Quotes About Play

There's a lot of times I'll just play too passive and since I'm not going to play defense as well as most guys can, I can't get away with passive play.

I have great respect for the Heat organization, the way they play, what Pat Riley has done there, Erik Spoelstra.

I feel like I take a lot of pride in the patience that I play with.

I have to be patient and try to take my opportunity when the boss decides I have to play.

In the K.H.L., you're even more patient at your position because the rink is so big, you cannot play that way.

You have woman filmmakers, who have a male gaze. They play according to the rules of the patriarchal system and make a success of it.

If you don't integrate the technology in a way that's actually fun, the kids don't stay with the play pattern.

Paul Schofield said something like, 'If I'm not acting in a play, I don't really exist.' Those weren't the exact words, but he meant it's only when I'm acting in a play that I've got something to say about the world. And then why should I talk, when people can come to see it?

Back in 1978, when I was still in high school, I went to see a Broadway show, 'Paul Robeson,' starring James Earl Jones. It was all about Robeson's journey as a human being, an artist, a champion of civil rights. Had I not seen the play, I might not have known who Robeson was. I was certainly never taught about him in school.

To me, pause is sometimes the most important, most effective moment in a film or play or anything.

Having that music around us all the time, it was so inspiring. But at the same time, I was a kid. I didn't pay attention to any of it. I'd get on the drums and hit them a few times, and then go outside and play.

I used to do this as a kid. And now they're paying me for it, which is cool.

My favorite sneaker is the Penny 1. The Penny 1 is an original, man, and I loved them from the beginning, and other people loved them, too. It was a comfortable shoe, and the Penny 1 was definitely my favorite to play in. The Penny II was a close second, though.

If you have to be frightening, you need some actors around you to be really frightened. And if they're not frightened, you're not so frightening anymore. In the same way, people say, 'I think you come in, and you're really sexy'. But how do you play sexy? It depends on the eyes that are looking.

It's true what people say - that actors are the closest thing there is to children. They play.

Fitness needs to be perceived as fun and games or we subconsciously avoid it.

They wanted me to play more sports because they were acutely sensitive to their children being one hundred percent American, and they believed that all Americans played sports and loved sports.

I like to play with contrast. It's about changing people's perceptions of people.

I play a percussion instrument, not a musical saw; it needs no amplification. Where it's needed, they put a microphone in front of the bass drum. But, I don't think it's necessary to play that way every night.

Percussion is physical, as most instruments are. The body must function well in order to play the instruments well. Last year I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.

I was two years old when my mom put me in mommy and me classes. I always had a lot of energy so it was the perfect fit!

If you're writing something that's clearly labelled as an alternative history, of course it's perfectly legitimate to play with known historical characters and events, but less so when you're writing an essentially straight historical fiction.

What I've noticed in this game is how EA has even duplicated my moves and my style of play perfectly. It is really incredible and a lot of fun to play.

The best script in the world doesn't work perfectly when you actually act it out. That's a law. That's a given. So you have to play with everything. And the more fun you have with it, the better the finished product.