Piper insisted she had to be out of breath when we played this one scene, so she ran around the block. Thank God she wasn’t doing a crucifixtion scene; we would have had to nail...

At night I dream about going to where I played when I was still young.

Man, if they played the commercials for ‘Murderball’ as much as they do for ‘Hustle & Flow,’ ‘Murderball’ would blow up!

I couldn’t get my album played over the so-called smooth jazz stations. Jazz stations would not play it. You don’t always know who you’re making that soul connection with.

People don’t realize that they’re being played by the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, but more so by the Democratic Party because the Democratic Party does not want another party in there.

I don’t know if you could take a whole 90 minutes and say that was the best game we ever played.

For most of my career, I’ve played roles that were written for other actresses.

The actor should not play a part. Like the Aeolian harps that used to be hung in the trees to be played only by the breeze, the actor should be an instrument played upon by...

Surf music is actually just the sound of the waves played on a guitar: that wet, splashy sound.

Surrender had played out for good with me.

I have played for 15 years and it has been a dream.

….finally I see that it’s never been me, just a blanket that keeps you warm. Easily tossed alongwhen something flashier or someone prettier comes along. Your heart I held so carefully, I see, this was...

I had to choose between American and British actors, and it didn’t take me more than a second to decide: Russians are Europeans and should be played by other Europeans.

But I never had that commercial opportunity to be played on the radio, so how could I be popular?

I’ve played a lot of mothers in my movies.

Don Chew is the owner of the Orange County Badminton Club, the location where I train. He played badminton when he was young and always had the passion for it. He never made it at...

I had a moment – and I don’t know if it was funny, necessarily, but I realized the effect I could have on people – when I was doing a production of ‘The Little Prince,’...

I played hockey in North Dakota growing up and watch a lot of that.

It’s aggravating that Hollywood has never gotten credit for the role it played in promoting modern design.

My uncle gave me a trumpet, but I loved the Louis Armstrong sound and the Harry James sound and I played by ear and I played always soulful or very direct from the gut.

I’d love to get played on the radio, but it just doesn’t happen.

I played a lot of real normal, straight sessions.

I’ve played the wicked mothers; I’ve played the serial-killer-type mothers now. They have to have an edge on them. They can’t just be everyday moms, because I never thought of myself as an everyday person...

I’ve never played an attorney, and I’d like to do so on a show like ‘The Practice’ or ‘Law & Order.’

We played the same thing in Europe we played in the States.

Sometimes you have to accept that a guy played better on the day than you.

I don’t think I’m like any of the characters I’ve played – they’re all really far from who I am.

I played a lot of character parts in school.

When we played softball, I’d steal second base, feel guilty and go back.

I met will.i.am in the studio and played him a couple of songs and he liked them. We’re similar but there’s nobody in my lane doing what I’m doing.

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

But I also think it’s up to the fan base to call in the radio stations and demand that the more mature artists be played as well.

Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together.

There are bands that I am friends with, who will invite me up on stage. Like Les Savy Fav, who have had me on stage, and I have played on their record. There are a...

Well, it’s always nice to know the fans didn’t forget what you did when you played in the NHL.

I mean, look how many musicians have come through and played beside me, and I’m workin’ and they’re not.

Clinton has played a major role in giving companies like Cipla credibility, for which I will always be grateful.

I have a greater appreciation for kitchen appliances, having played one.

I say that I played a doorstop in Dune because I remember standing around a lot. I was down there for months.

People think they know who I am, because I’ve played so many very, very out gay men on stage, and they think that’s me.

I think, from a standpoint of editorial, you know, AOL historically has played in a very deep way across many different verticals in the content space. Huffington Post adds a very large new dimension to...

I was a stoopball fan. I played stoopball all the time.

I used to surf up in Ventura County at Silver Strand; plus, I’ve played up there many times.

I played a bass player and a singer in a movie once, but I totally lip-synced to everything.

I’ve played an awful lot of repressed people.

I’ve played all kinds of historical characters, but they are stuck in movies that aren’t their movies.

I never played with anything like toys.

The NFL, and I’ve played a lot of years for them, and they have a lot of restrictions on their players, they have restrictions on their licensees, they have restrictions on everything.

I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish.

I played the trumpet a bit like a porker, I think.