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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

47

"It is never right to play ragtime fast."

"It is never right to play ragtime fast."

Scott Joplin, American Composer

41

"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

38

"Play so that you may be serious."

"Play so that you may be serious."

Anacharsis, Scythian Philosopher

38

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

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

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

35

"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

33

"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

27

"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

27

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

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

John Coltrane, American Musician

26

"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

21

"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

18

"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

17

"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

17

"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

17

"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

16

"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

16

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

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

Norman Wisdom, English Comedian

15

"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

15

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

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

John Banner, Austrian Actor

15

"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

14

"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

14

"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

13

"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

13

"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

13

"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

13

"We never really wanted to play in California."

"We never really wanted to play in California."

Santiago Durango, American Musician

12

"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

12

"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

12

"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

12

"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

12

"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

12

"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

12

"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

11

"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

11

"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

11

"You need three or five hands to play Ligeti."

"You need three or five hands to play Ligeti."

Alfred Brendel, Austrian Musician

11

"When you have an acoustic bass in the ensemble it really changes the dynamic of the record because it kind of forces everybody to play with a greater degree of sensitivity and nuance because it just has a different kind of tone and spectrum than the electric bass."

"When you have an acoustic bass in the ensemble it really changes the dynamic of the record because it kind of forces everybody to play with a greater degree of sensitivity and nuance because it just has a different kind of tone and spectrum than the electric bass."

David Sanborn, American Musician

Play, Sensitivity

11

"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

11

"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

11

"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

11

"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

11

"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

10

"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

10

"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

10

"If they can't hum it after we play it, it's not for us."

"If they can't hum it after we play it, it's not for us."

Lawrence Welk, American Musician

10

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

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

Daphne Zuniga, American Actress

10

"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

10

"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

10

"Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you."

"Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you."

Charlie Parker, American Musician

9

"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

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