We are well aware of the task ahead of us in what will be a very difficult match but which we all dream of playing.
I find it satisfying and intellectually stimulating to work with the intensity, brevity, balance and word play of the short story.
Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
I don't do a huge amount of physical activity. I play tennis, I work out sporadically, and I eat well and take care of myself.
The studio is meant to be always a place where, first of all, they can be out of spotlight, and second, where they could work with a peer group on parts that they might not have played otherwise.
I'm always envious of the actors who get to come to work every day and really grow deep roots there, but it is really fun playing lots of different characters.
My agent was ambitious for me. But going out and chasing it? No, I'd rather work in my vegetable garden or play with my kid. I guess I'm kind of boring.
If I'm nervous, it means I had to work hard to get there, whether it's playing in a tournament or speaking at an event. So I try to stop and be proud of getting to live in that moment.
For films, the process is that you work consistently and constantly for 3-4 months and then leave; whereas for a play, you prepare for about a month and then continue performing it for 5 to 6 months.
I can work my butt off and create an album that's wonderful, but if it's never played and never given the outlet, it won't succeed.
If you look at my body of work, my characters drastically vary, and so I typically don't play the same role. It makes me feel reborn with each role.
What I think is wonderful is that women are not just avengers or victims in films. They are people. They are characters. It's so refreshing. They're playing different kinds of characters, and they aren't being typecast.
One feels relieved these days when a play is not like television.
If you just play really hard, he says, nothing else matters.
Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.
There are those who have suggested that the tendency of a cat to play with its prey is a merciful one...
Or was he saying, "Hi! Wanna play?" And I did. Of course I did.
Free will isn’t always about choice; often weakness plays the game
Mammals of every species indulge in play. Games are Nature's way of preparing us to face difficult realities.
It’s kind of like a Zen thing. Like playing the piano, or being a centipede in Heaven.
We're deaf men working as musicians; we play the music but we can't hear it.
