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"When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didn't know how to play them when I was drunk."

"When I played drunks I had to remain sober because I didn't know how to play them when I was drunk."

Richard Burton, Welsh Actor

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"The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play."

"The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all, but it is the most difficult to play."

Richard Strauss, German Composer

49

"It is never right to play ragtime fast."

"It is never right to play ragtime fast."

Scott Joplin, American Composer

49

"Play so that you may be serious."

"Play so that you may be serious."

Anacharsis, Scythian Philosopher

49

"Give me something interesting to play and I'm happy."

"Give me something interesting to play and I'm happy."

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

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"You can play a shoestring if you're sincere."

"You can play a shoestring if you're sincere."

John Coltrane, American Musician

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"Don't play what's there, play what's not there."

"Don't play what's there, play what's not there."

Miles Davis, American Musician

41

"I taught myself to play the piano, because I wanted to play it."

"I taught myself to play the piano, because I wanted to play it."

Jackson Browne, American Musician

41

"I played a heap of snow in a school play. I was under a sheet, and crawled out when spring came. I often say I'll never reach the same artistic level again."

"I played a heap of snow in a school play. I was under a sheet, and crawled out when spring came. I often say I'll never reach the same artistic level again."

Stellan Skarsgard, Swedish Actor

Play, School, Snow, Spring

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

"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

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

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

Mary Lou Williams, American Musician

31

"I'll play it and tell you what it is later."

"I'll play it and tell you what it is later."

Miles Davis, American Musician

30

"I rarely play a real person, because I don't think I'm a good imitator."

"I rarely play a real person, because I don't think I'm a good imitator."

Harrison Ford, American Actor

26

"I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor."

"I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor."

Kurt Masur, German Musician

25

"I do play drums when I'm on tour."

"I do play drums when I'm on tour."

Norman Wisdom, English Comedian

24

"The play is not in the words, it's in you!"

"The play is not in the words, it's in you!"

Stella Adler, American Actress

24

"We never really wanted to play in California."

"We never really wanted to play in California."

Santiago Durango, American Musician

23

"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."

"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

23

"I wake up in the morning, I do a little stretching exercises, pick up the horn and play."

"I wake up in the morning, I do a little stretching exercises, pick up the horn and play."

Herb Alpert, American Musician

23

"Well, who better to play Nazis than we Jews?"

"Well, who better to play Nazis than we Jews?"

John Banner, Austrian Actor

23

"Even if Scrabble had been invented then, I wouldn't have wanted to play Scrabble, because the highest triple word score in the world would not have expressed how much I liked the game Natalie and I played every afternoon."

"Even if Scrabble had been invented then, I wouldn't have wanted to play Scrabble, because the highest triple word score in the world would not have expressed how much I liked the game Natalie and I played every afternoon."

Allan Sherman, American Musician

Play, Word, World

21

"If I were to do this over I'd play a lot more shows before I made a record."

"If I were to do this over I'd play a lot more shows before I made a record."

Duncan Sheik, American Musician

21

"I'm not joking around when I've said occasionally, trying to learn how to play a D chord properly has been a very big thing for me."

"I'm not joking around when I've said occasionally, trying to learn how to play a D chord properly has been a very big thing for me."

Lou Reed, American Musician

21

"When you play Bobby, it is not a question if you win or lose. It is a question if you survive."

"When you play Bobby, it is not a question if you win or lose. It is a question if you survive."

Boris Spassky, Russian Celebrity

20

"Shakespeare doesn't really write subtext, you play the subtext."

"Shakespeare doesn't really write subtext, you play the subtext."

Gary Oldman, English Actor

Play, Shakespeare

20

"To put it better, we believe the radar gun will get you drafted, but you have to pitch to get to the big leagues. Tools will get you drafted, but you have to be able to play to get to the big leagues."

"To put it better, we believe the radar gun will get you drafted, but you have to pitch to get to the big leagues. Tools will get you drafted, but you have to be able to play to get to the big leagues."

Roy Clark, American Entertainer

Play, Tools, Will

20

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

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

Camryn Manheim, American Actress

19

"Well, if you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note every night!"

"Well, if you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note every night!"

Count Basie, American Musician

19

"I could have played more complex stuff. I could have been a busier player. But that's not what I wanted to do. I played what I wanted to play."

"I could have played more complex stuff. I could have been a busier player. But that's not what I wanted to do. I played what I wanted to play."

Don Henley, American Musician

19

"Most of my nightmares involve me forgetting my lines in a stage play."

"Most of my nightmares involve me forgetting my lines in a stage play."

Robert Englund, American Actor

18

"If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage."

"If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage."

Ritchie Blackmore, English Musician

18

"I like to disappear in the parts I play."

"I like to disappear in the parts I play."

Mark Ruffalo, American Actor

18

"After you play a part, you think of it as your own."

"After you play a part, you think of it as your own."

Gena Rowlands, American Actress

18

"I used to play the piano in the band, and so there's some horrendous scenes of me playing the keyboards."

"I used to play the piano in the band, and so there's some horrendous scenes of me playing the keyboards."

Caroline Corr, Irish Musician

18

"We've all listened to Dr. Laura Schlessinger, haven't we? We all know how not to play a psychiatrist."

"We've all listened to Dr. Laura Schlessinger, haven't we? We all know how not to play a psychiatrist."

Lesley-Anne Down, British Actress

18

"Because I'm not perfect looking, I get to play better roles."

"Because I'm not perfect looking, I get to play better roles."

Juliette Lewis, American Actress

17

"I'll play what you want or I won't play at all."

"I'll play what you want or I won't play at all."

George Harrison, British Musician

17

"We play some of my stuff and we play some Beatle covers."

"We play some of my stuff and we play some Beatle covers."

Lou Gramm, American Musician

17

"Sometimes I'd like to play the bad guy and sometimes I'd like to die in a movie."

"Sometimes I'd like to play the bad guy and sometimes I'd like to die in a movie."

Jackie Chan, Chinese Actor

17

"Play fair, okay?"

"Play fair, okay?"

Colleen Haskell, American Celebrity

17

"I have been able to get a small audience. It's not the huge audience, but it's enough to make it possible to play. I appreciate that."

"I have been able to get a small audience. It's not the huge audience, but it's enough to make it possible to play. I appreciate that."

Lee Konitz, American Musician

17

"And when I play they know I exist, and it leaves a space when I go."

"And when I play they know I exist, and it leaves a space when I go."

Sunny Murray, American Musician

16

"I mean, when it gets down to it I just wanted to play the drums. The rest of it never meant that much to me."

"I mean, when it gets down to it I just wanted to play the drums. The rest of it never meant that much to me."

Bill Kreutzmann, American Musician

16

"You don't really know a song until you play it live."

"You don't really know a song until you play it live."

Robert Smith, English Musician

16

"If I play anything that sounds like a solo, it's gonna sound like a lyric."

"If I play anything that sounds like a solo, it's gonna sound like a lyric."

Adam Jones, American Musician

16

"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."

"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

16

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

"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

16

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

"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

16

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

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

Tony Randall, American Actor

16

"Sharon went on to play classical but we actually went into totally different instruments which was lucky for the band because otherwise we'd all be playing the same thing!!"

"Sharon went on to play classical but we actually went into totally different instruments which was lucky for the band because otherwise we'd all be playing the same thing!!"

Caroline Corr, Irish Musician

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