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Play Quotes

Playing a part, a game, or a song - in their own words.

This set covers 'play' in its many senses: an athlete separating their job from a coach's, an actor naming a dream role, and a musician recalling an anxiety dream about forgetting lyrics onstage. Fans of team dynamics and competition can also check out Game quotes.

Mostly I play with records. I play with my friend Bill Evans.

Quotes by Charlie Haden

I didn't play a lot of bass as a kid, but I sang it.

Quotes by Charlie Haden

Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you.

Quotes by Charlie Parker

Kenny Dalglish was the greatest to play for Liverpool and Scotland, so for someone like that to sign me was an honour.

Quotes by Charlie Adam

I play beside one of the unsung heroes in David Vaughan. It's a privilege to play with him: he is breathtaking at times.

Quotes by Charlie Adam

We would play, then they would play a set, then we would jam on the last song.

Quotes by Charlie Byrd

We didn't have a garage to rehearse in. We had to aggravate the folks in the house. But I got a chance to play in a beer joint, and that's how it started.

Quotes by Charlie Daniels

Play and pray; but on the whole do not pray when you are playing and do not play when you are praying.

Quotes by Charles Williams

All modern MIDI synthesizers are capable of polyphony, which means they can play more than one note at a time and more than one instrument at a time.

Quotes by Charles Petzold

Many MIDI files contain entire musical compositions. Because MIDI supports only 16 channels, however, no more than 16 different instruments can play at any time, and one of those is the key-based percussion instrument.

Quotes by Charles Petzold

It's fun to get a message on the phone service that Lucille Ball or Burt Reynolds called, and play it very blase by asking, 'Anyone else?'

Quotes by Charles Nelson Reilly

Musical 'fusion' projects have earned themselves a bad name, but that's mainly because they often involve pop artists conscripting orchestras to play unimaginative backdrops to their acts. What's really exciting is when you spark off a dialogue between very different...

Quotes by Charles Hazlewood

Indeed, the actor's lot is a much harder one than that of the director's, from one simple standpoint: The actor has to play the eight shows a week.

Quotes by Charles Keating

You make the money in movies and TV so you can do theater. I do a play a year... somewhere.

Quotes by Charles Durning

It is without doubt that freedoms of the press and speech need to be protected, but there are undisputed limits to these freedoms, limits that often come into play when national security is threatened.

Quotes by Charles B. Rangel

While I was at NYU, I did a play at The Public called 'The Forbidden City,' where I went in as an understudy and got my Equity card.

Quotes by Chandra Wilson

I like to play the comic relief or parts that aren't necessarily comedic but that I can find the comedy in.

Quotes by Chandra Wilson

I would love to play Jimi Hendrix.

Quotes by Chadwick Boseman

When you play characters, you shouldn't just be putting on their characteristics - you should be finding it inside yourself.

Quotes by Chadwick Boseman

I play American football every Saturday, which I find calming.

Quotes by Chad Harbach

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these quotes say about playing sports?
One quote captures a simple, no-nonsense attitude toward the game: "Coaches coach, and players play." It's about trusting your role and doing your job on the field. For more sports-minded lines, see our Football page.
Is there a quote about acting ambitions?
Yes - one quote describes a common goal for performers: "I think that's every actor's dream, actually: to play lead parts."
Does the collection include any funny performance-anxiety quotes?
There's a memorable one about stage-fright dreams: "I had a dream I was onstage naked and I forgot how to play the songs" - a relatable nightmare for any performer. Browse more in our Game section.
What does the collection say about choosing roles?
One quote is refreshingly honest: "I do like to play the darker characters; I don't really know why." For more short, straightforward lines, see our Just page.
Are any of these quotes about sticking to your role?
Yes - the idea of staying in your lane comes through clearly: "Coaches coach, and players play." It's a good reminder to focus on what you do best. Explore more in our Always collection.

Several entries lean toward performance and character work rather than sport, showing how differently the word applies across professions. Related browsing includes Football quotes for the sports side and Just quotes for shorter, plainspoken lines.