What I reach for first when I play is sound. Technique maybe, but there is technique in sound.
If I'm fortunate enough to play in the NFL, anywhere for anybody would be great. But if I had to pick, it would be the hometown [Atlanta] Falcons because I used to work for them.
As far as all players [being unfairly connected], people have their own opinions, and they're usually from the outside looking in. I don't listen to someone who is on the outside of what we're dealing with every day on the inside.
I wouldn't do anything else [besides acting], for sure. If I did, it would be music or some other pursuit in this same area. I have been acting and playing music since childhood. It's what I enjoyed most.
A part of me still says, 'Maybe, Denzel, you're supposed to preach. Maybe you're still compromising.' I've had an opportunity to play great men and, through their words, to preach. I take what talent I've been given seriously, and I want to use it for good.
I just try to be honest and true to the character and play the part.
As long as I play ball, I can get any woman I want.
I've got to give Larry Bird his due; he was a great player. He knew the game and he was smart.
Larry Bird is overrated in a lot of areas. ... Why does he get so much publicity? Because he's white. You never hear about a black player being the greatest.
I'm starting to see players copy what I do. I'm flattered.
I'm not really a pitcher; I just play one in the movies.
Guilt is the reason they put the articles in Playboy.
It's really quite an interesting dynamic. I wanted to play to the truth of who Manute was in the first film, while it's also a prequel and the originator [of the story]. It was an interesting dynamic to work with, definitely. I haven't seen the film yet, but the way it felt when I was doing it, it felt like it worked.
I think these awards are always nice for a player but they also reflect well on the club. It shows that Arsenal's performance have been noted all around the world and it helps by having so many good players around me.
If all the world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players, where do all the audiences come from?
I don't hide or play stupid games.
Delight comes only when our soul dances and plays with another.
When your actions are motivated by love, you expend least effort and your energy multiplies, allowing you to create anything you want, with a spirit of play and joy. When you seek power and control over others, you waste energy chasing the illusion of happiness.
I love drama. I love to play an arc.
I like to do what I do in my house and I love to play shows, but I don't want to have to go out and talk to a bunch of people I don't know.
Progression is important. I'm always going to play music in the general vein of rock'n'roll, but when I started I was very much associated with the West Coast lo-fi thing and I didn't want to get anchored in with anything that was just in vogue for the time being.
I like musicians who look at the public. You have to bring the music to the largest number. Otherwise, we'll [the Jazz players] stay in the clubs. Jazz must be accessible to everyone.
I feel like music does have a role to play in waking people up; it can be an alarm clock or it can be a lullaby.
I tour all year, 42 weeks a year, so it's hard for me to remember every place I play.
We now have no record of these famous stage plays, so it turned out to be very narrow-minded thinking.
