Playing Quotes

I was a very good baseball and football player, but my father always told me I was much more interested in how I looked playing baseball or football than in actually playing. There's great truth in that.

The media says that equality for women has arrived, but if you look around, you still don't see girls playing guitars and having success with it.

I like to grow as an actor, and you can do that by playing parts that are unfamiliar to you and uncomfortable.

Instead of focusing on my looks I focus on the character that I am playing.

I was sitting in the toilet and I was by myself. I was tired of playing with the roller, so I said I'd better write a book.

I could always flip between emotions and be available to suddenly do something new. I think it's a part of playing, and you hang onto it when you're a kid.

I'm always going to get more of a charge playing Chicago than I will Duluth or some place like that. Just because of the history and the people there are way more knowledgeable than a lot of other cities. It's an amazing music scene with some great bands and great musicians.

I don't care who's playing. Even if it's my favorite artist, I'm probably not gonna go and see him.

It's a werewolf movie with Christina Ricci, and it was a chance to work with some good people. But playing yourself is always fairly risky because you gotta watch how you goof on yourself.

As much as we love playing the small clubs, we'd really like to get ourselves in front of a larger audience. I'm not talking about arenas or anything, but nice theaters and larger clubs.

It's fun to play mom. Last I knew I was playing a 17-year-old who graduated.

There is nothing like playing for the team you grew up rooting for.

There are hundreds of Beckhams playing football all over the world.

My early influences were the Shadows, who were an English instrumental band. They basically got me into playing and later on I got into blues and jazz players. I liked Clapton when he was with John Mayall. I really liked that period.

Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.

The big advantage to playing the Venetian in Las Vegas - where it's a beautiful theater - is that unlike other places, even many other nice venues, I can do a set and lighting cues, I can put on a real show. I can dress up, wear a tux.

Each day, you get an ounce more confidence. When we're playing like we are, there's no reason not to.

Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing.

I love playing Jim. I love working with this cast and the opportunity to come back and work with them again was just way too appealing for me. Also, I think this is a great way to wrap up the franchise.

Good music comes out of people playing together, knowing what they want to do and going for it. You have to sweat over it and bug it to death. You can't do it by pushing buttons and watching a TV screen.

It's good to be playing one and a half hour again. In the States we played like an hour and when you got onstage it felt like all of a sudden you are already done your set. But now, it feels like we are touring again.

I'm sure we'll be Tweetin' up the Twitosphere as we travel around the world playing music.

My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.

I know that bands that haven't put out a record for 10 years are playing to 20,000 people a night. But that's not the achievement.

Travelling to different countries is a goal. I wouldn't mind playing huge places if we got an opportunity to, but it's nice to play small places too. Fish was saying yesterday that he doesn't ever want to play stadiums, or maybe he would once, he said.

The thing is, it's not good anyway for eight-year-olds to be out there playing tennis tournaments so soon in their lives. But when I did get to play in a tournament, when I was nine, I was overjoyed.

I first discovered my turn of pace when I was playing football as a kid.

That is basically me, and although I have done many things in my life - conducting, playing piano, and so on - what is fundamental is my being a composer.

Government's role should be only to keep the playing field level, and to work hand in hand with business on issues such as employment. But beyond this, to as great an extent as possible, it should get the hell out of the way.

When I got out of my Twenties I stopped playing women that were victims. I like playing women who are strong and have a piece of mind.