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"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."

"If you play more than two chords, you're showing off."

Woody Guthrie, American Musician

37

"It's difficult to gauge that. With a bad guy you just know you're bad. To play a nice guy is harder - unless you are a very nice person like me of course."

"It's difficult to gauge that. With a bad guy you just know you're bad. To play a nice guy is harder - unless you are a very nice person like me of course."

James D'arcy, British Actor

37

"I don't get called very often to play innocents."

"I don't get called very often to play innocents."

Christopher Meloni, American Actor

36

"So we are pretty convinced we don't want to play huge stadiums unless we can play them well."

"So we are pretty convinced we don't want to play huge stadiums unless we can play them well."

Jerry Garcia, American Musician

Play, Pretty, Want

36

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

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

Dustin Diamond, American Actor

36

"I can play any instrument if you give me 20 minutes."

"I can play any instrument if you give me 20 minutes."

Brittany Murphy, American Actress

36

"If Bill jumps into something that relies on a lot of cymbals, I'll jump into something that relies on a lot of skin sounds; if he goes into metal tones, I'll go into wood, and so on. I basically play in his holes."

"If Bill jumps into something that relies on a lot of cymbals, I'll jump into something that relies on a lot of skin sounds; if he goes into metal tones, I'll go into wood, and so on. I basically play in his holes."

Pat Mastelotto, American Musician

Play, Skin, Wood

36

"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

36

"I play a huge variety of roles."

"I play a huge variety of roles."

Casper Van Dien, American Actor

36

"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

36

"There was a report that used to come out back in those days, I don't know if it was the Gavin Report or something like that. And they said, no matter what McGuire comes out with next, we're not gonna play it."

"There was a report that used to come out back in those days, I don't know if it was the Gavin Report or something like that. And they said, no matter what McGuire comes out with next, we're not gonna play it."

Barry McGuire, American Musician

36

"In my room as a kid... I'd play a fighter and get knocked to the floor and come back to win."

"In my room as a kid... I'd play a fighter and get knocked to the floor and come back to win."

Dustin Hoffman, American Actor

36

"Wherever there are rock 'n' rollers, we'll play. That's what we've been doing for more than 30 years - rock 'n' roll. It's made me everything from an honorary mayor to honorary member of a motorcycle gang."

"Wherever there are rock 'n' rollers, we'll play. That's what we've been doing for more than 30 years - rock 'n' roll. It's made me everything from an honorary mayor to honorary member of a motorcycle gang."

Ronnie Hawkins, American Musician

36

"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

36

"The only other things, and again these things are hearsay, is that he could be pretty rough on directors, because he knew exactly the way he wanted to play the part. And he did so."

"The only other things, and again these things are hearsay, is that he could be pretty rough on directors, because he knew exactly the way he wanted to play the part. And he did so."

Tommy Bond, American Actor

36

"I made the tenor sax - there's nobody plays like me and I don't play like anybody else."

"I made the tenor sax - there's nobody plays like me and I don't play like anybody else."

Coleman Hawkins, American Musician

36

"I play the piano and have been playing since I was 7, mainly classical Chopin, Beethoven, Mozart."

"I play the piano and have been playing since I was 7, mainly classical Chopin, Beethoven, Mozart."

Kiana Tom, American Model

36

"I can play every instrument there is, every horn, I've played all the saxes and trumpets and everything and keyboards."

"I can play every instrument there is, every horn, I've played all the saxes and trumpets and everything and keyboards."

Dick Dale, American Musician

35

"So it was good for me to play a likable person and it was just an amazing situation to be in."

"So it was good for me to play a likable person and it was just an amazing situation to be in."

Kristin Davis, American Actress

35

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

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

Norman Wisdom, English Comedian

35

"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."

"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

35

"Our swords shall play the orators for us."

"Our swords shall play the orators for us."

Christopher Marlowe, English Dramatist

35

"I usually play disenfranchised youth."

"I usually play disenfranchised youth."

