Play - Quotes
Any actor who tells you that they have become the people they play, unless they`re clearly diagnosed as a schizophrenic, is bullshitting you.
Where`d the days go? When all we did was play
And the stress that we were under wasn`t stress at all
Just a run and a jump into a harmless fall.
When my hair`s all but gone and my memory fades
And the crowds don`t remember my name
When my hands don`t play the strings the same way
I know you will still love me the same...
This is the real secret of life - to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.
Instinct and intuition play an important part in human understanding and experience... but they should never be treated as the final word on a subject.
The reason women don`t play football is because 11 of them would never wear the same outfit in public.
The older golfer can hit the ball as far as the young one. He chips and putts equally well. And will probably have a better knowledge of the course. So why does he take the extra stroke that denies him victory? Experience. He knows the downside, what happens if it goes wrong, which makes him more cautious. The young player is either ignorant or reckless to caution. That is his edge. It is the same with all of us. Knowledge makes us play safe. The secret is to stay childish.
I'd rather be a kid and play with paper planes, than be a man and play with a woman's heart.
You can`t run away just because something won`t last. You have to hang in there, let it play out. It`s the only way you`ll ever advance.
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
and wild and sweet
The word repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
It seems you'll become the death of me
I suffocate with you when I take in oxygen.
But I just can't stop, don't let me go,
play and hold onto me forever
A Warrior does not spend his days trying to play the role that others have chosen for him.