Quotes About Character

What I do is play football. What I do doesn't change who I am and who God sees me as.

Judge me on how I play football, or judge me on when you meet me.

I don't really think about things too much, but people are going to form impressions about you if you play football, aren't they? And if they think you're the funny guy or the boy that likes a laugh, well that ain't so bad.

I play football, but at the end of the day, it doesn't define me.

I played Mary at the age of seven in my first nativity play, and I loved it - there is something so fascinating about embodying someone else.

One thing I really liked about David Winfield, man, just... the way he played the game, and such a class act he was on and off the field.

I think I have done some nice movies. But, I dream of playing the character that Amitabh Bachchan had played in 'Deewaar.'

I have always played the cheerful girl next door, especially on the Internet, and this film is a break from that. My character is more moody and bratty in 'Karwaan.'

I would have played any character in an Alexander Payne movie.

Why is it there are so many nice guys interested in baseball? Not me, I was a real bastard when I played.

I've played four characters now, my latest one being Sandor the gypsy.

The role of Kaya, which I played in 'Dil Kabaddi,' is very close to my heart as I am also a fitness freak.

I've never played someone where I felt it was beneficial to build from the outside in.

When I look at my body of work, I've played a lot of characters who are morally conflicted - 'I'm right, no I'm wrong, I don't know what to do!' I want to play more characters who don't care as much, and who aren't as measured. They are what they are, no apologies.

Anyone can play Henry VIII. I mean, even Robert Shaw... has played it.

Forney in 'Where the Heart Is' has more fans than any other character I've played.

I don't want to just be the best player. I want to be a great person, too.

I'm not a freak show. I'm a hockey player.

I couldn't change who I am; I couldn't change the kind of player I am.

As great of a player as Yao was, he was kind and patient with everybody. He wasn't trying to feed an image or cultivate a brand or manipulate a public persona.

At the end of the day, who you are as a man is more important than who you are as a football player.

Outside cricket, I idolise Roger Federer and in the gentleman's game, I look up to Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. Not only were they great players, but the way they conducted themselves off the field evoked respect.

It's not that I'm a serious person; I'm playful and stuff like that, but I take characters very seriously and the work very seriously.

I personally have been drawn to female roles who are incredibly strong; females who are dominant and know their own mind; who are feisty in their own way without being annoying. I like it when she has a dark side, but she also has a playful side.