Robin Tunney, American Actress

35

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

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

Estelle Parsons, American Actress

35

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

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

Selma Blair, American Actress

35

"After ten or twelve years you can only play something so long and then you start to parody it."

"After ten or twelve years you can only play something so long and then you start to parody it."

Larry Hagman, American Actor

35

"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

35

"I'm not subject to their rise and fall because I'm not accepted by them, so I have my own little curve going on. A lot of it is because of how much I play, I think I connect like when all you had was Vaudeville, I think I have an audience by performing a lot!"

"I'm not subject to their rise and fall because I'm not accepted by them, so I have my own little curve going on. A lot of it is because of how much I play, I think I connect like when all you had was Vaudeville, I think I have an audience by performing a lot!"

Leo Kottke, American Musician

35

"I'm not homely enough to play the nerdy girl and not nearly pretty enough to play the pretty girl."

"I'm not homely enough to play the nerdy girl and not nearly pretty enough to play the pretty girl."

Kristen Bell, American Actress

35

"I don't meditate before I play or compose, but I see playing and composing as meditative acts."

"I don't meditate before I play or compose, but I see playing and composing as meditative acts."

Steve Swallow, American Musician

35

"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

35

"I just play, and I'm always trying to write songs."

"I just play, and I'm always trying to write songs."

Steve Forbert, American Musician

Play, Songs, Trying

35

"Inherit the Wind is a wonderful play, and I was in the original with Paul Muni."

"Inherit the Wind is a wonderful play, and I was in the original with Paul Muni."

Tony Randall, American Actor

35

"I'd like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person."

"I'd like to quit the supernatural roles and play just an interesting, down-to-earth person."

Bela Lugosi, Austrian Actor

Play, Supernatural

35

"I grew up in LA. I sort of watched the Raiders play and that sort of thing."

"I grew up in LA. I sort of watched the Raiders play and that sort of thing."

Jay Hernandez, American Actor

35

"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

35

"Let's chew on the chewables!"

"Let's chew on the chewables!"

Pawan Mishra, Indian Author

Play, Humor, Playfulness, Absurdity, Joy

35

"I have been able to play a lot of guys and they have kept me working."

"I have been able to play a lot of guys and they have kept me working."

Donald Sutherland, Canadian Actor

35

"Well, I had a fiddle that I really can't play, so I loaned it to Darrell. But yeah, he's from another planet."

"Well, I had a fiddle that I really can't play, so I loaned it to Darrell. But yeah, he's from another planet."

Guy Clark, American Musician

35

"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

34

"I play as I feel."

"I play as I feel."

Oscar Peterson, Canadian Musician

34

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

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

Devon Sawa, Canadian Actor

34

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

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

Kim Gordon, American Musician

34

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

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

Roger Moore, English Actor

34

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

"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

34

"Dub and reggae... I play that a lot around the house."

"Dub and reggae... I play that a lot around the house."

Gavin Rossdale, British Musician

34

"I know some things when I start. I know, let's say, that the play is going to be a 1970s or a 1930s play, and it's going to be about a piano, but that's it. I slowly discover who the characters are as I go along."

"I know some things when I start. I know, let's say, that the play is going to be a 1970s or a 1930s play, and it's going to be about a piano, but that's it. I slowly discover who the characters are as I go along."

August Wilson, American Playwright

34

"I taught myself how to play when I was about 13. I'm a lefty."

"I taught myself how to play when I was about 13. I'm a lefty."

Jules Shear, American Musician

34

"I have too much respect for the characters I play to make them anything but as real as they can possibly be. I have a great deal of respect for all of them, otherwise I wouldn't do them. And I don't want to screw them by not portraying them honestly."

"I have too much respect for the characters I play to make them anything but as real as they can possibly be. I have a great deal of respect for all of them, otherwise I wouldn't do them. And I don't want to screw them by not portraying them honestly."

Kyra Sedgwick, American Actress

Play, Respect, Want

34

"I was only in one play at Steppenwolf, in the early days."

"I was only in one play at Steppenwolf, in the early days."

Douglas Wood, Australian Celebrity

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