I was a bit of a show-off in school and loved playing dress-up, and my passion for it just grew as I got older.
In entertainment, zombies are so played out. I have a gut sense that people are getting tired of apocalyptic scenarios.
I'm someone who loves to play. I make films so I can have fun with the characters.
I can sing fine and I can play guitar fine, but put 'em together and it becomes a thoughtful effort.
I think acting has helped me come out of my shell because when I play a character, I can't be self-conscious.
I can play just about any keyboard but I can't read or write a note.
I am not one of those actors who believes he has to live the part he is playing. I can turn it on and off.
It's always been fun for me to play a variety of parts, and over the years, I've been lucky with the things I've been asked to do.
I don't want to say I'll never play someone with a cockney accent, but I think I would be irritated by me doing it.
I played bass for a year, but I wasn't getting better at it, so I decided to stop so I could see my friends.
I've been to Philadelphia a lot of times over the years, playing the old Celebrity Room and most of the other clubs around there that don't exist anymore.
You know, I grew up watching all kinds of films. So, as an adult, I wanted to be involved in all kinds of plays and television and film.
I'm really not interested in showing me or playing me. My gift as an actor, given to me, is to be able to become other people.
The Piper's playing again, and there's a full orchestra.' There was a long silence as Andrew deciphered the cryptic statement. 'A FULL orchestra?
As far am I'm concerned, I don't listen to radio anymore. They play the same ten songs over and over again, so why would I?
Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own.
I played football when I was little. I didn't want to be an actress at all, I wanted to be a majorette in an Australian circus. That was my ambition.
I had no interest in being your basic vanilla girl. I've been lucky enough that I haven't had to play that.
In playing, I suppose my greatest gift was to express the way I felt or the willingness to express myself.
Dan: 'Ah, well, I hope this didn't have anything to do with me.' Ellen: 'No, not unless you played Cat Woman in Batman.
I thought I would reflect here on a theme most scientists enjoy recalling: the part luck played in their accomplishments.
