All these other nations seem to appreciate what I'm doing and they want me to play the furthest out things.
Some of the newer folks in the industry, I'm not sure they are familiar with the term acting. They don't understand what it means to play a character rather than just be a personality.
My agent was ambitious for me. But going out and chasing it? No, I'd rather work in my vegetable garden or play with my kid. I guess I'm kind of boring.
I quit the tax job then and decided that I was going to play in a band. I answered ads in the Village Voice and went through two days of auditioning for bands.
From '69 til '76, I never played in public. I would play by myself at home.
Rock and roll mainly but I can play passable jazz also.
I am happy to play the bad man.
I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person I play; I have to be that person. I have to do him true.
I find it satisfying and intellectually stimulating to work with the intensity, brevity, balance and word play of the short story.
If wanted to play a sport, I played a sport. If I wanted to do things that many girls born in 1950 didn't do, I did it.
The only time it dominates is during a solo, or when we play a low blues and I put figures in behind Eric's vocals. There's never any real problem fitting guitar and organ together.
I thought it was such a unique concept to play parents who happen to be super heroes and have a son who is going through puberty and starting high school.
I'm playing with Bonnie Raitt. I don't have to sing it. I just have to play it. That's cool.
I remember him watching me through the crack of a door singing with a hairbrush. I was in front of his mirror. I think he wanted me to sing. He would get me on the table and make me sing sometimes or play the piano. He was very encouraging on that front.
I learned how important it is to entertain people and give them a reason to come and watch you play.