You have to have a lot of little boy in you to play baseball for a living.
The fact that Eddie Vedder likes to play 3 hour plus shows a night, I have to be ready for that.
I guess by taking lessons early on, and really trying to play all the rudimentary stuff, and try to have it sound as good as my teacher. It took a lot of practice, which I enjoyed, and still do.
I show up ready to play, so I normally try and fit the situation.
What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are meant to do, money comes to us, doors open for us, we feel useful, and the work we do feels like play to us.
I was always too mature for my age - and not very happy. I had no young friends. I wish I could go back to those days. If I could only live it all again, how I would play and enjoy other girls. What a fool I was.
Acting with Denzel is like playing tennis with someone that's better than you. You either play better tennis or get blown off the court.
There are so many things about playing football that seem to me uniquely American. Anybody can succeed, anybody can play, but you've got to work hard to do it.
It's useless to play lullabies for those who cannot sleep.
Live and work but do not forget to play, to have fun in life and really enjoy it.
When I was coming up, I just wanted to play baseball and I'm doing what I love to do most. How can I feel pressure doing what I love to do?
I'm just trying to play my best and have fun.
Now I can't wait to write my next play.
I play a guy who believes he's a king. He's the most common man in the world; in fact his family, like his suits, are just make-up. It's about dysfunctional people and dysfunctional relationships.
I had one of the best days of my life. I spent the afternoon with my two kids and my ex-wife at Serendipity. Then I came to the theater, and you know, I think I did the play the best I've ever done it.