Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jodie Foster

Caitriona Balfe, who is Irish, is also in my movie. I asked her to play her Irish accent in the movie, but her own brogue is so faint that I had to keep pumping it up.

Jodie Foster

I'm a technician. I don't go for the get-into-the-role stuff. I read the lines and play the scenes.

Jimmy Dean

I've seen so many people in this business that made a fortune. They get old and broke and can't make any money. I tell you something... no one's going to play a benefit for Jimmy Dean.

Jimmy Connors

There was never anything I wanted to do more than play tennis. Never once walked out there and thought, 'I wish I was doing something else.' Not once.

Jimmy Connors

Equality? They ought to play the women's final on opening day. Everybody knows who's going to be in it.

Jim Leyland

I learned this a long time ago. If you call a guy into your office and shut the door, if theres media around, it sends up a red flag. I never wanted to embarrass a player.

Jim Leyland

I've managed 25 years, and I can probably count on one hand players that I didn't really care for, and that's probably thousands of players that I've managed. I think that's pretty good. I love the players and I always will.

Joan Van Ark

I want to play trailer trash; I swear to God.

Joan Sutherland

I'm very happy to sing whatever I'm singing. I've always enjoyed any role I've been given at a certain time. They've all been favourites, they've all been wonderful pieces to play.

George Lopez

You're never going to be a Yankee for a day, or you're never going to be a Laker, but with Pro-Ams, they allow you to feel like you're a professional golfer and play under their conditions.

Emily Post

The natural impulses of every thoroughbred include his sense of honor; his love of fair play and courage; his dislike of pretense and of cheapness.

Ely Culbertson

The sum of all technical knowledge cannot make a master contract player.

Emanuel Ax

How wonderful it is to play with someone you feel very close to.

Emanuel Ax

I usually only play with very close friends.

Emanuel Ax

When one plays a Steinway, there is a warmth and nobility in the sound that is unequalled by any other instrument.

Emanuel Ax

Pianists don't argue too much generally because we have a hard enough time just getting things right. Arguing is for string players.

Elvis Presley

I learned how important it is to entertain people and give them a reason to come and watch you play.

Ellie Goulding

I want to be safe in the knowledge that I can tour and play festivals for a long time. The main thing is that I want a good reputation as a live performer. If I have that, I'd be so happy.

Ellen Hopkins

I know he wants to get serious. He's definitely not a player, not a poser, not a loser, not a user.

Elizabeth Gilbert

I want God to play in my bloodstream the way sunlight amuses itself on the water.

Josh Howard

I wasn't expecting to do what I'm doing now...I've grown as a player and as a man.

Josh Howard

When I make exciting plays, it's usually because I was in the right place at the right time.

Josh Howard

It took me a while to realize I'm an NBA player.

Josh Hutcherson

It's cool to play a vampire.

Josh Hutcherson

It's cool to play a vampire and be a part of this new, hot genre.

Karch Kiraly

The first thing I do when I get there—like all of the players on tour—is apply sunscreen. One of the few hazards of the job is the wear-and-tear our skin takes from the sun.

Kate Hudson

I went on countless auditions. I begged my parents until I finally was allowed to be in a theatrical play when I was 13. It was the most important thing in my life

Justin Morneau

I love Minnesota, and I'd love to play my whole career here.

Josh Lucas

Sometimes it's harder to play good tennis with a bad tennis player - the same way it's hard to be a good actor with a bad actor. It's just an unpleasant experience.

Josh Radnor

You know, I'm not saying, 'Oh, because I play a good guy on TV, I need to suddenly be villainous in a movie.' I look at it more like: does this role has a kind of urgency for me in terms of, 'Can I not say no to it for whatever reason?'

Joshua Bell

If you mess up the tiniest little thing in the Beethoven concerto, or the phrasing isn't just exactly perfectly executed, Beethoven brings out the worst in the best violinist. You almost never hear a satisfying performance, because it doesn't play itself.

Joshua Bell

There's nothing more frustrating than seeing a conductor say, 'Play softer,' as they're waving their hands in huge gestures.

Joshua Bell

When you play for ticket-holders, you are already validated. I have no sense that I need to be accepted. I'm already accepted.