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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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"It is never right to play ragtime fast."

"It is never right to play ragtime fast."

Scott Joplin, American Composer

35

"Play so that you may be serious."

"Play so that you may be serious."

Anacharsis, Scythian Philosopher

31

"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

28

"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

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"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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"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

21

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

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

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

19

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

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

John Coltrane, American Musician

16

"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

15

"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

14

"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

14

"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

13

"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

12

"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

11

"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

11

"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

11

"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

11

"I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues."

"I don't want to be in some big beautiful place that nobody want me, because I play the blues."

Luther Allison, American Musician

11

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

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

Norman Wisdom, English Comedian

10

"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

10

"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

10

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

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

John Banner, Austrian Actor

10

"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

9

"Some of the onus falls on us to make ourselves available for the ball, because we need to play inside-out. That's when we're at our best."

"Some of the onus falls on us to make ourselves available for the ball, because we need to play inside-out. That's when we're at our best."

Steven Hill, American Actor

9

"And I got to play lead with Gene Barry - a fellow who has never, ever been hard on the eyes!"

"And I got to play lead with Gene Barry - a fellow who has never, ever been hard on the eyes!"

Ann Robinson, American Actress

9

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

"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

8

"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

8

"If I start to become a star, I'll lose contact with the normal guys I play best."

"If I start to become a star, I'll lose contact with the normal guys I play best."

Gene Hackman, American Actor

8

"It's a bit embarrassing watching myself, but I couldn't get someone else to play me, that would've been stupid."

"It's a bit embarrassing watching myself, but I couldn't get someone else to play me, that would've been stupid."

Sean Lennon, American Musician

8

"It's an exhilarating play, and you come off tired, but thrilled."

"It's an exhilarating play, and you come off tired, but thrilled."

Bill Irwin, American Entertainer

8

"I'd like to feel that whatever I play is a result of whatever I've heard."

"I'd like to feel that whatever I play is a result of whatever I've heard."

Lee Konitz, American Musician

7

"We would play, then they would play a set, then we would jam on the last song."

"We would play, then they would play a set, then we would jam on the last song."

Charlie Byrd, American Musician

7

"I feel like I've been way overexposed in the press. I'd rather play shows and represent myself in person."

"I feel like I've been way overexposed in the press. I'd rather play shows and represent myself in person."

Sean Lennon, American Musician

7

"We decided to play the NEC because we were asked to, and because we actually rather like the place: we've always enjoyed doing it before. We don't often get sensible offers to play in the UK, so most years we just play on the mainland, with the occasional exotic detour."

"We decided to play the NEC because we were asked to, and because we actually rather like the place: we've always enjoyed doing it before. We don't often get sensible offers to play in the UK, so most years we just play on the mainland, with the occasional exotic detour."

Andrew Eldritch, English Musician

7

"To play a bag woman is brave for any woman."

"To play a bag woman is brave for any woman."

Daphne Zuniga, American Actress

7

"I'm shooting a pilot based on my show. It's a one-camera show. I play myself."

"I'm shooting a pilot based on my show. It's a one-camera show. I play myself."

Dane Cook, American Comedian

6

"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

6

"He has all those different aspects to him, so I can more or less decide as a performer how I'm going to deliver a line in a particular scene, or play a particular scene in total."

"He has all those different aspects to him, so I can more or less decide as a performer how I'm going to deliver a line in a particular scene, or play a particular scene in total."

Paul Darrow, British Actor

6

"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

6

"I believe the Rolling Stones wanted to play in Golden Gate Park."

"I believe the Rolling Stones wanted to play in Golden Gate Park."

Paul Kantner, American Musician

6

"All I did was basically play myself in the role of Napoleon Solo."

"All I did was basically play myself in the role of Napoleon Solo."

Robert Vaughn, American Actor

6

"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

6

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

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

Johnny Mercer, American Musician

Play, Roses, Wine

6

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

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

Benmont Tench, American Musician

6

"I'm usually called upon to play the dreary suicidal girl."

"I'm usually called upon to play the dreary suicidal girl."

Hope Davis, American Actress

6

"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

6

"A real foolproof way to do it is play your stuff by hook or by crook and build up a grass roots following."

"A real foolproof way to do it is play your stuff by hook or by crook and build up a grass roots following."

Duncan Sheik, American Musician

6

"He wanted to play accordion on something of mine and I said you can play accordion, but I want you to play piano and organ on some stuff. He came over a couple times a week for two weeks and gave me therapy as to whether I should do The Thorns or not."

"He wanted to play accordion on something of mine and I said you can play accordion, but I want you to play piano and organ on some stuff. He came over a couple times a week for two weeks and gave me therapy as to whether I should do The Thorns or not."

Matthew Sweet, American Musician

Play, Therapy, Want

6

"But really, anytime, I play on a practice pad as much as I can."

"But really, anytime, I play on a practice pad as much as I can."

Travis Barker, American Musician

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