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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.

When I'm on the court, I try to play with all my emotion and heart.

Quotes by Jeremy Lin

My brother is an excellent songwriter, and I play guitar and drums.

Quotes by Jeremy London

As an actor, you ask yourself what you can do to put yourself in a position where you can play that role.

Quotes by Jeremy Northam

I have also just finished three weeks on a soap opera in England. The soap opera is a rather famous one called Crossroads. It was first on television 25 years ago, and it has recently been brought back. I play...

Quotes by Jeremy Bulloch

I always play songs that are very based in folk music.

Quotes by Jenny Scheinman

NGOs have a significant role to play, alongside governments, in improving the status of women.

Quotes by Jenny Shipley

If a game is meant to be played by everybody, it deserves to be on multiple platforms so everybody can play it.

Quotes by Jenova Chen

When I find a role I want to play, I just go after it.

Quotes by Jennifer Jason Leigh

I don't want to play the same person twice, that's not why I wanted to act.

Quotes by Jennifer Jason Leigh

I always, always meant to be on stage. I only ended up even auditioning for television and movies because I was understudying a Turgenev play on Broadway and was so broke that, when I got a mini-series, I had to...

Quotes by Jennifer Garner

Let's be honest: we all watch the show at home and play 'armchair' 'Survivor,' inserting our opinions, comments and yelling at the TV screen.

Quotes by Jenna Morasca

I studied theater in college, and I really wanted to be an actress and play a lot of different roles. Then I made landing on a television comedy my main focus.

Quotes by Jenna Fischer

I've had Susan Sarandon play my mom, and now Lesley Ann Warren has played my mom, so if I could have Debra Winger play my mom, then I would have the trifecta of my favorite actresses playing my mother.

Quotes by Jenna Fischer

Being the youngest of 12, I always had to wait my turn in line to play my records.

Quotes by Jeffrey Osborne

I learned how to play the drums... it got me into LTD.

Quotes by Jeffrey Osborne

I've kind of had to make a career of playing villains. In order to stay employed, I had to figure out how to play bad guys.

Quotes by Jeffrey Pierce

I would not be unhappy were I the last cisgender male to play a female transgender on television.

Quotes by Jeffrey Tambor

I knew that I wanted to primarily play queer characters.

Quotes by Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

The only reason I went to college was to play basketball. I injured my knee and couldn't play.

Quotes by Jeffrey Dean Morgan

I was the youngest of about nine boys in the neighborhood, and we played ball all the time, and I looked up to them, and they let me play around with them, and we just had a good time.

Quotes by Jeff Sessions

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.