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> [“You’re playing with fire, man.” “I can handle the burn. Just do what I asked.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-mchugh/you-re-playing-with-fire-man-i-can-handle-the-burn-just-do-what-i/)

[Gail McHugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-mchugh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b47/gail-mchugh-7433_burn_you-re-playing-with-fire-man-i-can-handl_2780655.jpg)

> [I certainly had no intention of playing a man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fiona-shaw/i-certainly-had-no-intention-of-playing-a-man/)

[Fiona Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fiona-shaw/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/fiona-shaw-15460_actor_i-certainly-had-no-intention-of-playing_414995.jpg)

> [I enjoy playing for Man United, and my heart is at Man United.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-lingard/i-enjoy-playing-for-man-united-and-my-heart-is-at-man-united/)

[Jesse Lingard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-lingard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/516/jesse-lingard-9503_enjoy_i-enjoy-playing-for-man-united-and-my-he_300785.jpg)

> [I just loved playing a man who was unafraid of making an idiot of himself in the process of falling in love.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-kingsley/i-just-loved-playing-a-man-who-was-unafraid-of-making-an-idiot-of/)

[Ben Kingsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-kingsley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a3/ben-kingsley-5765_admirable_i-just-loved-playing-a-man-who-was-unafr_490217.jpg)

> [Joe Carroll had a certain black comedy to him. But I think it's lovely playing a man who, in his heart and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/joe-carroll-had-a-certain-black-comedy-to-him-but-i-think-it-s-lovely/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d93/james-purefoy-8188_black-comedy_joe-carroll-had-a-certain-black-comedy-t_408463.jpg)

> [When you're playing a man, you can look tired and horrible and you still look okay. As a woman, if you're tired,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-close/when-you-re-playing-a-man-you-can-look-tired-and-horrible-and-you/)

[Glenn Close](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-close/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/944/glenn-close-8097_horrible_when-you-re-playing-a-man-you-can-look-t_2949848.jpg)

> [“Now, here’s a little tip. If you try to play God instead of playing the man, it won’t work out so well.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/now-here-s-a-little-tip-if-you-try-to-play-god-instead-of-playing-the/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/964/mark-batterson-1137_holy-spirit_now-here-s-a-little-tip-if-you-try-to-pl_913870.png)

> [The studio people want me to do Good-bye Charlie for the movies, but I'm not going to do it. I don't like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-monroe/the-studio-people-want-me-to-do-good-bye-charlie-for-the-movies-but-i-2/)

[Marilyn Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-monroe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70c/marilyn-monroe-416_feminine_the-studio-people-want-me-to-do-good-bye_2760860.jpg)

> [I'm playing the man with no face. So we just had a bit of fun with it. We thought it would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-oldman/i-m-playing-the-man-with-no-face-so-we-just-had-a-bit-of-fun-with-it/)

[Gary Oldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-oldman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af4/gary-oldman-3797_playing_i-m-playing-the-man-with-no-face-so-we-j_581603.jpg)

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