I miss the meaning of my own part in the play of life…

It is interesting that Hindus, when they speak of the creation of the universe do not call it the work of God, they call…

— Alan Watts

Some actors can distance themselves from the parts they play, but I fall into the category who use bits of themselves.

— James Nesbitt

I think I look better in a suit than a loincloth. So that may define some of the parts I play.

— Alan Alda

I always seem to get parts where I play the sports professional - and that's not me at all!

— Jay Ryan

“There are many different parts to ourselves, and to become a woman of knowledge, you must know all the parts. There is a part…

— Lynn V. Andrews

If we never take a risk, we'll never know the parts of ourselves that would have emerged if we had.

— Marianne Williamson

“Before you eat the elephant, make sure you know what parts you want to eat.”

— Todd Stocker

I think every actor wants to play those big parts. In the very first play I ever did, I remember understanding all the characters…

— Harry Dean Stanton

So I did that for a long time in my career, and I waited for parts to play myself just physically down a little…

— Charlize Theron

My dad taught me not to overplay, to think about my parts when I play, even in a live situation.

— Eric Hernandez

The parts that I get to play are not based around the European beauty standards: They're more about character, and I love that.

— Keala Settle

The first role I ever played I had the lead and it's pretty much stayed that way, though people take great relish in calling…

— Jack Nicholson

I like to disappear in the parts I play.

— Mark Ruffalo

Me and my bandmate having known each other and worked together for so long, the process between us is kind of effortless. We've both…

— Jonathan Rado

Who I am gets in the way of people looking innocently at the parts I play.

— Alan Rickman