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"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

17

"When Garcia died, and I decided not to play, I came out here."

"When Garcia died, and I decided not to play, I came out here."

Bill Kreutzmann, American Musician

17

"With a rock band, you play the same things over and over and over."

"With a rock band, you play the same things over and over and over."

Ikue Mori, Japanese Musician

17

"Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel."

"Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

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

"I like to try to make the characters I play be as human as possible."

"I like to try to make the characters I play be as human as possible."

Beau Bridges, American Actor

16

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

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

Alfred Brendel, Austrian Musician

16

"'Born to play? Hmmm. Probably Romeo... or Hamlet, I guess. Also, I'd be a great Alexander the Great."

"'Born to play? Hmmm. Probably Romeo... or Hamlet, I guess. Also, I'd be a great Alexander the Great."

David Carradine, American Actor

16

"I didn't play at collecting. No cigar anywhere was safe from me."

"I didn't play at collecting. No cigar anywhere was safe from me."

Edward G. Robinson, Romanian Actor

16

"To be able to play as slow as Al Jackson is almost impossible."

"To be able to play as slow as Al Jackson is almost impossible."

Charlie Watts, British Musician

16

"If you're going to make a musical, don't cartoon it from the play. Make it better than the play. Have a reason for making it sing."

"If you're going to make a musical, don't cartoon it from the play. Make it better than the play. Have a reason for making it sing."

Jerome Lawrence, American Playwright

16

"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

16

"It's hard to find a play that's right for me to do. Rather than waiting around for the right script to come along, I decided to write one myself."

"It's hard to find a play that's right for me to do. Rather than waiting around for the right script to come along, I decided to write one myself."

Dan Castellaneta, American Actor

Play, Right, Waiting

15

"Studios are passe for me. I'd rather play in a garage, in a truck, or a rehearsal hall, a club, or a basement."

"Studios are passe for me. I'd rather play in a garage, in a truck, or a rehearsal hall, a club, or a basement."

Neil Young, Canadian Musician

15

"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

15

"I went on tour in the play H.M.S. Pinafore."

"I went on tour in the play H.M.S. Pinafore."

Dominic Chianese, American Actor

15

"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

15

"I started playing in the band and learned to play piano by ear."

"I started playing in the band and learned to play piano by ear."

Kevin Richardson, American Musician

15

"Rosie knows how to play ball. She's an athlete, for sure."

"Rosie knows how to play ball. She's an athlete, for sure."

Geena Davis, American Actress

15

"Streetcar is a most wonderful, wonderful play."

"Streetcar is a most wonderful, wonderful play."

Vivien Leigh, English Actress

15

"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

15

"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

15

"I don't really like to play live. I don't like to be on stage. I feel very self-conscious."

"I don't really like to play live. I don't like to be on stage. I feel very self-conscious."

Peter Steele, American Musician

15

"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

15

"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

15

"When I play ball, I play hardball."

"When I play ball, I play hardball."

Kirstie Alley, American Actress

15

"I also found child's play - stuff that was not considered serious, but goofy - was the stuff I liked to do, so I still do it as an adult."

"I also found child's play - stuff that was not considered serious, but goofy - was the stuff I liked to do, so I still do it as an adult."

Matt Groening, American Cartoonist

15

"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

15

"It's cool to play a sinister bad guy who also has a human side."

"It's cool to play a sinister bad guy who also has a human side."

Lukas Haas, American Actor

15

"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

15

"The way I play, I go through a set in a year. So I put '58 Gibson Jumbo Bass frets on all my necks."

"The way I play, I go through a set in a year. So I put '58 Gibson Jumbo Bass frets on all my necks."

Stevie Ray Vaughan, American Musician

15

"Everyone was going to play their part honestly, and not try and pretend to be good or bad guys."

"Everyone was going to play their part honestly, and not try and pretend to be good or bad guys."

Stephen Hopkins, American Politician

15

"I'll ask you if you can play some speaking roles."

"I'll ask you if you can play some speaking roles."

Donald Wolfit, English Actor

14

"I play a musical instrument a little, but only for my own amazement."

"I play a musical instrument a little, but only for my own amazement."

Fred Allen, American Comedian

14

"No one should be allowed to play the violin until he has mastered it."

"No one should be allowed to play the violin until he has mastered it."

Jim Fiebig, American Author

14

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

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

Joe E. Lewis, American Comedian

14

"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."

"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

14

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

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

Bobby McFerrin, American Musician

14

"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

14

"I enjoy tennis, though don't play very often nowadays, and skiing... oh yes and swimming."

"I enjoy tennis, though don't play very often nowadays, and skiing... oh yes and swimming."

Roger Moore, English Actor

14

"The best thing I ever heard was in the '60s. I heard Jimi Hendrix play 'I Can Hear The Grass Grow' after a rehearsal, and it was brilliant."

"The best thing I ever heard was in the '60s. I heard Jimi Hendrix play 'I Can Hear The Grass Grow' after a rehearsal, and it was brilliant."

Roy Wood, English Musician

14

"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

14

"I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart."

"I listen to Bill Stewart play the drums and when I have finished doing that, I listen to Bill Stewart."

Bill Bruford, British Musician

14

"I guess by taking lessons early on, and really trying to play all the rudimentary stuff, and try to have it sound as good as my teacher. It took a lot of practice, which I enjoyed, and still do."

"I guess by taking lessons early on, and really trying to play all the rudimentary stuff, and try to have it sound as good as my teacher. It took a lot of practice, which I enjoyed, and still do."

Matt Cameron, American Musician

Play, Practice, Sound, Trying

14

"I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions - the curtain was up."

"I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions - the curtain was up."

Groucho Marx, American Comedian

14

"We haven't played that many of them because all our gear was over here waiting for us when we could get here. So we didn't get to rehearse any of the new stuff, so we have planned to play 3 or 4 new ones."

"We haven't played that many of them because all our gear was over here waiting for us when we could get here. So we didn't get to rehearse any of the new stuff, so we have planned to play 3 or 4 new ones."

Kerry King, American Musician

14

"I know what's good for me. I can't play black or gray. I can't be a villain or anything close to one. I have to play white."

"I know what's good for me. I can't play black or gray. I can't be a villain or anything close to one. I have to play white."

Alan Ladd, American Actor

14

"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

14

"I'll play until they have to scrape me off the stage."

"I'll play until they have to scrape me off the stage."

James Young, American Musician

14

"I am able to play monsters well. I understand monsters. I understand madmen."

"I am able to play monsters well. I understand monsters. I understand madmen."

Anthony Hopkins, Welsh Actor

14

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