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"Eat some pizza, play some Xbox, watch some TV. Gross? Maybe. Me? Yes."

Dustin Diamond, American Actor

"I play as I feel."

Oscar Peterson, Canadian Musician

"For Ripley I learned to play some songs on the piano, and I never really played them again."

Matt Damon, American Actor

"I think the play actually became bigger than me. No pun intended."

Camryn Manheim, American Actress

"Days of wine and roses laugh and run away, like a child at play."

Johnny Mercer, American Musician

Play, Roses, Wine

"I still like to play the blues more than anything else."

Christine McVie, American Musician

"I'd be quite excited to play somebody British."

Claire Forlani, English Actress

"I play drums, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, french horn, piano."

Norman Wisdom, English Comedian

"Whenever you're going to play a real person, you run the risk of well, everybody in the world kind of has an image of what that person is and who he should be and so you really have to do your homework."

Joe Mantegna, American Actor

Play, Risk, World

"Our swords shall play the orators for us."

Christopher Marlowe, English Dramatist

"I play in the low 80s. If it's any hotter than that, I won't play."

Joe E. Lewis, American Comedian

"I usually play disenfranchised youth."

Robin Tunney, American Actress

"I realized by using the high notes of the chords as a melodic line, and by the right harmonic progression, I could play what I heard inside me. That's when I was born."

Charlie Parker, American Musician

"I'd like to play characters who are older - I don't want to be playing 14-year-olds too much longer."

Alison Lohman, American Actress

"Maybe you're better to play a villain just straight out."

Sigourney Weaver, American Actress

"Rehearsing a play is making the word flesh. Publishing a play is reversing the process."

Peter Shaffer, English Playwright

Play, Publishing, Word

"We were gradually playing larger venues and in the early days PA systems were kind of non-existent. So to play loud, we had to use louder equipment. The PA systems back then didn't mic the instruments - only the vocals."

John Entwistle, English Musician

"For anyone with half a brain they can see that this play is about the human condition."

Estelle Parsons, American Actress

"When I started to play trumpet I was fortunate to learn very quickly."

Frankie Avalon, American Actor

"When I started out, all I did was play my trombone."

Ray Conniff, American Musician

"It's great when you play to an audience that knows the words to all your songs, and sings them back to you."

Chris Cornell, American Musician

Play, Songs, Words

"I have a doggy, a Japanese Akita, who I live to play with."

Corey Haim, Canadian Actor

"If I'm not afraid when I'm reading a script, that means I know I've done it before. If I read something and think, Wow, I can't play this part, then I want to play it more."

Linda Fiorentino, American Actress

Play, Reading, Want

"When you can hear a violinist, that is better than you, then you learn from him, because if you play with somebody who is worse than you, then you go down."

Ruggiero Ricci, American Musician

"If you hit a wrong note, then make it right by what you play afterwards."

Joe Pass, American Musician

Play, Right, Wrong

"If that's the way the game is played, I don't want to play anymore."

Joyce DeWitt, American Actress

"I just play him as myself, I don't ease myself into any role really. I stick a beard on and play me."

Michael Gambon, British Actor

"I don't think I want to play a teenager anymore."

Devon Sawa, Canadian Actor

"I like to play in the low 70's. If it gets any hotter than that I'll stay in the bar!"

Bob Hope, American Comedian

"It doesn't matter what part I play, I try and commit myself 100 percent."

Steve Buscemi, American Actor

"I got to play on a couple of records with the Rolling Stones, and that was really special to me."

Benmont Tench, American Musician

"In the contract days, the big studios groomed us to play particular roles and we would stay with the image they gave us and insisted on."

Robert Wagner, American Actor

"It's really hard for me to sing and play bass."

Kim Gordon, American Musician

"I want to play everything. I really want to do it all."

Sophia Bush, American Actress

"I played piano as a kid; I still play a little bit."

Bobby McFerrin, American Musician

"I never had lessons. Used to try to play to records, which I hated doing. Still can't play to them."

Charlie Watts, British Musician

"Whoever wants to understand much must play much."

Gottfried Benn, German Novelist

"I'm sorry to say that no, I do not play the piano."

Roger Moore, English Actor

"He explained how ridiculous the clowning was, and there and then I decided to settle down and play seriously."

Mary Lou Williams, American Musician

"Well, I'm a tape-recording nut. I like to play my tapes."

Tony Randall, American Actor

"A song called Never. Which we never play. But it's a great song."

John Wozniak, American Musician

"But at school, I wasn't athletic, and if you're not athlete in high school, it's kind of hard to find your place, so play practice seemed perfect, especially if you were as uncoordinated as I was."

Piper Perabo, American Actress

Play, Practice, School

"I don't wanna play Karen. I just don't. I've kind of done this."

Selma Blair, American Actress

"I play a couple basic folks songs and break them down. I did that on a six string. I can't recall all the songs on it. There's some finger picking on it."

Roger McGuinn, American Musician

"I'm playing with Bonnie Raitt. I don't have to sing it. I just have to play it. That's cool."

Billy Preston, American Musician

"I am not a pop musician; I don't want to play bubble-gummy pop stuff."

Neil Schon, American Musician

"I play bass. I don't have to go out there and screech."

Tina Weymouth, American Musician

"I played piano for about two years when I was a kid. I didn't play long enough to be really great."

Joanna Newsom, American Musician

"I ain't heard anyone play like I do in my band and I am very happy about that."

John Entwistle, English Musician

"I honestly can't characterize my style in words. It seems that whatever comes to me naturally, I play."

Coleman Hawkins, American Musician

Play, Style, Words

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