a song.” WayTryingPlaySongStuffImpactStudiosContinuingNew WaysPositive Impact Author:Stone Gossard
“If you play men, in a way it's easier. You can have a voicebox, you can have false hair, mustaches, wigs, you can have all kinds of stuff. But when you're playing women playing men, you only really have yourself to work with, plus tiny little extras.” IfsMenWayKindLittlesPlayStuffHairEasierTinyAll KindsExtrasPlusWigsMustache Author:Janet McTeer
“My agent in London told me, after Never Let Me Go, because I loved doing that so much, "If you're on a lucky streak and you're doing well, you should only take a part, if you can't bear the idea of anyone else doing it." That's been the case since then, with Drive and Shame and the play (The Seagull), and the stuff that's going on, like Gatsby. I would have been devastated, if I hadn't gotten those jobs.” IfsShouldWellsHas BeensIdeasPlayJobsStuffCasesBearsLuckyLet MeShameLondonAgentsStreaksDevastatedLet Me GoSeagullNever Let Me Go Author:Carey Mulligan
“You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys from Japan that changed from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a full-length animated cartoon about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.” KnowsPlayStuffVoiceSpaceMorningPlansOne ThingChangedTearsPlanetsTerribleScreensDestroyedHaving FunJapanLengthToysCartoonRobotsAnimatedMenaceOuter SpaceDoings Author:Orson Welles
“When I get called in for stuff for Hollywood, I get to be the best friend of the Caucasian leadIf I want to play the main guy, I have found, I have to write it.” WantWritingPlayGuyFoundStuffHollywoodBeing The BestCaucasian Author:Lin-Manuel Miranda
“You get to bring your own sound system when you play an arena, all the lights and visual stuff, which I think is really cool. There's something about those old arenas, where it feels larger than life.” ThinkingFeelsPlayLightStuffSoundVisualsArenaReally CoolLarger Than LifeSound Systems Author:Dan Auerbach
“I like to give stuff away for free and play shows for cheap and not rely on music as a job.” GivingPlayShowsJobsStuffRely Author:Girl Talk
“The Angels shows are really intense. We play for a couple hours at a time. They're very theatrical and full of audience interaction and emotion. I've seen a lot of people crying and stuff. It's a little bit like church, but it's very secular.” PeopleLittlesPlayShowsStuffBitsHoursChurchEmotionAudienceCryCoupleLittle BitAngelIntenseInteractionSecularTheatrical Author:Tom DeLonge
“When I write in the studio, I tend to gravitate toward the ability to play really loud, aggressive, post-punk stuff, with big, heavy guitars and a big rock drum sound.” WritingPlayBigsStuffSoundAbilityRocksGuitarStudiosHeavyPostsLoudAggressivePunk Author:Tom DeLonge
“I have always wanted to play different kinds of stuff, but it's hard, first to find good material, and then to change people's perception of you so they'll let you do it. I mean, I would really like to play a poet, but once they get this notion of you as a street guy, it's hard to change that.” PeopleFirstsKindMeanDifferentHardPlayWantedGuyStuffStreetsPoetMaterialsPerceptionNotionDifferent Kinds Author:Matt Dillon
“Fame is fleeting. That stuff comes and goes. You know, as soon as I play poorly ... you won't be doing this interview--you'll be interviewing the next guy.” KnowsPlayGuyNextStuffFameInterviewsFleetingComes And Goes Author:Tony Romo
“Trey Spruance didn't want to tour for ages. And Dean Menta has always been our guitar-roadie during Angel Dust, and I remember him playing fantastically during soundchecks. During each gig, he was watching from the side of the stage, seeing Big Jim play stuff that he could play better.” WantPlayBigsAgeRememberStuffSidesSeeingStageAngelGuitarDustGigsDean Author:Mike Patton
“I want to be an NBA all-star and help my team win. That's what it's all about, is winning. I'm a competitor... People said a lot about me being selfish and stuff like that. Getting into the league, I can't wait to shut that down. I'm a guy who wants to play and to win and love my teammates.” PeopleWantSaidI CanPlayHelpingGuyWinningStarsStuffWaitingTeamAnd LoveSelfishLeagueNbaCompetitorsTeammateBeing SelfishAll Stars Author:Shabazz Muhammad
“Its interesting to play a politician who gets stuff done.” DonePlayStuffInterestingPolitician Author:Kevin Spacey
“You know what happens to guys? There's what I call the individual time of their career, and the team time of their career. This is the team time. You don't care about all the other stuff. You just want to live in one place, and watch your kids grow up and go to the same school. You say, 'Hey, maybe I'd better play well and be a good enough guy that they keep me.'” KnowsWantWellsEnoughPlayHappensCareKidsSchoolGuyIndividualGrowsStuffCareersWatchesGrowing UpTeamDon't CareHeyGood EnoughNhl Author:Mike Babcock
