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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.

Doing these parts is not fun. It's challenging, but no fun. It's creepy. I would rather play the guy that throws the touchdown pass and gets carried off the field.

Quotes by Alec Baldwin

I wish I could play the lead role in one movie, one great movie.

Quotes by Alec Baldwin

When I get onstage in a play, I feel very safe, very protected, very fulfilled.

Quotes by Alec Baldwin

Essentially, I'm a small-part actor who's been lucky enough to play leading roles for most of his life.

Quotes by Alec Guinness

George Harrison wanted to play the thief in 'Holy Mountain.'

Quotes by Alejandro Jodorowsky

Of course many children are dreaming to play for Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Manchester United. I always just wanted to wear the jersey of Partizan, Newcastle, and Serbia.

Quotes by Aleksandar Mitrovic

I play a good physical game.

Quotes by Aleksandar Mitrovic

I want to play. I want to be on the pitch.

Quotes by Aleksandar Mitrovic

That is my style of play, my strength: hold up, playing with my back to goal.

Quotes by Aleksandar Mitrovic

Acting-wise, I've had all these experiences. Yet when I look at certain people whose careers I admire, they've gotten to play so many different characters.

Quotes by Alden Ehrenreich

I play to represent God, something bigger than baseball.

Quotes by Albert Pujols

Mike Matheny, Fernando Vina, Edgar Renteria, Mark McGwire and Darryl Kile... before he died. Those guys took me under their wing and taught me the way to play the game the right way.

Quotes by Albert Pujols

If you play 100-odd Test matches, there's going to be little periods when you don't score runs, and I've always managed to turn it around.

Quotes by Alastair Cook

All I ever wanted to do was play cricket for England and be successful.

Quotes by Alastair Cook

The stats suggest that I'm not a dasher. It doesn't mean I can't play the shots, but when you find a method in four-day and Test cricket that works for you, you stick with it.

Quotes by Alastair Cook

It is frustrating when you go all that way, you train, and you just don't turn up. It does happen. If you play 100-odd Test matches, there's going to be little periods when you don't score the runs.

Quotes by Alastair Cook

For me, the distant future and far-off galaxies is where it's at. That's where my imagination can really come out to play.

Quotes by Alastair Reynolds

God does not play dice.

Albert Einstein

Fair play doesn't pertain in bargaining. What matters there is leverage.

Quotes by Alan Rosenberg

I used to play with model trains when I was a kid, and then I used to study history.

Quotes by Alan Taylor

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.