Playful Approach Quotes

I think my music is experimental, playful, challenging, focused, fun. I don't want it to be thought of as trying to appeal to a certain type of person or being very cerebral.

When they start the game, they don't yell, "Work ball." They say, "Play ball."

The process I go through in the art and the architecture, I actually want it to be almost childlike. Sometimes I think it's magical.

I need a manager who will tell me to go out and play my own game and enjoy myself.

Art is a game. Too bad for him who makes a duty of it.

A lack of seriousness has led to all sorts of wonderful insights.

Writing is not a serious business. It’s a joy and a celebration. You should be having fun with it.

The world I believe is far too serious, and being far too serious ... it has need of a wise and merry philosophy.

If I were playing today I'd do what Joe DiMaggio said. I'd go knock on the door at Yankee Stadium and when George Steinbrenner answered I'd say, 'Howdy, pardner.'

We should tackle reality in a slightly jokey way, otherwise we miss its point.

I think people can stand to take themselves just a little less seriously. I'm fighting the war against pretension.

I like a director that encourages me to be playful. I don't really like being restricted or controlled by a director.

A game is a problem-solving activity, approached with a playful attitude

Don't take life too seriously. Have fun in your life. And, never forget my mantra - love and laughter supersede all!

[Kenneth Koch] taught us to be playful, to be very appreciative of other poets, to appreciate all forms of expression. He taught us to be experimental.

If I thought I knew what was going to happen, it wouldn't be worth doing. The challenge is how joyfully, with what sense of fun and adventure and playfulness, we will greet it. We don't have to look for what the next thing will be. If experience is any judge, it'll come flowing toward us like a river.

Turn your sparring into play - but always play seriously.

The nice part about not being a huge film is that you get to goof around a bit more.

I think one thing I do pretty well is not taking myself too seriously.

I like the dynamism and the joy cabare creates. I have always taken my job very seriously, but have always liked to have fun, to play. I like tradition and classicism but I have always liked to mix it up, even if it shocks at times.

For old actors, just remember that inside you're only 14. Acting is for kids. You poor old grown-ups, you've forgotten how to do what kids know automatically.

I know that part of why I was excited to do this was the sense of play and childlike wonder and the spirit that's in the Daniels' work. I think we're tracking some issues that are actually quite sad or lonely but I think in a joyful, creative way. So I like that balance. I think singing in the woods, the music and spirit of that - there's something very pure about the film [Swiss Army Man].