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title: "15 Play Stage Quotes by 15 authors"
description: "Browse 15 Play Stage quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Play Stage sayings and thoughts."
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> [If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritchie-blackmore/if-you-can-play-well-in-the-studio-you-can-play-well-on-stage/)

[Ritchie Blackmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritchie-blackmore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ea/ritchie-blackmore-11353_play_if-you-can-play-well-in-the-studio-you-c_757198.png)

> [Give me a guitar and I'll play; give me a stage and I'll perform; give me an auditorium and I'll fill it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-clapton/give-me-a-guitar-and-i-ll-play-give-me-a-stage-and-i-ll-perform-give/)

[Eric Clapton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-clapton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/eric-clapton-3136_auditoriums_give-me-a-guitar-and-i-ll-play-give-me-a_1716127.jpg)

> [When I play on stage, I have to drink a glass of water.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fallon-sherrock/when-i-play-on-stage-i-have-to-drink-a-glass-of-water/)

[Fallon Sherrock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fallon-sherrock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6e/fallon-sherrock-8291_drink_when-i-play-on-stage-i-have-to-drink-a-g_676674.jpg)

> [Sometimes I wish I can play the 'get off the stage' soundtrack when I want to break up with someone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-mccarthy/sometimes-i-wish-i-can-play-the-get-off-the-stage-soundtrack-when-i/)

[Jenny McCarthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-mccarthy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/jenny-mccarthy-7508_quote_sometimes-i-wish-i-can-play-the-get-off_1828179.jpg)

> [We really never know what we're gonna play when we get on stage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-jarrett/we-really-never-know-what-we-re-gonna-play-when-we-get-on-stage/)

[Keith Jarrett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-jarrett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/760/keith-jarrett-16919_know_we-really-never-know-what-we-re-gonna-pl_1406693.png)

> [Doing a good play on the stage is like eating a good meal at home - assuming your wife is a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-matthau/doing-a-good-play-on-the-stage-is-like-eating-a-good-meal-at-home/)

[Walter Matthau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-matthau/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c78/walter-matthau-17641_good_doing-a-good-play-on-the-stage-is-like-e_2679458.png)

> [Look, I play all these tough guys and thugs and strong, complex characters. In real life, I am a cringing, neurotic Jewish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isaacs/look-i-play-all-these-tough-guys-and-thugs-and-strong-complex/)

[Jason Isaacs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isaacs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c6/jason-isaacs-21106_am_look-i-play-all-these-tough-guys-and-thu_3106525.jpg)

> [There is a shy side to me that evaporates when I play on stage, and I like that. I think it's another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-weller/there-is-a-shy-side-to-me-that-evaporates-when-i-play-on-stage-and-i/)

[Paul Weller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-weller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/paul-weller-2405_another_there-is-a-shy-side-to-me-that-evaporate_1444965.png)

> [Don't put your life downward because of love because it'sàsometimes just a play on the stage while your life need to last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tivea/don-t-put-your-life-downward-because-of-love-because-it-s-sometimes/)

[Tivea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tivea/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e6/tivea-15548_life_don-t-put-your-life-downward-because-of_1291474.jpg)

> [You've got to love the villain if you have to play him. You've got to find something that you can live with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-dale/you-ve-got-to-love-the-villain-if-you-have-to-play-him-you-ve-got-to/)

[Jim Dale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-dale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e5/jim-dale-31545_character_you-ve-got-to-love-the-villain-if-you-ha_1982284.png)

> [If you play a part that's been done before, on stage for instance, you feel like you're carrying a torch and staggering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-west/if-you-play-a-part-that-s-been-done-before-on-stage-for-instance-you/)

[Samuel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e9/samuel-west-21198_done_if-you-play-a-part-that-s-been-done-befo_2495184.jpg)

> [I love to play; a stage is a safe place for me to be. It's not that way for most folks, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-danko/i-love-to-play-a-stage-is-a-safe-place-for-me-to-be-it-s-not-that-way/)

[Rick Danko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-danko/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/rick-danko-21842_folks_i-love-to-play-a-stage-is-a-safe-place-f_23285.png)

> [Those times when I play on stage in front of lots of people, it's such an unusual and borderline unhealthy process, even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-rossdale/those-times-when-i-play-on-stage-in-front-of-lots-of-people-it-s-such/)

[Gavin Rossdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-rossdale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/855/gavin-rossdale-11673_borderline_those-times-when-i-play-on-stage-in-fron_2256201.png)

> [The first play I did was 'Philadelphia Here I Come.' Can you imagine that? I am 37 years old I am doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mahoney/the-first-play-i-did-was-philadelphia-here-i-come-can-you-imagine/)

[John Mahoney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mahoney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b6/john-mahoney-20907_firsts_the-first-play-i-did-was-philadelphia-he_3216553.png)

> [With theatre, you can interpret the most complex play on stage for it have meaning to an audience because you're dealing in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wole-soyinka/with-theatre-you-can-interpret-the-most-complex-play-on-stage-for-it/)

[Wole Soyinka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wole-soyinka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26c/wole-soyinka-1587_action_with-theatre-you-can-interpret-the-most_2668989.jpg)

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