#playin

The death rate for people who play it safe and for those who live boldly is the same. ↗

— Patti Digh

#death #living-life-to-the-fullest-bold #playing-it-safe #courage

Playing the running back position, your legs, that's your living, that's how you make your living. You have to have great thighs, knees, everything. ↗

— Eric Dickerson

#everything #great #how #knees #legs

I was doing a show at the National Youth Theatre, playing an old man. Before that I had played fat clowns and I thought, 'If I want to have the career I would like, I am going to have to lose weight.' I was just starting drama school, and found I was moving around a lot. I also started to eat sensibly. The weight just dropped off. ↗

— Harry Melling

#am #around #before #career #clowns

So say I’m your mom.' 'What?' I said. 'I’m your mom,' he repeated. 'Now tell me you want to quit modeling.' I could feel myself blushing. 'I can’t do that,' I said. 'Why not?' he asked. 'Is it so hard to believe? You think I’m not a good role-player?' 'No,' I said. 'It’s just–' 'Because I am. Everyone wanted me to be their mother in group.' I just looked at him. 'I just… It’s weird.' 'No, it’s hard. But not impossible. Just try it.' A week earlier, I hadn’t even known what color his eyes were. Now, we were family. At least temporarily. ↗

— Sarah Dessen

#just-listen #owen #role-playing #sarah-dessen #family

I have always found it an honor that people have wanted to buy my shirt and an honor that fans turn up to watch the team I am playing in. I have always found that a huge honor. ↗

— David Beckham

#am #buy #fans #found #honor

The best way of successfully acting a part is to be it. ↗

— Arthur Conan Doyle

#disguise #method-acting #pretense #role-playing #sherlock-holmes

When what's around you - such as scripts, or like me being on the show and playing 18, now me doing this film playing 18 - it's kind of been what's been there for me. ↗

— Shane West

#been #being #doing #film #kind

I do look forward to doing things in the future that I haven't done before. Do you know what I have always dreamt about? Playing a serial killer! ↗

— Jonathan Brandis

#always #before #do you know #doing #done

While I'm playing baseball, I'm still writing songs and having tapes sent to me. I'm sure I'll spend a lot of time in the whirlpool resting these tired bones, so I'll be thinking of music then. ↗

— Garth Brooks

#bones #having #i #lot #me

The worst thing about the life of a jazz musician on the road is getting to the gig. Once you're there and playing, it's marvelous. ↗

— Dave Brubeck

#getting #gig #jazz #jazz musician #life