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Playground Quotes

Quotes using the playground as a metaphor for work and art.

This collection of playground quotes uses the idea of a playground as a metaphor for creative work, from television and film sets to writing itself being called an artistic playground.

As a child, the paddy field was my playground.

Quotes by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

When I realised that TV would be my playground, I decided to be content with what I had. I gave it my all.

Quotes by Vikrant Massey

Writing is very much a playground - an artistic playground. It's the most fun thing I do.

Quotes by Shania Twain

Most dancers are less eccentric than driven. It starts young. When other kids are at the playground, we're in the studio, endlessly drilling jumps and adjusting our socks.

Quotes by Sascha Radetsky

Actor Quotes

I haven't played Doctor Who since I was 9 on the playground.

Quotes by Peter Capaldi

Look, not everybody plays well with each other on the playground. I get that, that's politics.

Quotes by Michael Steele

Being an actor on a movie set is like going to the playground at recess.

Quotes by Melissa Leo

My playground was our company. That's really where I grew up.

Quotes by Linda Johnson Rice

I want to encourage students during school hours to express their views, to discuss their views in the classroom or the playground.

Quotes by Gladys Berejiklian

Adjusting Quotes

The evolution of playground equipment has been to this ever safer, less challenging, less interesting assemblies of equipment.

Quotes by Gever Tulley

It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities and talents.

Quotes by Eric Hoffer

I learned how not to be alone in the playground.

Quotes by Emil Ferris

When I was a kid, I was more interested in beating up boys on the playground than practicing music.

Quotes by Ellen Hollman

New York can get on top of you if you don't have much money, but if you have money, it's kind of a playground.

Quotes by Douglas Brunt

Alone Quotes

I used to try to bully my friends into imitating the Spice Girls on the playground.

Quotes by Charli XCX

I grew up on 'S.N.L.,' doing all the sketches on the playground.

Quotes by Cecily Strong

My playground is full of moonshine, mason jars, beer bottles, and bonfires.

Quotes by Big Smo

I grew up in western Oregon, just outside Eugene, on 27 wooded acres that served as my playground.

Quotes by Benjamin Percy

I have always had the sea as my playground.

Quotes by Alexander Dale Oen

Always Quotes

Twitter is the Devil's playground.

Quotes by Albert Brooks

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Playground quotes collection about?
This page gathers quotes that use "playground" both literally and as a metaphor for creative fields like television, film, and writing.
Why do people search for playground quotes?
People look for playground quotes to describe the joy of creative work, or to draw comparisons between childhood play and adult professional life.
How is television described as a playground in this collection?
One quote describes realizing that television would become a personal playground, expressing contentment and full commitment to that creative space.
Does the collection touch on workplace politics using the playground metaphor?
Yes, one quote acknowledges that not everyone plays well with each other on the playground, using it as a way to describe office or industry politics.
Is writing described as a playground too?
Yes, one quote calls writing an artistic playground and describes it as the most enjoyable part of the person's creative work.

One quote compares industry politics to not everyone playing well on the playground, a reminder that even creative spaces come with their own social dynamics. Readers who enjoy this metaphor may also like the Actor quotes collection.