--- title: "12 Idea Play Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Idea Play quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Idea Play sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/isabella-rossellini-4426_heroines_there-is-this-idea-that-you-have-to-play_1489651.png" --- > [There is this idea that you have to play heroines or women who succeed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/there-is-this-idea-that-you-have-to-play-heroines-or-women-who-succeed/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/isabella-rossellini-4426_heroines_there-is-this-idea-that-you-have-to-play_1489651.png) > [When I grew up, I always had the idea that I would play for England.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dier/when-i-grew-up-i-always-had-the-idea-that-i-would-play-for-england/) [Eric Dier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-dier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/eric-dier-31995_always_when-i-grew-up-i-always-had-the-idea-tha_1525125.jpg) > [The whole idea of play is in finding, acknowledging, and then working with the natural constraints and limitations that you find in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bogost/the-whole-idea-of-play-is-in-finding-acknowledging-and-then-working/) [Ian Bogost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bogost/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/564/ian-bogost-9716_constraints_the-whole-idea-of-play-is-in-finding-ack_766019.jpg) > [And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare play, or any well-written play, Arthur Miller,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-earl-jones/and-it-was-the-idea-that-you-can-do-a-play-like-a-shakespeare-play-or/) [James Earl Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-earl-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/817/james-earl-jones-8519_life_and-it-was-the-idea-that-you-can-do-a-pl_2653455.jpg) > [My idea is to play with the people who you know want to get it right. Then it's fun and easy to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-folds/my-idea-is-to-play-with-the-people-who-you-know-want-to-get-it-right/) [Ben Folds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-folds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3d/ben-folds-9125_chorus_my-idea-is-to-play-with-the-people-who-y_3202396.png) > [True, I don't begin with an idea for a play - a thesis, in other words, to construct the play around. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-albee/true-i-don-t-begin-with-an-idea-for-a-play-a-thesis-in-other-words-to/) [Edward Albee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-albee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b9/edward-albee-1684_actor_true-i-don-t-begin-with-an-idea-for-a-pl_3046065.jpg) > [Also, from a technical point of view, as you're standing in front of a microphone all day, it's quite a good idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-darrow/also-from-a-technical-point-of-view-as-you-re-standing-in-front-of-a/) [Paul Darrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-darrow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55d/paul-darrow-58129_all-day_also-from-a-technical-point-of-view-as-y_634108.jpg) > [But I can't find anybody. That's the problem. I don't know where they are. I mean, I've got an idea that there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/syd-barrett/but-i-can-t-find-anybody-that-s-the-problem-i-don-t-know-where-they/) [Syd Barrett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/syd-barrett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b7/syd-barrett-12498_good-people_but-i-can-t-find-anybody-that-s-the-prob_1765978.jpg) > [I had no idea of who could play it, no notion really. Then Richard came to see us but I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bennett/i-had-no-idea-of-who-could-play-it-no-notion-really-then-richard-came/) [Alan Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bennett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83b/alan-bennett-1922_chosen_i-had-no-idea-of-who-could-play-it-no-no_3182336.jpg) > [I think there's this idea that if we put up a play with all African-Americans or all Latinas, or even if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrienne-c-moore/i-think-there-s-this-idea-that-if-we-put-up-a-play-with-all-african/) [Adrienne C. Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrienne-c-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/adrienne-c-moore-13420_day_i-think-there-s-this-idea-that-if-we-put_303241.jpg) > [The process by which the idea for a play comes to me has always been something I really couldn't pinpoint. A play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tennessee-williams/the-process-by-which-the-idea-for-a-play-comes-to-me-has-always-been/) [Tennessee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tennessee-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff0/tennessee-williams-745_actor_the-process-by-which-the-idea-for-a-play_3043073.jpg) > [I don't have an idea for a play until after I've finished writing it. I write first, and come up with what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wallace-shawn/i-don-t-have-an-idea-for-a-play-until-after-i-ve-finished-writing-it/) [Wallace Shawn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wallace-shawn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ba/wallace-shawn-7437_canvas_i-don-t-have-an-idea-for-a-play-until-af_1409792.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/idea-play/#itemlist", "name": "Idea Play Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is this idea that you have to play heroines or women who succeed.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Isabella Rossellini" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/there-is-this-idea-that-you-have-to-play-heroines-or-women-who-succeed/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/isabella-rossellini-4426_heroines_there-is-this-idea-that-you-have-to-play_1489651.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/isabella-rossellini-4426_heroines_there-is-this-idea-that-you-have-to-play_1489651.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/isabella-rossellini-4426_heroines_there-is-this-idea-that-you-have-to-play_1489651.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There is this idea that you have to play heroines or women who succeed.” — Isabella Rossellini", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I grew up, I always had the idea that I would play for England.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eric Dier" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-dier/when-i-grew-up-i-always-had-the-idea-that-i-would-play-for-england/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/eric-dier-31995_always_when-i-grew-up-i-always-had-the-idea-tha_1525125.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/eric-dier-31995_always_when-i-grew-up-i-always-had-the-idea-tha_1525125.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/eric-dier-31995_always_when-i-grew-up-i-always-had-the-idea-tha_1525125.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I grew up, I always had the idea that I would play for England.” — Eric Dier", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The whole idea of play is in finding, acknowledging, and then working with the natural constraints and limitations that you find in the world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ian Bogost" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bogost/the-whole-idea-of-play-is-in-finding-acknowledging-and-then-working/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/564/ian-bogost-9716_constraints_the-whole-idea-of-play-is-in-finding-ack_766019.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/564/ian-bogost-9716_constraints_the-whole-idea-of-play-is-in-finding-ack_766019.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/564/ian-bogost-9716_constraints_the-whole-idea-of-play-is-in-finding-ack_766019.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The whole idea of play is in finding, acknowledging, and then working with the natural constraints and…” — Ian Bogost", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare play, or any well-written play, Arthur Miller, whatever - and say things you could never imagine saying, never imagine thinking in your own life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Earl Jones" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-earl-jones/and-it-was-the-idea-that-you-can-do-a-play-like-a-shakespeare-play-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/817/james-earl-jones-8519_life_and-it-was-the-idea-that-you-can-do-a-pl_2653455.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/817/james-earl-jones-8519_life_and-it-was-the-idea-that-you-can-do-a-pl_2653455.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/817/james-earl-jones-8519_life_and-it-was-the-idea-that-you-can-do-a-pl_2653455.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare play, or any well-written play, Arthur…” — James Earl Jones", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My idea is to play with the people who you know want to get it right. 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