“I'd heard stuff from out there that I was just another player, that I was too young. I wanted to show I could play with anybody.” PlayShowsWantedYoungStuffPlayerHeardBasketball Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“The action stuff takes a long time but when you're there and you're doing it and you go into that take and you run and everything is blowing up around you and you're diving onto something it's actually incredibly thrilling and you feel like a kid again. Like a kid, who used to play and pretend all those things would happen and now they're actually happening.” FeelsLongPlayHappensRunningKidsActionUsedStuffLong TimeHappeningsThrillingDivingBlowing Up Author:Stanley Tucci
“The videos are sometimes the only way for people across the country and different places to see and hear the music. They may not get the same radio stations or they don't get the same TV channels, they don't have the same MTV that plays the same music. People will use to the Internet and that's why YouTube and stuff like that is so important.” PeopleWayMayImportantDifferentCountrySometimesPlayUseStuffTvsInternetRadioVideoStationsYoutubeDifferent PlaceMtvRadio Stations Author:Kid Ink
“I started to find that music was something that really brought a lot of joy into my life, and it was sort of cool because I discovered that I had a gift for it, too. So the stuff I would listen to I could play along, I could sing along.” PlayJoyStuff Author:Corey Taylor
“I've lived a little bit and traveled the world and experienced a lot of things that I can play any role, and I think I can get into stuff that people never thought I would ever do because of my experiences and growth as a person.” PeopleThinkingWorldLittlesPersonsI CanPlayStuffBitsGrowthRolesLittle BitTraveled Author:Chris Tucker
“Different scenes call for different acting styles. The kinds of scenes I like most are the ones where you just bury yourself in there. So I wouldn't say that's the only way to be funny, but that's my favorite way to play stuff, to try to put myself in a situation where that kind of acting is necessary.” WayTryingKindDifferentPlayStuffActingSituationStyleSceneMy Favorite Author:Will Forte
“Genre stuff is the most exciting stuff for an actor to play. I get to try new things, do things I would have never got the chance to do.” TryingPlayActorsStuffChanceExcitingGenreNew Things Author:Amy Acker
“I grew up with synthesizers and weird, spacey music-hip-hop, R&B, modern rock-that I heard on the radio. That's influenced the way I play music. It's natural for me to go with what I feel. If I didn't let that other stuff out and stuck to a certain format, I would feel like I was missing out on something. I'm just enjoying my ride and being who I am.” IfsWayFeelsPlayCertainStuffEnjoyNaturalHeardModernRocksMissingGrewGrew UpHip HopRadioStuckWho I AmHipsHopsFormatMissing OutSynthesizers Author:Gary Clark, Jr.
“The stuff that I write doesn't work very well as background music. You have to watch it from beginning to end and pay attention as if you were watching a play.” IfsWritingWellsEndsPlayStuffPayAttentionWatchesBackgroundsPay AttentionBackground Music Author:Aaron Sorkin
“I don't ever want to do a movie where you shoot it on a motion capture stage. I just don't like taking the reality out of it. I like being on the set in real environments. I don't like shooting on green screen. I think it gives the actors so much more to play with when there's real stuff happening on the set.” ThinkingWantGivingRealPlayRealityActorsStuffEnvironmentStageHappeningsGreenScreensShootingCaptureReal Stuff Author:Michael Bay
“When you play the bars, you pay your dues. It does matter that you know those things [songs]. And the great thing for me, too, is that I draw on that stuff as influences. It's also stuff that you put in the tank that you pull from to make records.” KnowsDoeMatterPlaySongStuffPayRecordsInfluenceDrawsDuesBarsGreat ThingsTanks Author:Eric Church
“I feel my spot is somewhere between a bass player and a rhythm guitar player. I play with a pick. I play very aggressively. I always have a distortion pedal in line, and I play less melodies and do more stuff against the guitars that create melodies.” FeelsPlayStuffLinesPlayerPicksGuitarSpotsRhythmMelodyBassDistortionGuitar PlayerPedalsBass Players Author:Nikki Sixx
“Somebody that comes and dumps a brand-new album on me and doesn't play the old stuff, I'm pissed!” PlayStuffAlbumsBrandsDumpBrand NewOld Stuff Author:Garth Brooks
“I also found child's play - stuff that was not considered serious, but goofy - was the stuff I liked to do, so I still do it as an adult.” ChildrenStillsPlayFoundStuffSeriousAdultsGoofy Author:Matt Groening
