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Martin Jarvis was to have played the part originally but I think I had longer hair or something, I know not.

I played, like, a year of piano until I learned the 'Pink Panther' theme. That was my goal. Once I was good enough, I quit. Now my music has to have some rock.

I've always played characters that were younger than myself.

Each one of us had a little story to tell and each recording was based on that. Lou played all of the music but we both sort of kicked around some cords during the writing phase.

I played drums on Keith Carradine's first record.

We played one warm-up gig at this bar that was kinda like that bar in 'The Blues Brothers' with the chicken wire. This place called The Brick House, in Housatonic. I really can't believe we're going to play for people in New York City. I'm terrified, but it's a small enough room. But it's really just supposed to be for the fun of it.

Well, Nigeria has played a constructive role in peacekeeping in various parts of West Africa. But unless and until Nigeria itself is democratic and respects human rights, it too may well be a source of much greater instability as political repression limits the ability of the people of Nigeria to achieve their full potential.

I'm more akin to football than I think anything else because that's what I played in high school.

Jazz music is to be played sweet, soft, plenty rhythm.

We saw what happened in Jimmy Carter's administration. President Carter was a good man with the best of intentions. But he came to Washington without a good working relationship with Democratic members of Congress, which played a big part in his administration's problems.

When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you played, the more talent it reflected.

People are People still gets played to death on '80s stations. It was our first big break in America. It's not exactly my favorite song.

The friend that I based Heffer on was adopted, and it all played into his total personality.

North Carolina, particularly the 8th District, has long played a key role in our Nation's military forces.

There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.

I've played villains on stage - you know, the Iagos and so on - but I think of myself as a funny person. I mostly did comedies before I did TV work.

When I was a kid, like 14 or 15, I played with the waiters from the hotel, 'cause that was the best game. And these guys, they'd let me play. And they were black guys.

I want to be more than just some guy who played in a World Cup final.

The Longs event was the first LPGA event that I played in 8 years ago.

The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle.

As the power of Christianity declined through the centuries that have followed the Reformation, Calvinism played a less and less important part, while the new philosophies of mechanism and rationalism correspondingly increased.

Yes, I know I've played these women, but I'm not really conniving at all.

The part which American friendship played in helping us to win the freedom we enjoy in this part of Ireland has been gratefully recognized and acknowledged by our people.

I never played inside as a kid - even in the rain I'd go out.

My grandmother played the piano, and I used to toddle over there and pick out little things that sounded good to me.

We've never played at this place before. This place is big, and I'm kinda nervous, so we're going to make it feel small by pretending we're in a... bedroom. We'll hang off the edge of the bed, take off our shoes and get naked!

The only time in my career prior to that I played an evil character was in 'The Twilight Zone'.

I don't think I've ever played the Olympia before, but I'm not totally sure.

But it's very difficult, I can tell you I played the Czech Open a few times and it's very difficult just to go on to a scene where the course is prepared differently when the greens are fast and he's not used to it and they're hard as a rock and he's not used to it.

Every character I've ever played, I always try to take him right to the edge and not allow him to fall over, but directors have a tendency to pull me back a little bit.