“In the years that Ive seen concerts, when Ive paid to see somebody I want to see, there would be a certain amount of songs Id want to hear. So whether its stuff I want to play every night or not - or stuff Ive been playing for years or stuff you get tired of playing - you have to play what people pay for and make it fair for them.” PeopleWantYearsPlayWould BeNightCertainSongStuffPayAmountFairsPaidTiredConcertsEvery Night Author:Toby Keith
“I enjoy doing martial arts films, but I like the straight stuff, too. I'd like to go back and do some Shakespeare, and maybe knock out a play or two. It's all about keeping balance.” ArtTwoPlayFilmStuffEnjoyBalanceMartial ArtsArt Films Author:Thomas Ian Griffith
“I learned a lot about 3D animation from and with my dear friend Michael Hemschoot of Workerstudio. Taught me that I want to play more with animation and image manipulation. Fun stuff!” WantPlayFunStuffTaughtDearManipulationAnimationDear FriendFun Stuff Author:Angela Bettis
“Folk songs are evasive-the truth about life, and life is more or less a lie, but then again that's exactly the way we want it to be. We wouldn't be comfortable with it any other way. A folk song has over a thousand faces and you must meet them all if you want to play this stuff. A folk song might vary in meaning and it might not appear the same from one moment to the next. It depends on who's playing and who's listening.” IfsWayWantPlayMomentsMightFacesLife IsLyingSongNextStuffListeningDependsThousandComfortableFolksVaryFolk SongsTruth About Life Book:Chronicles Source: Chronicles
“I'm not to eager to play tennis in my spare time. I'm more interested in doing gym work and stuff like that. We have a lot of schools and courts around where I live, so if I really want to play I don't need to go too far.” IfsWantNeedsPlaySchoolStuffCourtTennisGymSparesSpare Time Author:Lleyton Hewitt
“These days I don't look to other people with the objective of trying to steal their licks, although I've got no objections to stealing them if that seems like a good idea. I'm sure that I'm still influenced by Mark Knopfler and Eddie Van Halen as well......I can't play like Eddie Van Halen. I wish I could. I sat down to try some of those ideas and can't do it. I don't know if I could ever get any of that stuff together. Sometimes I think I should work at the guitar more.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsShouldTryingWellsLooksStillsI CanIdeasSometimesPlaySeemsTogetherWishStuffMarkGuitarStealingObjectivesThese DaysSatIf I CouldGood IdeasVansObjectionsVan Halen Author:David Gilmour
“All this stuff you heard about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung. Americans, traditionally, love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle. Americans play to win all the time. I wouldn't give a hoot in hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost - and will never lose - a war, because the very thought of losing is hateful to Americans.” MenGivingWarRealPlayAmericaFightingWinningLostStuffLosesHellHeardBattleLosingHorseLaughedHatefulHootPlay To Win Author:George C. Scott
“I bleed all the time. I play golf and stuff, so there's always something, nicks and stuff, here and there.” PlayStuffGolfHere And There Author:O. J. Simpson
“If I had not lived the life I had lived and did not have the wife I have and the children I have, I would never know how to play that role [of Dr. Bedsloe], and I wouldn't have any of those qualities. It's a real example of how it is true that the camera catches everything. Even the stuff you're trying to hide.” IfsKnowsTryingChildrenRealPlayStuffQualityRolesKnow HowWifeExampleCamerasDrs Author:Kurt Fuller
“Harold Ramis really got my career going and was a friend for a long time. I was doing a play in L.A., and he came to see it a few times and recommended me to Ivan Reitman for Ghostbusters 2. Six months later, I quit real estate and was acting for good, and it was really because Harold took an interest in me and made a phone call and did stuff that people don't usually do, even if they like somebody.” PeopleIfsLongMadeRealPlayStuffInterestActingCareersMonthsSixLong TimePhonesQuittingEstatesSix MonthsPhone CallsI Quit Author:Kurt Fuller
“I don't feel a day older when it comes to my approach to music or what gets me off than when I was a teenager. I've always been into different kinds of stuff and when I play I like to play loud. I like my arm hairs to move and I like my body to vibrate 'cause I like the feel of it; I'm still a teenager at heart.” FeelsHeartKindStillsDifferentPlayBodyMovingCausesStuffHairArmsApproachTeenagerLoudDifferent KindsVibrate Author:Eddie Van Halen